6 Oracle Linux 8 Common Criteria Certification

Oracle Linux 8.4 was certified in April 2023 under the Canadian Common Criteria Scheme and has proven Exact Conformance against the Protection Profile for General Purpose Operating Systems (OSPP) 4.2.1.

Certificates awarded in Canada and 17 other countries are recognized by 31 countries under the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA).

The certifications include the following evaluated security functionality:

  • Security Audit

  • Cryptographic support

  • Identification and Authentication

  • User Data Protection

  • Security Management

  • Self-protection

  • TLS and SSH protocols

Important:

To achieve compliance, the Common Criteria evaluated package set must be selected at installation time, in accordance with the description that has been provided in the Common Criteria Guide for the Oracle Linux 8 release that's installed. For more information, see Common Criteria Guide for Oracle Linux 8.4.

For more information about Common Criteria certification, see the following references: