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CA Technologies' API Gateway Gets Common Criteria Certification [Manufacturing Close - Up](Manufacturing Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) CA Technologies reported that its CA Layer 7 API Gateway (formerly Layer7 SecureSpan SOA Gateway) has met the requirements of Common Criteria (CC), an independent security certification recognized by governments in more than 26 countries, including the United States. "As part of our continuing effort to deliver the highest level of security in our products, we are committed to maintaining Common Criteria certification for our API Gateway solution in both hardware and virtual appliance form factors," said Phil Walston, vice president, Product Management, CA Technologies. "This achievement shows that CA's API management and security gateway has been certified for use in the most critical and sensitive government applications." In its release, the Company said this evaluation certifies the CA Layer 7 API Gateway for policy management and access control Protection Profiles. It is the first API Gateway certified for the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) Common Criteria Protection Profile for Enterprise Service Management (PP_ESM). "The evaluation game has changed since the EAL4 effort (evaluation assurance level); Protection Profiles are now the centerpiece of Common Criteria certification and NIAP has shifted focus to extensive functional testing. The CA Layer 7 team worked hard together with our Security Testing and Certification Lab to demonstrate compliance. Having the SecureSpan SOA Gateway, now called CA Layer 7 API Gateway, be the first product certified against NIAP's ESM profiles is truly a great achievement for both CA and CSC," said Lachlan Turner, technical director, Security Testing and Certification Laboratories, CSC. CA Technologies acquired Layer 7 Technologies, a provider of API management and security, in June 2013. CA Technologies provides IT management solutions that help customers manage and secure complex IT environments to support agile business services. More information and complete details: www.ca.com/us/securecenter.aspx. www.ca.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |