Wastebin Identification System Gassner (GWBIS) achieves Common Criteria Certification
2010-07-22Munich, Germany – We are pleased to announce the successful Common Criteria certification for our Austrian customer Gassner Wiege- und Messtechnik GmbH. The certificate was issued by the German Federal Office for Information Security (Bundesamt für Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik, BSI). The Wastebin Identification System GWBIS 1.50 was evaluated against Common Criteria Version 3.1 at EAL 1+ and is conformant to the WBIS Protection Profile issued by the German Association of Towns and Municipalities (Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund).
Common Criteria is the international standard for certifying software technology conforms to security requirements agreed upon. Certificates are internationally recognized under the Common Criteria Recognition Agreement (CCRA).
Michael Robrecht, deputy Common Criteria lab manager for atsec Germany, evaluated the product and said „The project shows again the flexibility of the Common Criteria standard and its applicability to a vast array of products and systems. Congratulations to Gassner for the successful completion of their certification.“
The Wastebin Identification System GWBIS 1.50 uses Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) technology to identify trash containers while they are being weighed. The resulting data – a combination of the id and the contents weight - is saved on the trash vehicle. At the end of a collection tour, the resulting data is transmitted to a software application for processing and invoicing. Security features of the system focus on data integrity and on the prevention of data loss and creation of fake data sets during storage on the trash vehicle or during transmission.
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atsec information security (www.atsec.com) is an independent, standards-based information technology security services company that combines a business-oriented approach to information security with in-depth technical knowledge and global experience. atsec was founded in Munich, Germany in 2000 and has extensive international operations with offices in the U.S., Germany, Sweden, and China. atsec's service include formal laboratory testing and evaluation, independent testing and evaluation as well as information security consultancy.
atsec also offers evaluation and testing services leading to formal certification for IT security including evaluation under Common Criteria schemes in the U.S., Germany, and Sweden; This is supported by cryptographic module and algorithm testing under the Cryptographic Module Validation Program of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the U.S. and Communications Security Establishment Canada (CSEC) in Canada.
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