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Protection Profile

nouncandidate·updated May 12, 2026

Common Criteria specification that represents an implementation-independent set of security requirements for a category of Target of Evaluations (TOE) that meets specific consumer needs.

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NISTIR 7298: Glossary of Key Information Security Terms, Revision 21 senseview framework →
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Common Criteria specification that represents an implementation-independent set of security requirements for a category of Target of Evaluations (TOE) that meets specific consumer needs.
CNSSI-4009 (Glossary of Information Assurance Terms)1 senseview framework →
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Common Criteria specification that represents an implementation-independent set of security requirements for a category of Target of Evaluations (TOE) that meets specific consumer needs.