
b]Автор:[/b] Ernesto Damiani, Claudio Agostino Ardagna, Nabil Nabil El Ioini
Издательство: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Количество страниц: 224
Год: 2009
ISBN: 9780387773230
Язык: Английский
Формат: pdf
In the following years, the need of such a certification also emerged in other countries, leading to the creation of similar local security certification such as ITSEC in Europe (ITSEC 1991) and CTCPEC in Canada (CSE 1993). Since these certifications are totally independent from each other, the cost of certifying software at an international level was obviously high. This was one of the key factors that led to the creation of an international standard for software security certification.
“Open Source Systems Security Certification” discusses Security Certification Standards and establishes the need to certify open source tools and applications. This includes the international standard for the certification of IT products (software, firmware and hardware) Common Criteria (ISO/IEC 15408) (CC 2006), a certification officially adopted by the governments of 18 nations, including United States, Germany, France, UK and Italy. Without security certification, open source tools and applications are neither secure nor trustworthy. “Open Source Systems Security Certification” also addresses and analyzes the urgency of security certification for security-sensible markets, such as telecommunications, government and the military through provided case studies. ...