Certification Report
API Technologies ION SA5600 v1.3.1 with PRIISMS
v2.8.1
Issued by:
Communications Security Establishment
Certification Body
Canadian Common Criteria Evaluation and Certification Scheme
© Government of Canada, Communications Security Establishment, 2014
Document number: 383-4-267-CR
Version: 1.0
Date: 2 July 2014
Pagination: i to iii, 1 to 10
CCS Certification Report API Technologies
API ION SA5600
___________________________________________________________________________
Version 1.0 2 July 2014
- Page i of iii -
DISCLAIMER
The Information Technology (IT) product identified in this certification report, and its
associated certificate, has been evaluated at an approved evaluation facility – established
under the Canadian Common Criteria Evaluation and Certification Scheme (CCS) – using the
Common Methodology for Information Technology Security Evaluation, Version 3.1 Revision
4, for conformance to the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation,
Version 3.1 Revision 4. This certification report, and its associated certificate, applies only to
the identified version and release of the product in its evaluated configuration. The evaluation
has been conducted in accordance with the provisions of the CCS, and the conclusions of the
evaluation facility in the evaluation report are consistent with the evidence adduced. This
report, and its associated certificate, are not an endorsement of the IT product by the
Communications Security Establishment, or any other organization that recognizes or gives
effect to this report, and its associated certificate, and no warranty for the IT product by the
Communications Security Establishment, or any other organization that recognizes or gives
effect to this report, and its associated certificate, is either expressed or implied.
CCS Certification Report API Technologies
API ION SA5600
___________________________________________________________________________
Version 1.0 2 July 2014
- Page ii of iii -
FOREWORD
The Canadian Common Criteria Evaluation and Certification Scheme (CCS) provides a
third-party evaluation service for determining the trustworthiness of Information Technology
(IT) security products. Evaluations are performed by a commercial Common Criteria
Evaluation Facility (CCEF) under the oversight of the CCS Certification Body, which is
managed by the Communications Security Establishment.
A CCEF is a commercial facility that has been approved by the CCS Certification Body to
perform Common Criteria evaluations; a significant requirement for such approval is
accreditation to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005, the General Requirements for the
Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories. Accreditation is performed under the
Program for the Accreditation of Laboratories - Canada (PALCAN), administered by the
Standards Council of Canada.
The CCEF that carried out this evaluation is EWA-Canada.
By awarding a Common Criteria certificate, the CCS Certification Body asserts that the
product complies with the security requirements specified in the associated security target. A
security target is a requirements specification document that defines the scope of the
evaluation activities. The consumer of certified IT products should review the security target,
in addition to this certification report, in order to gain an understanding of any assumptions
made during the evaluation, the IT product's intended environment, the evaluated security
functionality, and the testing and analysis conducted by the CCEF.
This certification report is associated with the certificate of product evaluation dated 2 July
2014, and the security target identified in Section 4 of this report.
The certification report, certificate of product evaluation and security target are posted on the
CCS Certified Products list (CPL) and the Common Criteria portal (the official website of the
Common Criteria Project).
Reproduction of this report is authorized provided the report is reproduced in its entirety.
CCS Certification Report API Technologies
API ION SA5600
___________________________________________________________________________
Version 1.0 2 July 2014
- Page iii of iii -
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Disclaimer....................................................................................................................................... i
Foreword........................................................................................................................................ii
Executive Summary...................................................................................................................... 1
1 Identification of Target of Evaluation................................................................................. 2
2 TOE Description ................................................................................................................... 2
3 Security Policy....................................................................................................................... 3
4 Security Target...................................................................................................................... 3
5 Common Criteria Conformance.......................................................................................... 4
6 Assumptions and Clarification of Scope............................................................................. 5
6.1 SECURE USAGE ASSUMPTIONS................................................................................... 5
6.2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSUMPTIONS ............................................................................... 5
6.3 CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE.......................................................................................... 5
7 Evaluated Configuration...................................................................................................... 6
8 Documentation ...................................................................................................................... 6
9 Evaluation Analysis Activities ............................................................................................. 7
10 ITS Product Testing.............................................................................................................. 8
10.1 INDEPENDENT FUNCTIONAL TESTING ........................................................................ 8
10.2 INDEPENDENT PENETRATION TESTING....................................................................... 8
10.3 CONDUCT OF TESTING ............................................................................................... 8
10.4 TESTING RESULTS...................................................................................................... 8
11 Results of the Evaluation...................................................................................................... 9
12 Acronyms, Abbreviations and Initializations..................................................................... 9
13 References............................................................................................................................ 10
CCS Certification Report API Technologies
API ION SA5600
___________________________________________________________________________
Version 1.0 2 July 2014
- Page 1 of 10 -
Executive Summary
API Technologies ION SA5600 v1.3.1 with PRIISMS v2.8.1 (hereafter referred to as API
ION SA5600), from API Technologies, is the Target of Evaluation. The results of this
evaluation demonstrate that API ION SA5600 meets the requirements of Evaluation
Assurance Level (EAL) 1 for the evaluated security functionality.
