National Information Assurance Partnership
Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme
Validation Report
for
Veeam Backup & Replication v12
Report Number: CCEVS-VR-VID11370-2023
Dated: August 18, 2023
Version: 1.0
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Information Technology Laboratory
100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Department of Defense
ATTN: NIAP, Suite 6982
9800 Savage Road
Fort Meade, MD 20755-6982
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Acknowledgements
Validation Team
Sheldon Durrant
Lisa Mitchell
Linda Morrison
The MITRE Corporation
Common Criteria Testing Laboratory
Leidos Inc.
Columbia, MD
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Contents
1 Executive Summary............................................................................................................................... 1
2 Identification......................................................................................................................................... 2
3 TOE Architecture................................................................................................................................... 4
4 Security Policy....................................................................................................................................... 6
4.1 Cryptographic Support..................................................................................................................6
4.2 User Data Protection.....................................................................................................................6
4.3 Security Management...................................................................................................................6
4.4 Privacy...........................................................................................................................................6
4.5 Protection of the TSF ....................................................................................................................6
4.6 Trusted Path/Channels .................................................................................................................6
5 Assumptions and Clarification of Scope................................................................................................ 7
5.1 Assumptions..................................................................................................................................7
5.2 Clarification of Scope ....................................................................................................................7
6 Documentation ..................................................................................................................................... 8
7 IT Product Testing ................................................................................................................................. 9
7.1 Developer Testing .........................................................................................................................9
7.2 Evaluation Team Independent Testing .........................................................................................9
8 TOE Evaluated Configuration.............................................................................................................. 11
8.1 Evaluated Configuration .............................................................................................................11
8.2 Excluded Functionality................................................................................................................11
8.3 VBR Tools Excluded from the Evaluated Configuration..............................................................11
8.4 VBR Parameters Supported in the Evaluated Configuration ......................................................12
9 Results of the Evaluation .................................................................................................................... 13
9.1 Evaluation of the Security Target (ST) (ASE)...............................................................................13
9.2 Evaluation of the Development (ADV)........................................................................................13
9.3 Evaluation of the Guidance Documents (AGD)...........................................................................13
9.4 Evaluation of the Life Cycle Support Activities (ALC)..................................................................14
9.5 Evaluation of the Test Documentation and the Test Activity (ATE) ...........................................14
9.6 Vulnerability Assessment Activity (AVA).....................................................................................14
9.7 Summary of Evaluation Results ..................................................................................................15
10 Validator Comments/Recommendations ........................................................................................... 16
11 Security Target.................................................................................................................................... 17
12 Abbreviations and Acronyms.............................................................................................................. 18
13 Bibliography ........................................................................................................................................ 19
List of Tables
Table 1: Evaluation Identifiers 2
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1 Executive Summary
This Validation Report (VR) documents the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP) assessment
of the evaluation of Veeam Backup & Replication v12 (the Target of Evaluation, or TOE). It presents the
evaluation results, their justifications, and the conformance results. This VR is not an endorsement of the
TOE by any agency of the U.S. Government and no warranty of the TOE is either expressed or implied.
This VR is intended to assist the end-user of this product and any security certification agent for that end-
user in determining the suitability of this Information Technology (IT) product in their environment. End-
users should review the Security Target (ST), which is where specific security claims are made, in
conjunction with this VR, which describes how those security claims were evaluated and tested and any
restrictions on the evaluated configuration. This VR applies only to the specific version and configuration
of the product as evaluated and as documented in the ST. Prospective users should carefully read the
Assumptions and Clarification of Scope in Section 5 and the Validator Comments in Section 10, where any
restrictions on the evaluated configuration are highlighted.
The evaluation was performed by Leidos Common Criteria Testing Laboratory (CCTL) in Columbia,
Maryland, USA, and was completed in August 2023. The information in this report is largely derived from
the Evaluation Technical Report (ETR) and associated test report written by Leidos. The evaluation
determined that the TOE is Common Criteria Part 2 Extended and Common Criteria Part 3 Extended and
meets the assurance requirements of the following document:
• Protection Profile for Application Software, Version 1.4, 7 October 2021 ([5])
The TOE is Veeam Backup & Replication v12.
The TOE identified in this VR has been evaluated at a NIAP approved CCTL using the Common
Methodology for IT Security Evaluation (Version 3.1, Rev. 5) for conformance to the Common Criteria for
IT Security Evaluation (Version 3.1, Rev. 5). The evaluation has been conducted in accordance with the
provisions of the NIAP Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (CCEVS) and the conclusions
of the testing laboratory in the ETR are consistent with the evidence provided.
The validation team monitored the activities of the evaluation team, provided guidance on technical
issues and evaluation processes, and reviewed the individual work units documented in the ETR and the
Assurance Activities Report (AAR). The validation team found the evaluation demonstrated the product
satisfies all of the Security Functional Requirements (SFRs) and Security Assurance Requirements (SARs)
specified in the ST. The conclusions of the testing laboratory in the ETR are consistent with the evidence
produced. Therefore, the validation team concludes that the testing laboratory's findings are accurate,
the conclusions justified, and the conformance results are correct.
The Leidos evaluation team determined that the TOE is conformant to the claimed Protection Profile, and
when installed, configured and operated as described in the evaluated guidance documentation, satisfies
all the SFRs specified in the ST ([6]).
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2 Identification
The CCEVS is a joint National Security Agency (NSA) and National Institute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) effort to establish commercial facilities to perform trusted product evaluations. Under this
program, commercial testing laboratories called Common Criteria Testing Laboratories (CCTLs) use the
Common Criteria (CC) and Common Methodology for IT Security Evaluation (CEM) to conduct security
evaluations, in accordance with National Voluntary Laboratory Assessment Program (NVLAP)
accreditation.
The NIAP Validation Body assigns Validators to monitor the CCTLs to ensure quality and consistency across
evaluations. Developers of IT products desiring a security evaluation contract with a CCTL and pay a fee
for their product’s evaluation. Upon successful completion of the evaluation, the product is added to
NIAP’s Product Compliant List (PCL).
Table 1 provides information needed to completely identify the product, including:
• The TOE—the fully qualified identifier of the product as evaluated
• The ST—the unique identification of the document describing the security features, claims, and
assurances of the product
• The conformance result of the evaluation
• The PP/PP-Modules to which the product is conformant
• The organizations and individuals participating in the evaluation.
Table 1: Evaluation Identifiers
Item Identifier
Evaluation Scheme United States NIAP Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme
TOE Veeam Backup & Replication v12, evaluated on Microsoft Windows
Server 2019.
Security Target Veeam Backup & Replication v12 Security Target, Version 1.6, 9 July
2023
Sponsor & Developer Veeam Software Corporation
8800 Lyra Drive Suite 350
Columbus, OH 43240
CC Version Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation,
Version 3.1, Release 5, April 2017
CEM Version Common Methodology for Information Technology Security Evaluation:
Version 3.1, Release 5, April 2017
PP Protection Profile for Application Software, Version 1.4, 7 October 2021
Conformance Result PP Compliant, CC Part 2 extended, CC Part 3 extended
CCTL Leidos
Common Criteria Testing Laboratory
6841 Benjamin Franklin Drive
Columbia, MD 21046
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Item Identifier
Evaluation Personnel Anthony Apted
Kofi Owusu
Pascal Patin
Validation Personnel Sheldon Durrant
Lisa Mitchell
Linda Morrison
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3 TOE Architecture
Note: The following architectural description is based on the description presented in the ST.
The TOE is a software application. In its evaluated configuration, it is installed on an instance of Microsoft
Windows Server 2019 executing on an x86-64 processor.
The following figure provides a diagrammatic depiction of the TOE architecture.
Figure 1: Veeam Backup & Replication Architecture
The TOE consists of the following components:
• Backup Server Component—performs main management operations, coordinates backup,
replication and restore tasks, controls job scheduling and resource allocation.
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• Backup Proxy—sits between the Backup Server Component and other components of the backup
infrastructure. While the Backup Server Component administers tasks, the Backup Proxy
processes jobs and delivers backup traffic. The Backup Proxy tasks include the following:
o Retrieving VM data from the production storage
o Compressing
o Deduplicating
o Encryption
o Sending data to the Backup Repository (for a backup job) or another Backup Proxy (for a
replication job)
• VBR Console—provides the application user interface and allows user access to the application
functionality. In the evaluated configuration, the VBR Console is installed on the same host as the
other VBR components. A user must have local Administrator permissions to invoke the VBR
Console and must have SeBackupPrivilege and SeRestorePrivilege to connect to the Backup Server
Component.
• Backup Repository—location where backup files, backup copies and metadata of replicated VMs
are stored. During installation, VBR checks volumes of the machine on which VBR is installed and
identifies a volume with the greatest amount of free disk space. On this volume, VBR creates
the Backup folder that is used as the default Backup Repository.
The TOE has the following minimum requirements for the Microsoft Windows Server 2019 platform on
which it is installed:
Item Minimum Requirements
CPU x86-64 processor (minimum 4 cores recommended)
Memory 4 GB RAM plus 500 MB RAM for each concurrent job
Disk Space 5 GB for product installation and 4.5 GB for Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2
installation. 10 GB per 100 VM for guest file system catalog folder (persistent data)
Additional Software PostgreSQL 15.1
System Center Virtual Machine Manager 2012 SP1 to 2019 Admin UI (optional, to
register SCVMM server with Backup & Replication infrastructure)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2 (included in the setup)
Windows Installer 4.5 (included in the setup)
Microsoft Windows PowerShell 5.1 (included in the setup)
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4 Security Policy
The TOE enforces the following security policies as described in the ST.
Note: Much of the description of the security policy has been derived from the ST and the Final ETR.
4.1 Cryptographic Support
The TOE invokes platform-provided cryptography to protect data at rest. The TOE invokes the Data
Protection API (DPAPI) to store configuration data, job data, and session data and relies on BitLocker to
protect backup files and metadata stored in non-volatile memory.
4.2 User Data Protection
The TOE accesses the minimum amount of Windows Server hardware and data in order to perform its
function. The TOE stores database connectivity information in the Windows Registry and stores other TOE
configuration information in the PostgreSQL database.
4.3 Security Management
Both the TOE binary components themselves and the configuration settings they use are stored in
locations recommended for Microsoft Windows Server.
The TOE includes a console user interface (UI). Users must login to Windows and have permissions to
access the UI in order to access the TOE.
Administrators use the console UI to configure the backup tasks to be performed by the TOE.
4.4 Privacy
The TOE does not process any personally identifiable information (PII).
4.5 Protection of the TSF
The TOE enforces various mechanisms to prevent itself from being used as an attack vector to its Windows
platform. The TOE implements address space layout randomization (ASLR), does not allocate any memory
with both write and execute permissions, does not write user-modifiable files to directories that contain
executable files, is compiled using stack overflow protection, and is compatible with the Windows
Defender security features of its host platform.
The TOE contains libraries and invokes system APIs that are well known and explicitly identified.
The TOE has a mechanism to display its current software version. The TOE can be used to determine if
software updates for it are available. If so, an administrator uses out of band mechanisms to acquire,
validate, and install the update securely.
The TOE developer provides a secure mechanism for receiving reports of security flaws. Product
vulnerabilities are tracked and addressed, and software updates are securely distributed to customers in
a timely manner.
4.6 Trusted Path/Channels
The TOE does not transmit any sensitive data between itself and another trusted IT product.
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5 Assumptions and Clarification of Scope
5.1 Assumptions
The ST references the PP to which it claims conformance for assumptions about the use of the TOE. Those
assumptions, drawn from the claimed PP, are as follows:
• The TOE relies upon a trustworthy computing platform with a reliable time clock for its execution.
This includes the underlying platform and whatever runtime environment it provides to the TOE.
• The user of the application software is not willfully negligent or hostile, and uses the software in
compliance with the applied enterprise security policy.
• The administrator of the application software is not careless, willfully negligent or hostile, and
administers the software in compliance with the applied enterprise security policy.
5.2 Clarification of Scope
The scope of this evaluation was limited to the functionality and assurances covered in the PP_APP_V1.4
as described for this TOE in the ST. Other functionality included in the product was not assessed as part
of this evaluation. All other functionality provided by the devices needs to be assessed separately, and no
further conclusions can be drawn about their effectiveness.
All evaluations (and all products) have limitations, as well as potential misconceptions that need clarifying.
This text covers some of the more important limitations and clarifications of this evaluation. Note that:
• As with any evaluation, this evaluation shows only that the evaluated configuration meets the
security claims made, with a certain level of assurance, achieved through performance by the
evaluation team of the evaluation activities specified in the following document:
o Protection Profile for Application Software, Version 1.4, 7 October 2021 ([5])
• This evaluation covers only the specific software distribution and version identified in this
document, and not any earlier or later versions released or in process.
• The evaluation of security functionality of the product was limited to the functionality specified
in Veeam Backup & Replication v12 Security Target, Version 1.6, 9 July 2023 ([6]). Any additional
security related functional capabilities included in the product were not covered by this
evaluation. In particular, the functionality mentioned in Section 8.2 of this document is excluded
from the scope of the evaluation.
• This evaluation did not specifically search for, nor attempt to exploit, vulnerabilities that were not
“obvious” or vulnerabilities to objectives not claimed in the ST. The CEM defines an “obvious”
vulnerability as one that is easily exploited with a minimum of understanding of the TOE, technical
sophistication and resources.
• The TOE must be installed, configured and managed as described in the documentation
referenced in Section 6 of this VR.
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6 Documentation
The vendor offers guidance documents describing the installation process for the TOE as well as guidance
for subsequent administration and use of the applicable security features. The guidance documentation
examined during the evaluation and delivered with the TOE is as follows:
• Veeam Backup & Replication Version 12 User Guide for VMware vSphere, July 2023 ([7])
• Veeam Backup & Replication Version 12 Quick Start Guide for VMware vSphere, February 2023
([8])
• Veeam Backup and Replication v12 Common Criteria Evaluated Configuration Guide (CCECG),
Version 1.0, July 9, 2023 ([9]).
To use the product in the evaluated configuration, the product must be configured as specified in this
documentation.
Any additional customer documentation provided with the product, or that which may be available online,
was not included in the scope of the evaluation and therefore should not be relied upon to configure or
operate the TOE as evaluated. Consumers are encouraged to download the evaluated administrative
guidance documentation from the NIAP website.
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7 IT Product Testing
This section describes the testing efforts of the evaluation team. It is derived from information contained
in the following proprietary document:
• Veeam Backup and Replication (VBR) 12 Common Criteria Test Report and Procedures For
Application Software Version 1.4, Version 1.0, 21 July 2023 ([12]).
A non-proprietary description of the tests performed and their results is provided in the following
document:
• Assurance Activities Report for Veeam Backup & Replication, Version 1.0, 14 August 2023 ([11])
7.1 Developer Testing
No evidence of developer testing is required in the assurance activities for this product.
7.2 Evaluation Team Independent Testing
The purpose of the testing activity was to confirm the TOE behaves in accordance with the TOE security
functional requirements as specified in the ST for a product that claims conformance to the following
specification:
• Protection Profile for Application Software, Version 1.4, 7 October 2021.
The evaluation team devised a test plan based on the test activities specified in the PP. The test plan
described how each test activity was to be instantiated within the TOE test environment. The evaluation
team executed the tests specified in the test plan and documented the results in the team test report
listed above.
The TOE was tested at Leidos’s Columbia, MD location from May 2023 to August 2023. The procedures
and results of this testing are available in the test report referenced above.
