Comment More info regarding NT C2 cert. from Infoworld (Score 4) 127
The topic of NT's C2 certification comes up on InfoWorld from time to time. Nick Petreley wrote an editorial and hosted a discussion forum about this in July 1998.
To summarize, MS obtained a C2 certification for NT3.5 SP3 on a stand alone system (no network connection) running specifically on a Compaq Proliant 2000 or 4000, or a DECpc AXP/150. They did this using the services of a security specialist named Ed Curry, who was a regular poster to the InfoWorld forums. Afterwards he contended that they misrepresented the status of the certification and tried to get him to do the same. He refused and they allegedly forced him out of business.
He posted regularly about his ongoing fight with MS until his death a month ago.
To summarize, MS obtained a C2 certification for NT3.5 SP3 on a stand alone system (no network connection) running specifically on a Compaq Proliant 2000 or 4000, or a DECpc AXP/150. They did this using the services of a security specialist named Ed Curry, who was a regular poster to the InfoWorld forums. Afterwards he contended that they misrepresented the status of the certification and tried to get him to do the same. He refused and they allegedly forced him out of business.
He posted regularly about his ongoing fight with MS until his death a month ago.
