The National Information Assurance Partnership/Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (NIAP/CCEVS) is inviting Industry, government, end users, academic institutions, and labs with relevant technology expertise and research focus to participate in the Multi-Function Printer Technical Community (MFP TC).

The Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan, in conjunction with NIAP/CCEVS held the MFP TC kick-off meeting with an initial set of MFP vendors on 12 September 2012.

If you are interested in joining this community, contact NIAP/CCEVS at TC_MFP_Comments@niap-ccevs.org. Please provide the following information in the email:

• Name
• Affiliation (Vendor/CCTL/Academic Institution/Scheme/Other)
• Address
• Telephone number
• Email address
• A brief statement of the qualifications for participation

NIAP is currently reviewing the NIAP Product Compliant List for products surpassing 5 years from the date certified. As per the NIAP Publication #6 (http://www.niap-ccevs.org/policy/ccevs/guidance_docs.cfm), products with 5+ years of certification must be reviewed to ensure they are still available through the manufacturer or vendor and/or supported in the evaluated configuration.

All products that do not meet NIAP Publication #6 shall be placed on the Archived Validated Product List (AVPL). This is a repository of products validated under the CCEVS which are no longer commercially available. Products on the AVPL may still be employed within the organization or activity IT infrastructure.

To gain a better understanding of the archiving process, please visit the NIAP archive page (http://www.niap-ccevs.org/vpl/archived/).

The National Information Assurance Partnership/Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (NIAP/CCEVS) held the kick-off meeting for the Network Device Technical Community on 31 May 2012.

If you are interested in joining this community and helping in the development of technical requirements, contact NIAP/CCEVS at TC_NetworkDevice_Staff@niap-ccevs.org and provide the information listed below for each potential participant: 

• Name,
• Affiliation (Vendor/CCTL/Academic Institution/Scheme/Other,
• Address,
• Telephone Number,
• Email address,
• A brief statement of the qualifications for participation in the TC.