NIAP: CCEVS Objectives
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CCEVS Objectives

NIST and NSA have the following objectives in developing, operating, and maintaining an evaluation and validation scheme:

  • To meet the needs of government and industry for cost-effective evaluation of IT products;
  • To encourage the formation of commercial security testing laboratories and the development of a private sector security testing industry;
  • To ensure that security evaluations of IT products are performed to consistent standards;
  • To improve the availability of evaluated IT products.

The scheme is intended to serve many communities of interest with very diverse roles and responsibilities. This community includes IT product developers, product vendors, value-added resellers, systems integrators, IT security researchers, acquisition/procurement authorities, consumers of IT products, auditors, and accreditors (individuals deciding the fitness for operation of those products within their respective organizations). Close cooperation between government and industry is paramount to the success of the scheme and the realization of its objectives.

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