NIAP Oversees Evaluations of Commercial IT Products for Use in National Security Systems

Short Name: mod_macsec_v1.0

Technology Type: Network Encryption

CC Version: 3.1

Date: 2023.03.02

Transition End Date: 2023.09.02

Preceded By: pp_ndcpp_macsec_ep_v1.2

Conformance Claim: None

Protection Profile 

Supporting Docs 

PP OVERVIEW

This PP-Module describes security requirements for a network device that implements Media Access Control Security (MACsec) encryption to secure communications over a trusted channel and is intended to provide a minimal, baseline set of requirements that are targeted at mitigating well defined and described threats. However, this PP-Module is not complete in itself, but rather extends the Security Requirements for Network Devices collaborative Protection Profile (NDcPP).

This PP-Module specifically addresses MACsec, which allows authorized systems using Ethernet Transport to maintain confidentiality of transmitted data and to take measures against frames that are transmitted or modified by unauthorized devices. MACsec protects communication between trusted components of the network infrastructure, thus protecting the network operation. It facilitates maintenance of correct network connectivity and services as well as isolation of denial of service attacks.

The hardware, firmware, and software of the MACsec device define the physical boundary. All of the security functionality is contained and executed within the physical boundary of the device. For example, given a computer with an Ethernet card, the whole computer is considered to be within the boundary.

Since this PP-Module builds on the NDcPP, conformant TOEs are obligated to implement the functionality required in the NDcPP along with the additional functionality defined in this PP-Module in response to the threat environment discussed later in this document.

This U.S. Government Approved Protection Profile is not assigned to any Validated Products

This U.S. Government Approved Protection Profile does not have any related Technical Decisions