Gemalto Achieves Major Breakthrough in Security Technology with Java Card Highest Level of Certification.World's first Common Criteria (Common Criteria for Information Technology Security) An international standard process for defining security objectives and for evaluating compliance with those objectives. The Common Criteria have largely replaced the Trusted Computer Security Evaluation Criteria (TCSEC), the Canadian certificate of a smart card involving formal assurances from the utmost EAL EAL English as an Additional Language EAL Evaluation Assurance Level EAL Eastern Airlines EAL Emergency Action Level EAL Environmental Analysis Laboratory EAL Evidence Analysis Library (American Dietetic Association) 7 level AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, today announced that its implementation of Java Card A smart card that contains Java applets. Several applets can be stored in the card, and new ones can be added after issuance to the customer. See Java. (TM) technology has been Common Criteria certified EAL4 using formal assurances from the EAL7 level, the highest level of certification possible. This is the world's first Common Criteria certificate of a smart card involving formal assurances from the EAL7 level. It provides high confidence in open multi-application cards as it ensures that each embedded application An application that permanently resides in an industrial or consumer device. Providing some type of control function and/or user interface, the software is typically stored in a non-volatile memory such as ROM or flash memory. is completely and securely isolated from the others and that this security process has been mathematically proven. Gemalto received the certification at the end of September 2007. The EAL levels, which range from 0 to 7, offer a simple scale for comparative measurement to consumers. Internationally designed and recognized "Common Criteria" security certificates using the EAL scale enable consumers to verify that products meet the security claims made by vendors. The EAL7 formal assurances in this certification provide the highest measure to verify the design and implementation of the security mechanisms of the Java Card System of the smart card. This achievement demonstrates that Gemalto uses the most advanced means of designing and testing the security of its Java Card products. The certification also conforms to Sun Microsystems' Java Card System Protection Profile. The certification was performed by the French DCSSI DCSSI Direction Centrale de la Securite des Systemes d'Information (Central Administration for Information Systems Security - Direction Centrale de la Securite des Syst[c]mes d'Information). The measures of the DCSSI are focused on the functional and assurance requirements of a security product. Functional requirements See information requirements and functional specification. (specification) functional requirements - What a system should be able to do, the functions it should perform. define the desired security of the product as offered by the security vendor, and assurance requirements confirm the effectiveness and implementation of the security mechanisms. This certificate received by Gemalto is recognized internationally, through the SOG-IS and CCRA CCRA Canada Customs and Revenue Agency CCRA Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement CCRA Campus Computer Resellers Alliance CCRA Certified Clinical Research Associate CCRA Commercial Credit Reference Agency CCRA California Court Reporters Association international agreements. All trademarks are properties of their respective owners. About Gemalto Gemalto (Euronext NL 0000400653 GTO GTO Gran Turismo Omologato (Ferrari & Pontiac models) GTO Go To GTO Guanajuato (México) GTO Great Teacher Onizuka (Japanese series) GTO Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit ) is the leader in digital security with pro forma As a matter of form or for the sake of form. Used to describe accounting, financial, and other statements or conclusions based upon assumed or anticipated facts. The phrase pro forma 2006 annual revenues of EU1.7 billion, more than 85 offices in 40 countries and about 10,000 employees including 1,300 R&D engineers. In a world where the digital revolution is increasingly transforming our lives, Gemalto's solutions are designed to make personal digital interactions more convenient, secure and enjoyable. Gemalto provides end-to-end digital security solutions, from the development of software applications through design and production of secure personal devices such as smart cards Example of widely used contactless smart cards are Hong Kong's Octopus card, Paris' Calypso/Navigo card and Lisbon' LisboaViva card, which predate the ISO/IEC 14443 standard. The following tables list smart cards used for public transportation and other electronic purse applications. , SIMs, e-passports, and tokens to the deployment of managed services for its customers. More than a billion people worldwide use the company's products and services for telecommunications, financial services, e-government, identity management, multimedia content, digital rights management, IT security, mass transit and many other applications. As the use of Gemalto's software and secure devices increases with the number of people interacting in the digital and wireless world, the company is poised to thrive over the coming years. Gemalto was formed in June 2006 by the combination of Axalto and Gemplus. For more information please visit www.gemalto.com |
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