Protection Profiles in Development

The following table lists all U.S. Government Protection Profiles currently being developed or modified and gives a general indication of their current status. For additional information, please send inquiries to scheme-comments@niap-ccevs.org.

Proposed Protection Profile Development Process

Phase 1
Developing
~ 3 months +
  • Gathering Requirements
 :
Phase 2
Drafting
1-3 months
  • Converting requirements to CC Language
 :
Phase 3
Commenting
~1-3 months
  • Commenting Phase
  • Typically 2 iterations
 :
Phase 4
Publishing
1 month
  • Obtain approval for public release
  • Posting on NIAP website
Protection Profile Status as of 18 January 2012
PP Name Technology Community Status Est. Completion
Virtualization Trusted Computing Phase 1 Q4 2012
HSM Trusted Computing Phase 2 Q2 2012
Network Device V2 Network Device Phase 2 Q1 2012
Authentication Server Server O/S and Applications Phase 3 Q1 2012
Endpoint Application Mobility Phase 3 Q1 2012
Endpoint O/S Mobility Phase 3 Q1 2012
File Encryption Phase 3 Q2 2012
SIP Server Mobility Phase 3 Q1 2012
Enterprise Security Management Server O/S and Applications Phase 4 Q1 2012
IPSec VPN Gateway Network Device Phase 4 Q4 2011

Notes: The above estimated completion dates are subject to change. Each PP will need to be reviewed and depending on the comments received may require additional time to complete. The PP may also need additional time for public release co-ordination.