Tuesday October 7 12:00 PM EDT
Company Press Release
Novell IntranetWare, YES Tested Products Granted Class
C2 Rating by National Computer Security Center
Novell Provides Customers with the First and Only Class C2 Certified
Network And Network Architecture; YES Program Provides Security
Certification for Novell Partner Products
BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Computer Security Center (NCSC)
announced today that Novell NetWare 4.11, the server operating system included in IntranetWare,
has certified as Class C2 Red Book compliant and is now approved for use in government branches
and agencies requiring secure network solutions. Included in the certification is a component of
Novell's YES Program, which certifies partners' products as Class C2 certified when deployed as
part of IntranetWare networks. The announcement was made at the 20th National Information
Systems Security Conference in Baltimore, MD.
''With this certification, Novell delivers to both private sector and government customers the only
Class C2 approved, off-the-shelf client/server solution,'' said Mike McLaughlin, Novell vice
president of major markets. ''Organizations such as the IRS, branches of the military, the Federal
Reserve, most United States intelligence agencies, and a number of commercial organizations all
require the use of Class C2 certified products. We look forward to helping the government continue
its network evolution, together with our partners, by providing the functionality, security, and
reliability customers have come to expect from Novell.''
''Quality security is needed in the commercial products used in the information infrastructure. The
Trusted Product Evaluation Program is an example of government and industry partnership to fulfill
that need,'' said Stephen Barnett, Deputy Director of the National Computer Security Center.
''The Novell evaluation is a milestone in the Trusted Product Evaluation Program (TPEP),'' Barnett
continued. ''While Product Evaluations to the C2 Level of Trust have provided assurance to our
customers for many years, this evaluation demonstrates the first application of the Orange Book
principles taken together with those of the Trusted Network Interpretation (TNI) Red Book in
order to evaluate a client server component system architecture. The system is defined by a
Network Security Architecture Document (NSAD) and allows for components to be replaced or
added without further need to evaluate the composite system as long as each new component has
been evaluated individually and found to meet the C2 requirements of the NSAD.''
''The certificates awarded to the Novell NetWare server, release 4.11, the Cordant Assure EC
Workstation, release 4.11, and Novell NetWare 4 network system are a recognition of a very
significant achievement in the availability of evaluated commercial products,'' Barnett concluded.
''We are pleased to add these products to our Evaluated Products List and congratulate Novell and
Cordant for their accomplishment.''
Other products have received lesser Class C2 Orange Book certification, which does not include
networking components or file sharing capabilities. However, NetWare is the only network system
to achieve Class C2 Red Book certification for an entire network solution from client to the server
and all the pieces between while offering customers a choice of brand name hardware components.
''The achievement of Class C2 certification is the fulfillment of Novell's commitment to open
security architecture,'' said Dr. Roger Schell, Development Manager, Novell Network Security
Products. ''From the outset, it was not enough for us to achieve a limited certification. Our focus
has always been on a fully secure environment for our network architecture, which includes current
and future versions of IntranetWare and our partners' connections to the network as tested and
certified through Novell's YES Program.''
Novell chose several IBM PC products as the hardware platforms on which the Class C2
certification testing of NetWare was performed.
''As a result of our efforts with Novell and after having completed the YES Program Enhanced
Security Server test, IBM's desktop and PC server systems are the first to receive the Class C2
security rating,'' said Trey Smith, chief technology officer, IBM PC Company. ''Network security is
an increasingly critical issue, and IBM shares Novell's commitment to providing customers with a
secure networking environment.''
As part of Novell Labs' testing procedures, the YES Program ensures full compatibility with Novell
networks. All current and future Novell partners who meet the YES Program's Enhanced Security
Server testing requirements by passing the evaluated version of the YES server certification tests are
also included in the Cass C2 evaluated configuration with NetWare. This saves partners time and
money by eliminating the need for separate Class C2 evaluations. More than 75 companies have file
servers that are currently YES tested and approved for full compatibility with NetWare 4.11 and
IntranetWare and meet Class C2 certification standards. For a list of products completing YES
Program requirements, go to developer.novell.com.
Founded in 1983, Novell (Nasdaq:NOVL) is the world's leading provider of network software.
The company offers a wide range of network solutions for distributed networks, Internet/intranet
and small-business markets, as well as groupware and management solutions and the network
computing industry's most comprehensive education and technical support programs. Information
about Novell and its complete range of products and services can be accessed on the World Wide
Web at novell.com.
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