Certification Report
SecureSwitch® Fiber Optic Switch Revision A, B, C, D
Issued by:
Communications Security Establishment
Certification Body
Canadian Common Criteria Evaluation and Certification Scheme
© Government of Canada, Communications Security Establishment, 2015
Document number: 383-4-355-CR
Version: 1.0
Date: July 21, 2015
Pagination: i to iii, 1 to 7
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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
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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 CSC Security Testing/Certification Laboratories.
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 July 21,
2015, 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).
This certification report makes reference to the following trademarks or registered
trademarks:
 SecureSwitch® is a registered trademark of Market Central, Inc.
Reproduction of this report is authorized provided the report is reproduced in its entirety.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Disclaimer....................................................................................................................................... i
Foreword........................................................................................................................................ii
Executive Summary...................................................................................................................... 1
1 Identification of Target of Evaluation................................................................................. 2
2 TOE Description ................................................................................................................... 2
3 Security Policy....................................................................................................................... 2
4 Security Target...................................................................................................................... 2
5 Common Criteria Conformance.......................................................................................... 3
6 Assumptions and Clarification of Scope............................................................................. 3
6.1 SECURE USAGE ASSUMPTIONS................................................................................... 3
6.2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSUMPTIONS ............................................................................... 3
7 Evaluated Configuration...................................................................................................... 3
8 Documentation ...................................................................................................................... 3
9 Evaluation Analysis Activities ............................................................................................. 4
10 ITS Product Testing.............................................................................................................. 5
10.1 ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPER TESTS .......................................................................... 5
10.2 INDEPENDENT FUNCTIONAL TESTING ........................................................................ 5
10.3 INDEPENDENT PENETRATION TESTING....................................................................... 5
10.4 CONDUCT OF TESTING ............................................................................................... 6
10.5 TESTING RESULTS...................................................................................................... 6
11 Results of the Evaluation...................................................................................................... 6
12 Evaluator Comments, Observations and Recommendations ........................................... 6
13 Acronyms, Abbreviations and Initializations..................................................................... 6
14 References.............................................................................................................................. 7
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Executive Summary
SecureSwitch® Fiber Optic Switch Revision A, B, C, D (hereafter referred to as Fiber Optic
Switch), from Market Central, Inc., is the Target of Evaluation. The results of this evaluation
demonstrate that Fiber Optic Switch meets the requirements of Evaluation Assurance Level
(EAL) 2 for the evaluated security functionality.
Fiber Optic Switch is an optical switch that allows a single host to connect to multiple
networks, one at a time, whilst maintaining separation between the networks. The TOE user
manually switches between networks. The TOE uses a proprietary mirrored switching
mechanism with specially designed mirrors to provide isolation of a minimum 75 dB
between all unselected ports. The mirrors are positioned electronically to control the
switching action.
CSC Security Testing/Certification Laboratories is the CCEF that conducted the evaluation.
This evaluation was completed on July 21, 2015 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 Fiber Optic Switch, 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
Fiber Optic Switch 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).
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1 Identification of Target of Evaluation
The Target of Evaluation (TOE) for this EAL 2 evaluation is SecureSwitch® Fiber Optic
Switch Revision A, B, C, D (hereafter referred to as Fiber Optic Switch), from Market
Central, Inc..
2 TOE Description
Fiber Optic Switch is an optical switch that allows a single host to connect to multiple
networks, one at a time, whilst maintaining separation between the networks. The TOE user
manually switches between networks. The TOE uses a proprietary mirrored switching
mechanism with specially designed mirrors to provide isolation of a minimum 75 dB
between all unselected ports. The mirrors are positioned electronically to control the
switching action.
A diagram of the Fiber Optic Switch architecture is as follows:
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3 Security Policy
Fiber Optic Switch implements policies pertaining to the following security functional class:
 User Data Protection.
4 Security Target
The ST associated with this Certification Report is identified below:
SecureSwitch® Fiber Optic Switch Revision A, B, C, D Security Target, version 1.2, June
2015.
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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.
Fiber Optic Switch is:
a. EAL 2 conformant, with all security assurance requirements listed for EAL 2.
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:
 FDP_ISO Optical Isolation.
c. Common Criteria Part 3 conformant, with security assurance requirements based only
upon assurance components in Part 3.
6 Assumptions and Clarification of Scope
Consumers of Fiber Optic Switch 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:
 The User is non-hostile and follows all user guidance when using the TOE;
 The User has properly connected up to three networks to the TOE Network Ports and
has connected a GPC (General Purpose Computer) on the common Port of the TOE.
6.2 Environmental Assumptions
The following Environmental Assumption is listed in the ST:
 The TOE is located in a secure and controlled environment that provides physical
security, uninterruptible power supply and temperature control.
7 Evaluated Configuration
The evaluated configuration for Fiber Optic Switch comprises:
One of SecureSwitch® Fiber Optic Switch Revision A, B, C, D in either Tabletop, 1U
Tabletop or Rack Mount enclosure.
All documents listed in section 8 below describe the procedures necessary to install and
operate Fiber Optic Switch in its evaluated configuration.
8 Documentation
The Market Central, Inc. documents provided to the consumer are as follows:
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 Market Central, Inc. Manual ver 1, SecureSwitch® Fiber Optic A/B/C Switch
Revision A;
 Market Central, Inc. Manual ver 1, SecureSwitch® Fiber Optic A/B/C Switch
Revision B with Switched AC Power Outlet;
 Market Central, Inc. Manual ver 1, SecureSwitch® Fiber Optic A/OFF/C Switch
Revision C with Switched AC Power Outlet;
 Market Central, Inc. Manual ver 1, SecureSwitch® Fiber Optic A/B/C Switch
Revision D with Switched AC Power Outlet.
9 Evaluation Analysis Activities
The evaluation analysis activities involved a structured evaluation of Fiber Optic Switch,
including the following areas:
Development: The evaluators analyzed the Fiber Optic Switch functional specification and
design documentation; they determined that the design completely and accurately describes
the TOE security functionality (TSF) interfaces, the TSF subsystems and how the TSF
implements the security functional requirements (SFRs). The evaluators analyzed the Fiber
Optic Switch security architectural description and determined that the initialization process
is secure, that the security functions are protected against tamper and bypass, and that
security domains are maintained. The evaluators also independently verified that the
correspondence mappings between the design documents are correct.
Guidance Documents: The evaluators examined the Fiber Optic Switch 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 Fiber Optic Switch configuration management system
and associated documentation was performed. The evaluators found that the Fiber Optic
Switch configuration items were clearly marked.
The evaluators examined the delivery documentation and determined that it described all of
the procedures required to maintain the integrity of Fiber Optic Switch during distribution to
the consumer.
All these evaluation activities resulted in PASS verdicts.
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10 ITS Product Testing
Testing consists of the following three steps: assessing developer tests, performing
independent functional tests, and performing penetration tests.
10.1 Assessment of Developer Tests
The evaluators verified that the developer has met their testing responsibilities by examining
their test evidence, and reviewing their test results, as documented in the ETR1
.
The evaluators analyzed the developer’s test coverage analysis and found it to be complete
and accurate. The correspondence between the tests identified in the developer’s test
documentation and the functional specification was complete.
10.2 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. Repeat of Developer's Tests: The objective of this test goal is to repeat a subset of the
developer's tests;
b. Verify Switching and Isolation: The objective of this test goal is to verify that the
switching function properly connects the host port to the selected network port and
verifies that the isolation function performs as stated;
c. Verify A/B isolation: The objective of this test goal is to verify that the isolation function
provides the stated isolation between the A and B network ports;
d. Verify A/C isolation: The objective of this test goal is to verify that the isolation function
provides the stated isolation between the A and C network ports;
e. Verify B/C isolation: The objective of this test goal is to verify that the isolation function
provides the stated isolation between the B and C network ports.
10.3 Independent Penetration Testing
Subsequent to the independent review of public domain vulnerability databases and all
evaluation deliverables, no penetration tests were created as any potential vulnerability is not
exploitable.
The independent penetration review did not uncover any exploitable vulnerabilities in the
intended operating environment.
1
The ETR is a CCS document that contains information proprietary to the developer and/or the evaluator, and
is not releasable for public review.
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10.4 Conduct of Testing
Fiber Optic Switch was subjected to a comprehensive suite of formally documented,
independent functional tests. The detailed testing activities, including configurations,
procedures, test cases, expected results and observed results are documented in a separate
Test Results document.
10.5 Testing Results
The developer’s tests and the independent functional tests yielded the expected results,
providing assurance that Fiber Optic Switch behaves as specified in its ST and functional
specification.
11 Results of the Evaluation
This evaluation has provided the basis for a EAL 2 level of assurance. The overall verdict for
the evaluation is PASS. These results are supported by evidence in the ETR.
12 Evaluator Comments, Observations and Recommendations
It is recommended that the users shall follow the user guidance documentation and the
assumptions specified in the Security Target to install and operate the TOE.
13 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
EAL Evaluation Assurance Level
ETR Evaluation Technical Report
GPC General Purpose Computer
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
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14 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. SecureSwitch® Fiber Optic Switch Revision A, B, C, D Security Target, version 1.2,
June 2015.
e. SecureSwitch® Fiber Optic Switch Revision A, B, C, D Evaluation Technical Report
version 2.3, July 21, 2015.