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From: andrew@riddle.UUCP (Andrew Beattie)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: gov't certified "secure" Unix
Keywords: security
Message-ID: <1038@riddle.UUCP>
Date: 20 Jul 89 10:53:08 GMT
References: <310@pwa-b.UUCP>
Reply-To: andrew@riddle.UUCP (Andrew Beattie)
Organization: Sphinx Ltd., Maidenhead, England
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In article <310@pwa-b.UUCP> miorelli@pwa-b.UUCP (BoB Miorelli) writes:
>
>Are any Unix systems certified as `secure' by the government?  I'm
>looking for versions and level of security (such as C2, B1, etc.)

The the good news:

SCO UNIX 3.2 (Note that I said Unix not Xenix and 3.2 not 2.3)
is designed to meet C2.

The bad news:

You can't buy it just yet, I'm looking at a beta copy. (but I guess
that it will be available "real soon now" :-) )

Andrew