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National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) information technology security testing: common criteria (2005 edition)

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Jeffrey Horlick

Abstract

NIST Handbook 150-20-2005, NVLAP Information Technology Security Testing: Common Criteria, presents the technical requirements and guidance for the accreditation of laboratories under the NVLAP Common Criteria Testing LAP. The 2005 edition incorporates changes resulting from the release of the newest editions of ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, and NIST Handbook 150, as well as editorial improvements. The 2005 edition of NIST Handbook 150-20 supersedes and replaces all previous editions.
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Handbook (NIST HB) - 150-20-2005
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150-20-2005

Citation

Horlick, J. (2005), National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) information technology security testing: common criteria (2005 edition), Handbook (NIST HB), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.HB.150-20-2005, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=905632 (Accessed October 9, 2025)

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Created October 20, 2005, Updated July 27, 2023
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