API ION SA5600 provides secure administrative access to a variety of devices, using variety
a of connection types (e.g., IP, dial-up). The API ION SA5600 provides a scalable,
compatible platform for remote services delivery.
EWA-Canada is the CCEF that conducted the evaluation. This evaluation was completed on
13 June 2014 and was carried out in accordance with the rules of the Canadian Common
Criteria Evaluation and Certification Scheme (CCS).
The scope of the evaluation is defined by the security target, which identifies assumptions
made during the evaluation, the intended environment for API ION SA5600, and the security
functional/assurance requirements. Consumers are advised to verify that their operating
environment is consistent with that specified in the security target, and to give due
consideration to the comments, observations and recommendations in this certification
report.
Communications Security Establishment, as the CCS Certification Body, declares that the
API ION SA5600 evaluation meets all the conditions of the Arrangement on the Recognition
of Common Criteria Certificates and that the product will be listed on the CCS Certified
Products list (CPL) and the Common Criteria portal (the official website of the Common
Criteria Project).
CCS Certification Report API Technologies
API ION SA5600
___________________________________________________________________________
Version 1.0 2 July 2014
- Page 2 of 10 -
1 Identification of Target of Evaluation
The Target of Evaluation (TOE) for this EAL 1 evaluation is API Technologies ION SA5600
v1.3.1 with PRIISMS v2.8.1 (hereafter referred to as API ION SA5600), from API
Technologies.
2 TOE Description
API ION SA5600 provides secure administrative access to a variety of devices, using variety
of connection types (e.g., IP, dial-up). The API ION SA5600 provides a scalable, compatible
platform for remote services delivery.
A diagram of the API ION SA5600 architecture is as follows:
CCS Certification Report API Technologies
API ION SA5600
___________________________________________________________________________
Version 1.0 2 July 2014
- Page 3 of 10 -
3 Security Policy
API ION SA5600 implements a role-based access control policy to control administrative
access to the system. In addition, API ION SA5600 implements policies pertaining to the
following security functional classes:
• Security Audit
• Cryptographic Support
• User Data Protection
• Identification and Authentication
• Security Management
• Protection of the TSF
• TOE Access
• Trusted Path/Channel
The following cryptographic modules were evaluated to the FIPS 140-2 standard:
Cryptographic Module Certificate #
Common Crypto Module for PRIISMS, PRIISMS RD,
SA5600-IA and NetGard MFD (Software Version: 1.0)
#2070
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Kernel Mode
Cryptographic Primitives Library (cng.sys)
(Software Versions: 6.1.7600.16385, 6.1.7600.16915,
6.1.7600.21092, 6.1.7601.17514, 6.1.7601.17919,
6.1.7601.17725, 6.1.7601.21861 and 6.1.7601.22076)
#1335
4 Security Target
The ST associated with this Certification Report is identified below:
Security Target: API Technologies ION SA5600 v1.3.1 with PRIISMS v2.8.1, v1.17, 22
May 2014
CCS Certification Report API Technologies
API ION SA5600
___________________________________________________________________________
Version 1.0 2 July 2014
- Page 4 of 10 -
5 Common Criteria Conformance
The evaluation was conducted using the Common Methodology for Information Technology
Security Evaluation, Version 3.1 Revision 4, for conformance to the Common Criteria for
Information Technology Security Evaluation, Version 3.1 Revision 4.
