Recall, however, that even though NT/HPUX/etc. may be C@ certified, it is
certified at the box level only, not the network level.
At 10:43 AM 8/1/96 -0400, you wrote:
>On Jul 31, 6:03pm, Bill Stout wrote:
>> Subject: Is any O.S. w/IP enabled C2 certified?
>> As a firewall platform or not, is _any_ O.S. C2 certified when
>> networking (specifically TCP/IP) is turned on?
>
>My experience is mostly with HP-UX 8.X, 9.X, and 10.X with some Sun
>Solaris thrown in. To answer your question they all have C2
>compliant or accredited modes. HP-UX 9.x was compliant, where HP-UX
>10.X is in the process of being accredited. The TCP/IP isn't
>a big concern at the C2 level. At B1 or B2 it is much more of
>a concern. Then you start talking about Max-6 which is beyond this
>discussion (I hope :-).
>
>>
>> I keep mentioning this C2=a-non-networked-NT-box issue when talking
>> about NT firewalls (as a response to NT fan(atics) claiming C2
>> certification). However I am in search of 'truth', and this one
>> issue is beginning to sound like a non-rational objection.
>
>
>I have heard/read that NT has actually been C2 accredited. There is some
>documentation on Microsofts web page.
>
>>
>>
>> Bill Stout
>>
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>>
>>-- End of excerpt from Bill Stout
>
>- Alex Noordergraaf
>
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