atsec and Red Hat Achieve JBoss Enterprise Application Platform Common Criteria Certification

Austin, TX - atsec information security is pleased to announce the successful Common Criteria Certification of Red Hat's JBoss Enterprise Application Platform at EAL 2 (augmented for flaw remediation). Red Hat is the world’s leading provider of open source solutions, which includes JBoss Enterprise Middleware solutions The product was evaluated against the 3.1 version of Common Criteria.

atsec has many years of experience with Red Hat solutions, having evaluated Red Hat Enterprise Linux in association with several hardware vendors, culminating in 15 certifications in the last four years. atsec also has a great deal of experience in evaluating Java platforms, and this experience was a factor in the choice of atsec as the evaluation lab for the Common Criteria evaluation of JBoss Enterprise Application Platform.

Ken Hake, Common Criteria Laboratory Manager for atsec U.S., notes: “We are proud that Red Hat has chosen atsec as the laboratory for the Common Criteria evaluation of its open source middleware solution, JBoss Enterprise Application Platform. This project continues our successful business relationship with Red Hat. The effort Red Hat is putting into this Common Criteria project will result in more assurance for customers who run JBoss Enterprise Middleware in business critical environments.”

The JBoss Enterprise Application Platform is the market leading platform for innovative and scalable Java applications. Integrated, simplified, and delivered by the leader in enterprise open source software, it includes leading open source technologies for building, deploying, and hosting enterprise Java applications and services.

atsec is one of only four companies worldwide with multiple evaluation labs accredited to perform evaluations under more than one national scheme. atsec labs have been accredited by NIAP CCEVS in the U.S., BSI in Germany and CSEC in Sweden to perform evaluations using the Common Criteria standard. Eligibility to perform evaluations under three major schemes and the availability of a large staff of qualified evaluators enable atsec to offer its customers both maximum flexibility and proven expertise and experience in Common Criteria evaluations. For more information about atsec’s qualifications and competence, see www.atsec.com. For independent confirmation of atsec’s competence and reputation, visit the NIAP, BSI or CSEC websites.

About atsec information security
atsec information security is an independent, standards-based information technology security services company that combines a business-oriented approach to information security with in-depth technical knowledge and global experience. atsec was founded in Munich (Germany) in 2000 and has extensive international operations with offices in the U.S., Germany, Sweden, and China.

atsec offers evaluation and testing services leading to formal certification for IT security including evaluation under Common Criteria schemes in the U.S., Germany, and Sweden; cryptographic module and algorithm testing under the Cryptographic Module Validation Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. and Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) in Canada; and compliance validation to the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard.
atsec also offers secure code review, ISO/IEC 27001 ISMS consulting, and penetration testing and scanning services.

atsec works with leading global companies such as IBM, HP, Oracle, Cray,BMW, SGI, Vodafone, Swisscom, RWE, and Wincor-Nixdorf.

About Red Hat, Inc.
Red Hat, the world's leading open source solutions provider, is headquartered in Raleigh, NC with over 65 offices spanning the globe. CIOs ranked Red Hat first for value in Enterprise Software for four consecutive years in the CIO Insight Magazine Vendor Value survey. Red Hat provides high-quality, affordable technology with its operating system platform, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, together with applications, management and Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) solutions, including JBoss Enterprise Middleware. Red Hat also offers support, training and consulting services to its customers worldwide. Learn more: http://www.redhat.com.

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