API ION SA5600 is:
a. EAL 1 conformant, with all security assurance requirements listed for EAL 1.
b. Common Criteria Part 2 extended; with functional requirements based upon functional
components in Part 2, except for the following explicitly stated requirements defined in
the ST:
• FAU_STG_EXT.1 - External audit trail storage
• FCS_CKM_EXT.4 - Cryptographic key zeroization
• FCS_RBG_EXT.1 - Cryptographic operation: random bit generation
• FCS_HTTPS_EXT.1 - HTTPS
• FCS_TLS_EXT.1 - TLS
• FIA_PMG_EXT.1 - Password management
• FIA_UIA_EXT.1 - User identification and authentication
• FIA_UAU_EXT.2 - Password-based authentication mechanism
• FPT_SKP_EXT.1 - Protection of TSF data
• FPT_APW_EXT.1 - Protection of administrator passwords
• FPT_TUD_EXT.1 - Trusted update
• FPT_TST_EXT.1 - TSF testing
• FTA_SSL_EXT.1 - TSF-initiated session locking
c. Common Criteria Part 3 conformant, with security assurance requirements based only
upon assurance components in Part 3.
CCS Certification Report API Technologies
API ION SA5600
___________________________________________________________________________
Version 1.0 2 July 2014
- Page 5 of 10 -
6 Assumptions and Clarification of Scope
Consumers of API ION SA5600 should consider assumptions about usage and environmental
settings as requirements for the product’s installation and its operating environment. This
will ensure the proper and secure operation of the TOE.
6.1 Secure Usage Assumptions
The following Secure Usage Assumptions are listed in the ST:
• There are no general-purpose computing capabilities (e.g., compilers or user
applications) available on the TOE, other than those services necessary for the
operation, administration and support of the TOE; and
• TOE Administrators are trusted to follow and apply all administrator guidance in a
trusted manner.
6.2 Environmental Assumptions
The following Environmental Assumption is listed in the ST:
• Physical security, commensurate with the value of the TOE and the data it contains, is
provided by the environment.
6.3 Clarification of Scope
The functionality included within the evaluation is limited to the secure management
functions listed in the ST, and did not include the primary functionality of the product.
CCS Certification Report API Technologies
API ION SA5600
___________________________________________________________________________
Version 1.0 2 July 2014
- Page 6 of 10 -
7 Evaluated Configuration
The evaluated configuration for API ION SA5600 comprises:
• ION SA5600 appliance (SA5610-IA, SA5620-IA, SA5630-IA) running SA5600
firmware v1.3.1 Build 1.3.1-B22;
• PRIISMS appliance (PR-5CS-V-IA2, PR-10CS-V-IA2, PR-15CS-V-IA2, PR-25CS-V-
IA2, PR-50CS-V-IA2, PR-100CS-V-IA2, PR-200CS-V-IA2) running PRIISMS
software v2.8.1 Build 2.8.1; and
• PRIISMS Routing Device running PRIISMS Routing Device firmware v1.3.1 Build
1.3.1-B22
The publication entitled API Technologies Corp. ION PRIISMS & ION SA5600 Secure
Appliance Deployment Guide, 22, 28 October 2013 describes the procedures necessary to
install and operate API ION SA5600 in its evaluated configuration.
8 Documentation
The API Technologies documents provided to the consumer are as follows:
a. API Technologies Corp. ION PRIISMS & ION SA5600 Secure Appliance Deployment
Guide, 22, 28 October 2013;
b. ION PRIISMS Administrator Guide, 2.8.1, 21 June 2013;
c. ION Security Appliance 1.3.1 Administrator Guide, 21 March 2013; and
d. API Technologies ION SA5600 v1.3.1 with PRIISMS v2.8.1 Configuration Items
List,1.3, 22 May 2014
CCS Certification Report API Technologies
API ION SA5600
___________________________________________________________________________
Version 1.0 2 July 2014
- Page 7 of 10 -
9 Evaluation Analysis Activities
The evaluation analysis activities involved a structured evaluation of API ION SA5600,
including the following areas:
Development: The evaluators analyzed the API ION SA5600 functional specification and
determined that the functional specification describes the purpose and method of use for each
TSF interface and that the API ION SA5600 functional specification is an accurate and
complete instantiation of the SFRs.