The following figure identifies the devices used for testing the TOE and describes the test configuration.
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Given the complete set of test results from the test procedures exercised by the evaluators, the testing
requirements for Protection Profile for Application Software were fulfilled.
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8 TOE Evaluated Configuration
8.1 Evaluated Configuration
The TOE is Veeam Backup & Replication v12, evaluated on Microsoft Windows Server 2019.
8.2 Excluded Functionality
The scope of the evaluation excludes the following:
• Off-site data protection—only on-site data protection is supported. This excludes Veeam Cloud
Connect from the evaluated configuration.
• Veeam Agent management—VBR uses backup agents installed on the target platform to back up
physical machines running Windows, Linux, Unix or macOS operating systems
• Network-Attached Storage (NAS)—VBR supports backup up and restore of content of various
NAS file shares. The scope of evaluation excludes NAS backup
• Tape Device Support—Veeam provides native tape support that is fully integrated into VBR. .
• Remote VBR Console—the evaluated configuration excludes support for remote instances of the
VBR Console
• Object Storage Repositories—repositories intended for long-term data storage. It can be based
on either a cloud solution or an S3 compatible storage solution. Object Storage Repositories and
virtual machine backup are not supported in the evaluated configuration.
8.3 VBR Tools Excluded from the Evaluated Configuration
The VBR application includes the following utilities that enable an Administrator to perform advanced
administration tasks. The following tools/utilities are excluded from the evaluated configuration.
• Extract.exe Utility: The VBR application includes an extract utility that can be used to recover
machines from backup files. The extract utility does not require any interaction with VBR and can
be used as an independent tool on Linux and Microsoft Windows machines.
• Veeam.Backup.DBConfig.exe Utility: VBR includes the Veeam.Backup.DBConfig.exe utility that
allows an Administrator to manage connections settings for VBR and/or Veeam Backup
Enterprise Manager configuration database.
• Veeam Backup Validator: Veeam Backup Validator is a utility that verifies the integrity of a
backup file without extracting VM data. Veeam Backup Validator is a command-prompt CRC
check utility that tests a backup at the file level. An Administrator may need this utility to check
whether backup files were damaged.
• Veeam Backup Configuration Tool: The VBR application includes
Veeam.Backup.Configuration.Tool.exe that enables an Administrator to manage BCO files. BCO
files are backup files that contain backups of configuration databases.
• Veeam Backup PowerShell Module is an extension for Microsoft Windows PowerShell that adds
a set of cmdlets to allow users to perform backup, replication and recovery tasks through the
command-line interface of PowerShell or run custom scripts to fully automate operation
of Veeam Backup & Replication.
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8.4 VBR Parameters Supported in the Evaluated Configuration
• Windows Session Authentication is required in the evaluated configuration.
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9 Results of the Evaluation
The results of the evaluation of the TOE against its target assurance requirements are generally described
in this section and are presented in detail in the proprietary Evaluation Technical Report for Veeam Backup
& Replication v12 ([10]). The reader of this VR can assume that all assurance activities and work units
received passing verdicts.
A verdict for an assurance component is determined by the resulting verdicts assigned to the
corresponding evaluator action elements. The evaluation was conducted based upon CC version 3.1,
revision 5 ([1], [2], [3]) and CEM version 3.1, revision 5 ([4]), and the specific evaluation activities specified
in:
• Protection Profile for Application Software, Version 1.4, 7 October 2021 ([5]).
The evaluation determined the TOE satisfies the conformance claims made in the Veeam Backup &
Replication v12 Security Target, of Part 2 extended and Part 3 extended. The TOE satisfies the
requirements specified in the PP listed above.
The Validators reviewed all the work of the evaluation team and agreed with their practices and findings.
9.1 Evaluation of the Security Target (ST) (ASE)
The evaluation team performed each TSS evaluation activity and ASE CEM work unit. The ST evaluation
ensured the ST contains an ST introduction, TOE overview, TOE description, security problem definition in
terms of threats, policies and assumptions, description of security objectives for the operational
environment, a statement of security requirements claimed to be met by the product that are consistent
with the claimed PP, and security function descriptions that satisfy the requirements.
