Readers' choice "Products of the year 2022"96 products, your decision!
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Genoa - High Resistance Firewall 'genugate 10.0'
The High Resistance Firewall genugate 10.0 has been certified by the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) according to Common Criteria EAL4+ (CC EAL4+). For the first time, the BSI included a security component developed by Genua for patch management (ALC_PAM) in the certification. This ensures particularly effective protection of software updates against infiltration attempts, for example with malware. Patch management involves development teams coordinating and checking updates to operating systems, platforms or software applications. This includes fixing bugs and vulnerabilities with new or updated source code that is published in the form of software updates.
However, these patches also provide attackers with starting points for infiltration attempts, for example with malware. With the extended assurance component 'ALC_PAM', three security measures ensure effective protection: Firstly, the software used to apply the patches for genugate 10.0 has been tested in the context of the BSI certification process and checked for vulnerabilities. The software does more than just provide a cryptographic signature: it checks that the patch is correct, applies it in a cryptographically secure manner and then updates the version database. Secondly, the patch is created using precisely defined processes. These were evaluated by an independent test laboratory accredited by the BSI. And thirdly, the BSI checked the cryptographic procedures used.