Red Hat Linux Gets Top Govt. Security Rating

zakeria writes "Red Hat Linux has received a new level of security certification that should make the software more appealing to some government agencies. Earlier this month IBM was able to achieve EAL4 Augmented with ALC_FLR.3 certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, putting it on a par with Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Trusted Solaris operating system, said Dan Frye, vice president of open systems with IBM."

Comments

Re:Hrmm. Not good enough for the average user

[WrongSizeGlass]

As for forums, welcome to the Internet; go check some MS or Mac forums, you'll find assholes there, too. Those're the breaks. We don't need to check those forums - we have our own crop right here, don't we AC?

Did I miss something? Is it "Asshat Monday" and I didn't mark it on my calendar?

Re:Hrmm. Not good enough for the average user

[Helen Keller]

EvNGGG I cannnmmmmssee it's mngaTROLL, numbbehebehbehnuts!

Re:For people who don't grok EAL4 and ALC_FLR.3

[Anonymous Coward]

The letters correspond with school grades: A is excellent, B is ok, and C is barely adequate.

Just wait until the "No OS Left Behind" program gets passed.

Slashdot responses

[Frankie70]

Check the slashdot story when Microsoft OS'es got a similiar certification.
Let's compare the comments at the end of the day.

Re:XP SP2 and Windows Server 2003 has the same rat

[mrwolf007]

I read that link, but is the following just concidence? "Certificate Date: 01 April 2007" Hmm....