Book Description

The specific guidelines in this document provide a set of good practices related to trusted distribution of the hardware, software, and firmware portions, both originals and updates, of automated data processing systems employed for processing classified and other sensitive information. This technical guideline has been written to help the vendor and evaluator community understand what trusted distribution is, why it is important, and how an effective trusted distribution system may be implemented to meet the requirements of the Trusted Computer Systems Evaluation Criteria.