SAIC Common Criteria Testing Laboratory (CCTL)

Trying to Select a Common Criteria Testing Laboratory?

Then ask why:

• More companies select the SAIC CCTL
• The SAIC CCTL has completed the most evaluations
• The SAIC CCTL has the most products in evaluation
• The SAIC CCTL has been selected to perform multiple evaluations by 18 vendors

Why Evaluate?

The benefit of a Common Criteria evaluation is compliance with the NSTISSP #11, the Department of Defense 8500 directive, and instructions 8500.1 and 8500.2. These directives require that the acquisition of all commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) or government-off-the-shelf (GOTS) information assurance (IA) or IA-enabled information technology products that are to be used as part of a solution for DoD systems entering, processing, storing, displaying, or transmitting national security information must be in a Common Criteria evaluation.

Twenty-two countries now recognize the Common Criteria (also known as ISO international standard 15408) as the official third-party evaluation criteria for IT security procedures.

Why Choose the SAIC Common Criteria Testing Laboratory?

1. We help clients identify exactly what needs to be evaluated and documented.
2. Our quoted costs are based on over a decade of evaluation experience and a realistic evaluation process that includes re-evaluation for required documents.
3. We have an excellent track record for completing evaluations on-time and under budget.
4. Our evaluators have computer science, engineering, and mathematics degrees and development experience that give them the ability to deal with any complex technical issues that arise during the evaluation process.

Related Information

• Feature Article: SAIC's Common Criteria Testing Lab: Ensuring IT Security Products Can Deliver
• Cryptographic and Security Testing Laboratory