Re: no SELinux common criteria?

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On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 3:15 PM Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 3:43 PM Ted Toth <txtoth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Having read:
> > https://www.redhat.com/en/about/press-releases/red-hat-adds-common-criteria-certification-red-hat-enterprise-linux-8
> > and seen no mention of SELinux I/we are wondering what others are thinking/doing about the lack of certification? Are we going to have to take this on ourselves and if so what would be a good starting point (LSPP)?
>
> As a reminder, the SELinux developers list is an upstream list for the
> discussion and development of SELinux; it is not a distro specific
> list.  While the general topic of security certifications such as
> Common Criteria can be on-topic for this list, distro specific
> security certifications are likely best discussed with the individual
> distro/vendor.

The reference to RH was just an example of the lack of SELinux CC and
not meant to be a question specifically about RH my apologies.

>
> Last I checked, a CC eval of a general purpose Linux distro was a
> rather expensive undertaking, I doubt that any of the volunteer based,
> non "enterprise" distros would be able to go through such a
> certification without some form of sponsorship or corporate backing.
>
> --
> paul moore
> www.paul-moore.com



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