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Mandrake seeks higher Linux security certification




A consortium of developers, including Paris-based Linux seller Mandrakesoft, has won the right to improve Linux security by boosting the open source operating system to meet the Common Criteria Evaluation Assurance Level 5 (EAL5) certification.

The three-year contract was secured by Mandrakesoft and a series of French technology vendors, including Bertin Technologies, Surlog, Jaluna and Oppida, for more than $8.5 million. Each vendor will develop an environment that will be tested to see if it meets the requirements for an EAL5 certification.

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