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Can a vendor increase the EAL of the product being evaluated to something greater than specified in the Protection Profile?

April 26, 2017eal evaluated greater increase Product profile vendor

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Can a vendor increase the EAL of the product being evaluated to something greater than specified in the Protection Profile?

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When an approved Protection Profile exists and the government agency requires an evaluation at a higher EAL than specified in the profile, the vendor may submit a Security Target at the higher EAL if all the requirements of the approved Protection Profile are met as a subset of the Security Target. If the evaluation is successful, the product will be listed on the NIAP’s Validated Products List, but with no reference to the EAL.