ISO/IEC 15408-4:2022

Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection — Evaluation criteria for IT security — Part 4: Framework for the specification of evaluation methods and activities

This document provides a standardized framework for specifying objective, repeatable and reproducible evaluation methods and evaluation activities. This document does not specify how to evaluate, adopt, or maintain evaluation methods and evaluation activities. These aspects are a matter for those originating the evaluation methods and evaluation activities in their particular area of interest.

Sécurité de l'information, cybersécurité et protection de la vie privée — Critères d'évaluation pour la sécurité des technologies de l'information — Partie 4: Cadre prévu pour la spécification des méthodes d'évaluation et des activités connexes

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 08-Aug-2022
• ICS: 35.030 - IT Security
• Technical Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27 - Information security, cybersecurity and privacy protection
• Drafting Committee: ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 27/WG 3 - Security evaluation, testing and specification
• Current Stage: 9092 - International Standard to be revised
• Completion Date: 27-Oct-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

INTERNATIONAL ISO/IEC
STANDARD 15408-4
First edition
2022-08
Information security, cybersecurity
and privacy protection — Evaluation
criteria for IT security —
Part 4:
Framework for the specification of
evaluation methods and activities
Sécurité de l'information, cybersécurité et protection de la vie privée
— Critères d'évaluation pour la sécurité des technologies de
l'information —
Partie 4: Cadre prévu pour la spécification des méthodes d'évaluation
et des activités connexes
Reference number
ISO/IEC 15408-4:2022(E)
© ISO/IEC 2022

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ISO/IEC 15408-4:2022(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction . vi
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 General model of evaluation methods and evaluation activities .1
4.1 Concepts and model . 1
4.2 Deriving evaluation methods and evaluation activities . 3
4.3 Verb usage in the description of evaluation methods and evaluation activities . 5
4.4 Conventions for the description of evaluation methods and evaluation activities . 6
5 Structure of an evaluation method .6
5.1 Overview . 6
5.2 Specification of an evaluation method . 7
5.2.1 Overview . 7
5.2.2 Identification of evaluation methods . 8
5.2.3 Entity responsible for the evaluation method . 9
5.2.4 Scope of the evaluation method . 9
5.2.5 Dependencies . 9
5.2.6 Required input from the developer or other entities . 9
5.2.7 Required tool types . 10
5.2.8 Requi
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