Optional update for certification-sles-eal3

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(Last modified: 10AUG2005)

solutions Optional update for certification-sles-eal3 SuSE Linux Maintenance Web (587ec90572de8cc9b0c4f1d1c3554f0f)

Applies to

Package: certification-sles-eal3
Product(s): SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for x86
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM iSeries and IBM pSeries
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for IBM S/390 and IBM zSeries
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 for AMD64
Patch: patch-10400
Release: 20050810
Obsoletes: none

Indications

Transition of a SLES8 with Service Pack 3 and with update packages into the evaluated configuration (EAL3+)

Contraindications

Problem description

This package (certification-sles-eal3) provides documentation, a script and a set of configuration files for the EAL3+ security certification of SLES8 with Service Pack 3 (SP3) and with additional update packages on top of SP3. The included script can be used along the guidelines in the included security guide to transfer the installation to the evaluated configuration.
As a starting point, please refer to README-eal3.txt that is included in the package as


/usr/share/doc/packages/certification-sles-eal3/README-eal3.txt

The package may be removed again after the evaluated configuration of your installation has been completed using the documentation and tools included in this package.
This is an update to the original certification-sles-eal3 package as part of a re-evaluation (maintenance evaluation) of SLES8 (0327) based on the first CC-CAPP/EAL3+ certificate issued by the BSI in January

Solution

Please install the updates provided at the location noted below.

Installation notes

This update is provided as an RPM package that can easily be installed onto a running system by using this command:


rpm -ivh certification-sles-eal3.rpm

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