9.2 The validation team reviewed the work of the evaluation team and found that sufficient
evidence and justification was provided by the evaluation team to confirm that the evaluation was
conducted in accordance with the requirements of the CEM, and that the conclusion reached by the
evaluation team was justified.Evaluation of the Development (ADV)
The evaluation team performed each ADV evaluation activity and applied each ADV_FSP.1 CEM work unit.
The evaluation team assessed the evaluation evidence and found it adequate to meet the requirements
specified in the claimed PP for design evidence. The ADV evidence consists of the TSS descriptions
provided in the ST and product guidance documentation providing descriptions of the TOE external
interfaces.
The validation team reviewed the work of the evaluation team and found that sufficient evidence and
justification was provided by the evaluation team to confirm that the evaluation was conducted in
accordance with the requirements of the CEM, and that the conclusion reached by the evaluation team
was justified.
9.3 Evaluation of the Guidance Documents (AGD)
The evaluation team performed each guidance evaluation activity and applied each AGD work unit. The
evaluation team determined the adequacy of the operational user guidance in describing how to operate
the TOE in accordance with the descriptions in the ST. The evaluation team followed the guidance in the
TOE preparative procedures to test the installation and configuration procedures to ensure the
procedures result in the evaluated configuration. The guidance documentation was assessed during the
design and testing phases of the evaluation to ensure it was complete.
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The validation team reviewed the work of the evaluation team and found that sufficient evidence and
justification was provided by the evaluation team to confirm that the evaluation was conducted in
accordance with the requirements of the CEM, and that the conclusion reached by the evaluation team
was justified.
9.4 Evaluation of the Life Cycle Support Activities (ALC)
The evaluation team performed each ALC evaluation activity and applied each ALC_CMC.1 and ALC_CMS.1
CEM work unit, to the extent possible given the evaluation evidence required by the claimed PP. The
evaluation team ensured the TOE is labeled with a unique identifier consistent with the TOE identification
in the evaluation evidence, and that the ST describes how timely security updates are made to the TOE.
The validation team reviewed the work of the evaluation team and found that sufficient evidence and
justification was provided by the evaluation team to confirm that the evaluation was conducted in
accordance with the requirements of the CEM, and that the conclusion reached by the evaluation team
was justified.
9.5 Evaluation of the Test Documentation and the Test Activity (ATE)
The evaluation team performed each test activity and applied each ATE_IND.1 CEM work unit. The
evaluation team ran the set of tests specified by the claimed PP and recorded the results in the Test
Report, summarized in the AAR.
The validation team reviewed the work of the evaluation team and found that sufficient evidence and
justification was provided by the evaluation team to confirm that the evaluation was conducted in
accordance with the requirements of the CEM, and that the conclusion reached by the evaluation team
was justified.
9.6 Vulnerability Assessment Activity (AVA)
The evaluation team performed each AVA evaluation activity and applied each AVA_VAN.1 CEM work
unit. The evaluation team performed a vulnerability analysis following the processes described in the
claimed PP. This comprised a search of public vulnerability databases.
The evaluation team performed a search of the National Vulnerability Database (https://nvd.nist.gov/).
The evaluation team performed searches on 21 July 2023, using the following search terms:
• “veeam”
• “backup and replication”
• The identity of each of the third-party libraries listed in Appendix A, Table 9, of the ST.
The results of these searches did not identify any vulnerabilities that are applicable to the TOE. The
conclusion drawn from the vulnerability analysis is that no residual vulnerabilities exist that are
exploitable by attackers with Basic Attack Potential as defined by the Certification Body in accordance
with the guidance in the CEM.
The validation team reviewed the work of the evaluation team and found that sufficient evidence and
justification was provided by the evaluation team to confirm that the evaluation was conducted in
accordance with the requirements of the CEM, and that the conclusion reached by the evaluation team
was justified.
