"Red Hat Linux received a new level of security certification that should make the software appealing to government agencies." Is this a good thing for getting other Linux Distro's accepted to be a secure platform for government agencies to use? Also is this a step forward for the Linux community to get more exposure or just for Red Hat as a company? I think this is good for Red Hat however we will have to wait and see if any government agencies really take action and use Linux to help solve their security problems.
Last week IBM Corp. was able to achieve EAL4 Augmented with ALC_FLR.3 certification for Red Hat Enterprise Linux, putting it on a par with Sun Microsystems Inc.'s Trusted Solaris operating system, said Dan Frye, vice president of open systems with IBM.
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