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The Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (CC) is an international standard based on computer security product and system evaluations. CC provides guidance on required functionality and assurance for security-related products and other items in a specific environment. CC evaluations are conducted for product consumers, users, technology developers and evaluators.
CC is also known as ISO/IEC 15408.
A CC evaluation is performed on a Target of Evaluation (TOE), including separate or combined hardware, firmware and software. Not always a full IT product, a TOE may be a newly developed item or consolidated package and configured as follows:
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