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Microsoft Windows 2000 Awarded Common Criteria Certification Tuesday October 29, 2:00 pm ET Achieves Highest Level of Security Evaluation for the Broadest Set of Real- World Scenarios Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT - News) today announced that its Windows<AE> 2000 platform has been awarded the Common Criteria certification for the broadest set of real-world scenarios yet achieved by any operating system as defined by the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (CCITSE). The Common Criteria (CC) certification is a globally accepted standard for evaluating the security features and capabilities of information technology products. [...] http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&ncid=1209&e=2&u=/nm/20021030/tc_nm/ tech_microsoft_security_dc&sid=95573713 Microsoft Says Windows 2000 Passes Security Check Tue Oct 29, 8:23 PM ET By Elinor Mills Abreu SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. (NasdaqNM:MSFT - news) said on Tuesday that Windows 2000 (news - web sites) has received the highest level of security evaluation of any commercial operating system, an important benchmark for government and other contracts. [...] NOT TESTING FOR FLAWS "This type of testing isn't testing for flaws," said John Pescatore, an analyst at Gartner Inc. "It's more testing whether we can believe the claims the operating system is making for the security functions it provides." [...] Alan Paller, research director at the System Administration, Networking and Security Institute, agreed. "It doesn't mean anything for the users. Right now, it's a relatively pure marketing program for the vendors," Paller said. "They still deliver the software misconfigured and with flaws." --------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cryptography Mailing List Unsubscribe by sending "unsubscribe cryptography" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]