Appendix C Running an OpenVMS System in a C2 Environment

This appendix describes how to operate an OpenVMS operating system in a C2 environment. C2 is a United States government rating of the security of an operating system; it identifies OpenVMS VAX and OpenVMS Alpha as an operating system that meets the criteria of a Division C, class 2 system, as described in “Definition of the C2 Environment”. Terminology used in this appendix is drawn from the United States government's evaluation criteria.

Those versions of OpenVMS that have been evaluated by the National Computer Security Center (NCSC) are listed in the Evaluated Products List, which is available from the following source:

This information is also available on the World Wide Web site at:

http://www.radium.NCSC.mil/tpep/epl/index.HTML

The security protection provided by OpenVMS VAX Version 6.1 and OpenVMS AXP Version 6.1 has been evaluated by the National Computer Security Center (NCSC) against the requirements specified by the "Department of Defense Trusted Computer System Evaluation Criteria" dated December 1985. OpenVMS VAX Version 6.1 and OpenVMS AXP Version 6.1 have been given a C2 rating.