{"id":5833,"date":"2009-04-10T13:13:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-10T20:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.technet.microsoft.com\/dataplatforminsider\/2009\/04\/10\/sql-server-2008-enterprise-edition-receives-common-criteria-certification\/"},"modified":"2024-01-22T22:51:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T06:51:56","slug":"sql-server-2008-enterprise-edition-receives-common-criteria-certification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/sql-server\/blog\/2009\/04\/10\/sql-server-2008-enterprise-edition-receives-common-criteria-certification\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition Receives Common Criteria Certification"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;font-size: medium\">We&#8217;d like to\u00a0announce\u00a0the Common Criteria (CC) certification of SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (32 &amp; 64 bit). SQL Server 2008 completed an IT security evaluation at the Basic Assurance Level (EAL1+) and was certified by BSI (Bundesamt fur Sicherheit in der Informationtechnik), the certifying agency of the German government. This certification is a third party verification of the extensive security of SQL Server 2008 and demonstrates Microsoft\u2019s continued commitment to our customers\u2019 security needs. <\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><!--?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = \"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office\" ?--><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;font-size: medium\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;font-size: medium\">Such certifications are officially recognized by international agreement (the CCRA) by 25 countries that signed the agreement, including the United States and Japan. This certification is particularly significant in Japan where it makes SQL Server 2008 eligible for procurement tax discounts as a CC certified DBMS. The certification result is posted under \u2018new certificates\u201d at the BSI website: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bsi.bund.de\/zertifiz\/zert\/sigbestaet\/aktuelle.htm\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;font-size: medium\">http:\/\/www.bsi.bund.de\/zertifiz\/zert\/sigbestaet\/aktuelle.htm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;font-size: medium\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;font-size: medium\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;font-size: medium\">SQL Server 2005 Enterprise Editions also received the following security third-party verifications:<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 .0001pt .5in;text-indent: -0.25in\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;font-size: medium\">SQL Server 2005 SP1 at EAL1 \u00a0(32 bit Enterprise Edition)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 .0001pt .5in;text-indent: -0.25in\"><span style=\"font-family: Symbol\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\">\u00b7<\/span><span style=\"font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;font-size: medium\">SQL Server 2005 SP2 at EAL4+ and compliant w\/NSA DBMS Protection Profile V1.1 (32 bit Enterprise Edition)<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span style=\"font-size: medium\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri\"><b><span lang=\"EN\" style=\"color: #1f497d\">Relevant Links:<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<ul style=\"margin-top: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;color: #1f497d\"><span lang=\"EN\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bsi.de\/zertifiz\/zert\/reporte.htm#Database\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;font-family: Calibri;font-size: medium\">Bundesamt f\u00fcr Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (BSI) web site<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/sqlserver\/2008\/en\/us\/security.aspx\">SQL Server 2008 Security<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;d like to\u00a0announce\u00a0the Common Criteria (CC) certification of SQL Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (32 &amp; 64 bit). 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