Guidance Documents: The evaluators examined the API ION SA5600 preparative user
guidance and operational user guidance and determined that it sufficiently and
unambiguously describes how to securely transform the TOE into its evaluated configuration
and how to use and administer the product. The evaluators examined and tested the
preparative and operational guidance, and determined that they are complete and sufficiently
detailed to result in a secure configuration.
Life-cycle support: An analysis of the API ION SA5600 configuration management system
and associated documentation was performed. The evaluators found that the API ION
SA5600 configuration items were clearly marked.
All these evaluation activities resulted in PASS verdicts.
CCS Certification Report API Technologies
API ION SA5600
___________________________________________________________________________
Version 1.0 2 July 2014
- Page 8 of 10 -
10 ITS Product Testing
Testing consists of the following three steps: performing independent functional tests and
performing penetration tests.
10.1 Independent Functional Testing
During this evaluation, the evaluator developed independent functional tests by examining
design and guidance documentation.
All testing was planned and documented to a sufficient level of detail to allow repeatability
of the testing procedures and results. Resulting from this test coverage approach is the
following list of test goals:
a. Secure Comms: The goal of this test is to confirm the cipher suites that can be used, and
will also verify that a weak cipher suite cannot be used;
b. Authentication: The goal of this test is to verify that password entry is secured, password
rules are enforced, and that functions are limited by role;
c. Audit Generation: The goal of this test is to verify that the TOE generates audit records
for all management functions;
d. Trusted Update: The goal of this test is to confirm that the TOE can be updated with a
legitimate update, and that it will reject a false one; and
e. Self test: The goal of this test is to confirm that the TOE can perform a file integrity
check on system files.
10.2 Independent Penetration Testing
Subsequent to the independent review of public domain vulnerability databases and all
evaluation deliverables, limited independent evaluator penetration testing was conducted.
The penetration tests focused on:
a. Use of automated vulnerability scanning tools to discover potential network, platform and
application layer vulnerabilities.
The independent penetration testing did not uncover any exploitable vulnerabilities in the
intended operating environment.
10.3 Conduct of Testing
API ION SA5600 was subjected to a comprehensive suite of formally documented,
independent functional and penetration tests. The testing took place at the Information
Technology Security Evaluation and Test Facility. The CCS Certification Body witnessed a
portion of the independent testing. The detailed testing activities, including configurations,
procedures, test cases, expected results and observed results are documented in a separate
Test Results document.
10.4 Testing Results
The independent functional tests yielded the expected results, providing assurance that API
ION SA5600 behaves as specified in its ST and functional specification.
CCS Certification Report API Technologies
API ION SA5600
___________________________________________________________________________
Version 1.0 2 July 2014
- Page 9 of 10 -
11 Results of the Evaluation
This evaluation has provided the basis for an EAL 1 level of assurance. The overall verdict
for the evaluation is PASS. These results are supported by evidence in the ETR.
12 Acronyms, Abbreviations and Initializations
Acronym/Abbreviation/
Initialization
Description
CCEF Common Criteria Evaluation Facility
CCS Canadian Common Criteria Evaluation and
Certification Scheme
CPL Certified Products list
CM Configuration Management
EAL Evaluation Assurance Level
ETR Evaluation Technical Report
IT Information Technology
ITSET Information Technology Security
Evaluation and Testing
PALCAN Program for the Accreditation of
Laboratories – Canada
SFR Security Functional Requirement
ST Security Target
TOE Target of Evaluation
TSF TOE Security Function
CCS Certification Report API Technologies
API ION SA5600
___________________________________________________________________________
Version 1.0 2 July 2014
- Page 10 of 10 -
13 References
This section lists all documentation used as source material for this report:
a. CCS Publication #4, Technical Oversight, Version 1.8, October 2010.
b. Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation, Version 3.1
Revision 4, September 2012.
c. Common Methodology for Information Technology Security Evaluation, CEM,
Version 3.1 Revision 4, September 2012.
d. Security Target: API Technologies ION SA5600 v1.3.1 with PRIISMS v2.8.1, v1.17,
22 May 2014
e. Evaluation Technical Report for EAL 1 Common Criteria Evaluation of API
Technologies corp. API Technologies ION SA5600 v1.3.1 with PRIISMS v2.8.1
Document No. 1821-000-D002 Version 1.3, 13 June 2014.