Common Criteria Development Board Latest News
Recently, India has been nominated as the Chair of the Common Criteria Development Board (CCDB) from April 2026 to April 2028.
About Common Criteria Development Board
- It serves as the technical core of the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA).
- It focuses on the technical standards and evaluation criteria that secure global IT products.
- The Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA) is the foundational international treaty that enables the mutual recognition of IT security certificates across borders.
- India has been an active member of the CCRA since September 16, 2013, as a Certificate Authorizing Nation.
- Nodal Agencies: In India, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and STQC Directorate which acts as the official Certification Body for IT security evaluations.
- The CCRA comprises 20 certificate-authorizing nations and 18 certificate-consuming nations.
- Key Functions of Common Criteria Development Board
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- Common Evaluation Methodology (CEM): It is managing the international work program for the Common Criteria (CC) and the Common Methodology for Information Technology Security Evaluation (CEM).
- Portal Management: It maintains the Common Criteria Portal, which is the authoritative global repository for certified secure IT products.
- Global IT security evaluation frameworks
- Technical work programmes for secure technology certification
Source: PIB
Last updated on May, 2026
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