SoK: Failure Modes in Common Criteria Product Evaluation - A Taxonomy and Design-for-Evaluability Guidance
A systematic taxonomy of why Common Criteria (ISO/IEC 15408) evaluations stall or fail, paired with design-for-evaluability guidance — practical for any European firm navigating government or defence procurement gates.
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arXiv:2610.10644v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The Common Criteria (CC; ISO/IEC 15408) is the principal international framework for evaluating the security of IT products, and its certificates gate procurement across government, defense, and regulated industry. Yet evaluations routinely stall, fail, or yield certificates whose assurances do not survive real-world deployment. Prior work has approached this from two directions: economic critiques of misaligned incentives and "security theatre";
Editorial Analysis
CC certifications remain mandatory for defence and government procurement across Europe; understanding and preventing evaluation failures saves months and significant costs.
Adopt design-for-evaluability practices early in product development to prevent costly Common Criteria certification delays.
Common Criteria certification delays can block government contracts — a new taxonomy identifies root causes and offers prevention guidance.
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