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9.7 Summary of Evaluation Results
The evaluation team’s assessment of the evaluation evidence demonstrates that the claims in the ST are
met, sufficient to satisfy the assurance activities specified in the claimed PP. In addition, the evaluation
team’s testing demonstrated the accuracy of the claims in the ST.
The validation team’s assessment of the evidence provided by the evaluation team is that it demonstrates
that the evaluation team followed the procedures defined in the CEM, and correctly verified that the
product meets the claims in the ST.
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10 Validator Comments/Recommendations
The validation team suggests that the consumer pay particular attention to the evaluated configuration
of the TOE. As stated in the Clarification of Scope, the evaluated functionality is scoped exclusively to the
SFRs specified in the Security Target, and the only evaluated functionality was that which was described
by the SFRs claimed in the Security Target. All other functionality provided by the TOE needs to be
assessed separately and no further conclusions can be drawn about its effectiveness.
The validation team notes that the evaluated configuration is based on the TOE being deployed on a single
instance of Microsoft Windows Server 2019. Communication with Veeam ONE v12, installed on the same
server, is over Schannel, so secure communications is not included in the evaluated configuration. As
noted in the Security Target, only the ability to backup and restore the local PostgreSQL configuration
database is within scope of the evaluation.
Consumers employing the TOE must follow the configuration instructions provided in the Configuration
Guidance documentation listed in Section 6 to ensure the evaluated configuration is established and
maintained.
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11 Security Target
The ST for this product’s evaluation is Veeam Backup & Replication v12 Security Target, Version 1.6, 9 July
2023 ([6]).
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12 Abbreviations and Acronyms
This section identifies abbreviations and acronyms used in this document.
CC Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation
CCTL Common Criteria Testing Laboratory
CEM Common Evaluation Methodology
ETR Evaluation Technical Report
IT Information Technology
PCL Product Compliant List
PP Protection Profile
SAR Security Assurance Requirement
SFR Security Functional Requirement
ST Security Target
TOE Target of Evaluation
TSF TOE Security Functions
TSS TOE Summary Specification
VBR Veeam Backup & Replication
VR Validation Report
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13 Bibliography
The validation team used the following documents to produce this VR:
[1] Common Criteria Project Sponsoring Organisations. Common Criteria for Information Technology
Security Evaluation: Part 1: Introduction and general model, Version 3.1, Revision 5, April 2017.
[2] Common Criteria Project Sponsoring Organisations. Common Criteria for Information Technology
Security Evaluation: Part 2: Security functional components, Version 3.1, Revision 5, April 2017.
[3] Common Criteria Project Sponsoring Organisations. Common Criteria for Information Technology
Security Evaluation: Part 3: Security assurance requirements, Version 3.1, Revision 5, April 2017.
[4] Common Criteria Project Sponsoring Organisations. Common Evaluation Methodology for
Information Technology Security, Version 3.1, Revision 5, April 2017.
[5] Protection Profile for Application Software, Version 1.4, 07 October 2021.
[6] Veeam Backup & Replication v12 Security Target, Version 1.6, 9 July 2023.
[7] Veeam Backup & Replication Version 12 User Guide for VMware vSphere, July 2023
[8] Veeam Backup & Replication Version 12 Quick Start Guide for VMware vSphere, February 2023
[9] Veeam Backup and Replication v12 Common Criteria Evaluated Configuration Guide (CCECG),
Version 1.0, 9 July 2023.
[10] Evaluation Technical Report for Veeam Backup & Replication v12, Version 1.0, 14 August 2023.
[11] Assurance Activities Report for Veeam Backup & Replication v12, Version 1.0, 14 August 2023.
[12] Veeam Backup and Replication (VBR) 12 Common Criteria Test Report and Procedures For
Application Software Version 1.4, Version 1.0, 21 July 2023.
[13] Veeam Backup & Replication v12 Vulnerability Assessment, Version 1.1, 14 August 2023.