DocumentCode
1180379
Title
Certifying open source - the Linux experience
Author
Shankar, K.S. ; Kurth, Helmut
Volume
2
Issue
6
fYear
2004
Firstpage
28
Lastpage
33
Abstract
The Common Criteria is an international standard for evaluating the security functions of IT products. The authors describe how they obtained this security certification for Linux, the first open-source product to receive such certification.
Keywords
Linux; certification; public domain software; security of data; software standards; Common Criteria; IT products; Linux; international standard; open-source product; security certification; security functions; Certification; Computer security; Documentation; Linux; Open source software; Privacy; Programming profession; Protection; Standards publication; System testing; 65; Common Criteria; Linux; certification; open source; product security; standards;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Security & Privacy, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1540-7993
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MSP.2004.96
Filename
1366116
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