Common Criterial certification has been achieved by Documentum 5.3 from EMC Corp.

The enterprise content management (ECM) platform met the requirements of the Common Critieria and Validation Scheme (CCEVS).

Common Criteria is a widely accepted standard for evaluating the security features and capabilities of information technology products.

"Security is a top priority for our customers, and EMC is focused on developing solutions that protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of their most critical information assets, ensuring that information remains an asset, not a liability, through its lifecycle," said Balaji Yelamanchili, Vice President and General Manager of Content Management, EMC Software Group.

CygnaCom Solutions' Security Evaluation Laboratory conducted the independent accredited evaluation of the core Documentum 5.3 platform.

The products satisfied all of the functional security requirements and earned CC certification for Evaluation Assurance Level 2 (EAL2) from the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP).

NIAP is a collaborative initiative between the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. National Security Agency created to meet the security testing needs of both information technology consumers and producers. Results of the CC certification of the Documentum 5.3 platform can be found at http://niap.nist.gov/cc-scheme/st/ST_VID10014.html.

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