3Com Embedded Firewall Earns Common Criteria Certification

3Com Corporation today announced that the 3Com Firewall PC Card for notebook computers and the 3Com Embedded Firewall Policy Server, developed in collaboration with Secure Computing Corporation, have received the equivalent of the international gold standard for commercially-sold security products. "After a rigorous testing process, 3Com's Firewall PC Card and Embedded Firewall Policy Server were awarded the Evaluated Assurance Level 2 + Flaw Remediation (EAL2+) under the Common Criteria. The Common Criteria are a set of standards used worldwide to evaluate and validate the level of security functionality and reliability of IT products as they relate to ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of information."

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