> -----Original Message----- > From: Johnny Hughes > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2015 18:10 > > On 04/28/2015 02:30 PM, John R Pierce wrote: > > On 4/28/2015 9:49 AM, bobby Orellano wrote: > >> nowhere does it say that centos is approved for use in > DoD. it is not on > >> the APL, only RedHat and SuSE > > > > > > DoD approval requires spending lots of money jumping > through arbitrary > > hoops. Do you wish to pay for this? > > > > skimming the requirements, it also requires extensive > documentation of > > said 'Product'. Do you wish to write this? > I have. (well not EAL4, but I have ATOs with Centos 6) > CentOS is not approved for DOD use. In fact, CentOS is not > now, nor has > it ever been *certified* for anything. Certifications > require people to > PAY to certify a product. > > Specifically, EAL4 Certification, a requirement for the DOD, > costs up to > 2.5 million dollars .. see this link: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaluation_Assurance_Level#Impact_on_cost_and_schedule To clarify, you do not need to be EAL4 Certified to be used at DoD, you need approval from your DAA (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Designated_Approving_Authority). And your systems will need an ATO (https://ia.signal.army.mil/docs/DIACAPdefinitions.pdf). -Jason -- -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- - - - Jason Pyeron PD Inc. http://www.pdinc.us - - Principal Consultant 10 West 24th Street #100 - - +1 (443) 269-1555 x333 Baltimore, Maryland 21218 - - - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- This message is copyright PD Inc, subject to license 20080407P00.
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