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Certification Report: Summary of the Common Criteria testing results

EAL (Evaluation Assurance Level): A rating given to products that meet a minimum set of CC requirements defined for a specific level

PP (Protection Profile): This document defines the required security functions for a set of security needs. CC-certified PPs are evaluated just as thoroughly as STs and TOEs. You can define your own PP using the Common Criteria Part 2 document.

ST (Security Target): This document provides the environmental context and protection expectations that a TOE supports for an EAL. The ST is written by the vendor and reviewed by the CC evaluator. The ST helps you understand the vendor's claims of what the product features should do and how they should be used. It also gives you some context when you read the Certification Report.

TOE (Target of Evaluation): The product or subsystem being tested, such as a firewall or encryption processor. The TOE is described in the ST.