National Information Assurance Partnership
Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation
Scheme
Validation Report
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
8000 Foothills Blvd
Roseville, CA 95747 USA
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
2930F, 2930M, 3810M, and 5400R Switch Series
running ArubaOS version 16.04 (NDcPP20E)
Report Number: CCEVS-VR-10872-2018
Dated: June 1, 2018
Version: 0.4
National Institute of Standards and Technology National Security Agency
Information Technology Laboratory Information Assurance Directorate
100 Bureau Drive 9800 Savage Road STE 6940
Gaithersburg, MD 20899 Fort George G. Meade, MD 20755-6940
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Validation Team
Michelle Brown
NIAP
Meredith Hennan
Kenneth Stutterheim
The Aerospace Corporation
Columbia, MD
Common Criteria Testing Laboratory
Tammy Compton
Khai Van
Gossamer Security Solutions, Inc.
Catonsville, MD
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Table of Contents
1 Executive Summary.................................................................................................... 1
2 Identification............................................................................................................... 2
3 Architectural Information ........................................................................................... 3
3.1 TOE Evaluated Platforms ................................................................................... 3
3.2 TOE Architecture................................................................................................ 4
3.3 Physical Boundaries............................................................................................ 4
4 Security Policy............................................................................................................ 4
4.1 Security audit ...................................................................................................... 5
4.2 Cryptographic support ........................................................................................ 5
4.3 Identification and authentication......................................................................... 5
4.4 Security management.......................................................................................... 5
4.5 Protection of the TSF.......................................................................................... 5
4.6 TOE access.......................................................................................................... 6
4.7 Trusted path/channels ......................................................................................... 6
5 Assumptions................................................................................................................ 6
6 Clarification of Scope ................................................................................................. 6
7 Documentation............................................................................................................ 7
8 IT Product Testing ...................................................................................................... 7
8.1 Developer Testing............................................................................................... 7
8.2 Evaluation Team Independent Testing ............................................................... 7
8.3 Test Software ...................................................................................................... 7
8.4 Test Environment................................................................................................ 8
9 Evaluated Configuration ............................................................................................. 8
10 Results of the Evaluation ............................................................................................ 9
10.1 Evaluation of the Security Target (ASE)............................................................ 9
10.2 Evaluation of the Development (ADV)............................................................ 10
10.3 Evaluation of the Guidance Documents (AGD) ............................................... 10
10.4 Evaluation of the Life Cycle Support Activities (ALC) ................................... 10
10.5 Evaluation of the Test Documentation and the Test Activity (ATE) ............... 10
10.6 Vulnerability Assessment Activity (VAN)....................................................... 11
10.7 Summary of Evaluation Results........................................................................ 11
11 Validator Comments/Recommendations .................................................................. 11
12 Annexes..................................................................................................................... 11
13 Security Target.......................................................................................................... 12
14 Glossary .................................................................................................................... 12
15 Bibliography ............................................................................................................. 12
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1 Executive Summary
This report documents the assessment of the National Information Assurance Partnership
(NIAP) validation team of the evaluation of Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
2930F, 2930M, 3810M, and 5400R Switch Series running ArubaOS version 16.04 solution
provided by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company. It presents the evaluation results, their
justifications, and the conformance results. This Validation Report is not an endorsement
of the Target of Evaluation by any agency of the U.S. government, and no warranty is
either expressed or implied.
The evaluation was performed by the Gossamer Security Solutions (Gossamer) Common
Criteria Testing Laboratory (CCTL) in Catonsville, MD, United States of America, and
was completed in May 2018. The information in this report is largely derived from the
proprietary Evaluation Technical Report (ETR) and associated test reports, all written by
Gossamer Security Solutions and summarized in the publicly available Assurance Activity
Report (AAR) for this evaluation. The evaluation determined that the product is both
Common Criteria Part 2 Extended and Part 3 Conformant, and meets the assurance
requirements of the collaborative Protection Profile for Network Devices, Version 2.0 +
errata 20180314, 14 March 2018.
The Target of Evaluation (TOE) is the Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
2930F, 2930M, 3810M, and 5400R Switch Series running ArubaOS version 16.04.
The Target of Evaluation (TOE) identified in this Validation Report has been evaluated at a
NIAP approved Common Criteria Testing Laboratory using the Common Methodology for
IT Security Evaluation (Version 3.1, Rev 4) for conformance to the Common Criteria for
IT Security Evaluation (Version 3.1, Rev 4). This Validation Report applies only to the
specific version of the TOE as evaluated. The evaluation has been conducted in
accordance with the provisions of the NIAP Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation
Scheme and the conclusions of the testing laboratory in the evaluation technical report are
consistent with the evidence provided.
The validation team monitored the activities of the evaluation team, provided guidance on
technical issues and evaluation processes, and reviewed the individual work units and
successive versions of the ETR. The validation team found that the evaluation showed that
the product satisfies all of the functional requirements and assurance requirements stated in
the Security Target (ST). Therefore the validation team concludes that the testing
laboratory’s findings are accurate, the conclusions justified, and the conformance results
are correct. The conclusions of the testing laboratory in the evaluation technical report are
consistent with the evidence produced.
The technical information included in this report was obtained from the Aruba, a Hewlett
Packard Enterprise Company 2930F, 2930M, 3810M, and 5400R Switch Series running
ArubaOS version 16.04 (NDcPP20E) Security Target, Version 0.6, May 31, 2018 and
analysis performed by the Validation Team.
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2 Identification
The CCEVS is a joint National Security Agency (NSA) and National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST) effort to establish commercial facilities to perform trusted product
evaluations. Under this program, security evaluations are conducted by commercial testing
laboratories called Common Criteria Testing Laboratories (CCTLs) using the Common
Evaluation Methodology (CEM) in accordance with National Voluntary Laboratory
Assessment Program (NVLAP) accreditation.
The NIAP Validation Body assigns validators to monitor the CCTLs to ensure quality and
consistency across evaluations. Developers of information technology products desiring a
security evaluation contract with a CCTL and pay a fee for their product’s evaluation.
Upon successful completion of the evaluation, the product is added to NIAP’s Validated
Products List.
Table 1 provides information needed to completely identify the product, including:
 The Target of Evaluation (TOE): the fully qualified identifier of the product as
evaluated.
 The Security Target (ST), describing the security features, claims, and assurances of the
product.
 The conformance result of the evaluation.
 The Protection Profile to which the product is conformant.
 The organizations and individuals participating in the evaluation.
Table 1: Evaluation Identifiers
Item Identifier
Evaluation Scheme United States NIAP Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme
TOE HPE Aruba 2930F, 2930M, 3810M, and 5400R Switch Series
Protection Profile
(Specific models identified in Section 3.1)
collaborative Protection Profile for Network Devices, Version 2.0 + errata
20180314, 14 March 2018
ST HPE Aruba 2930F, 2930M, 3810M, and 5400R Switch Series Security Target,
Version 0.6, May 31, 2018
Evaluation Technical
Report
Evaluation Technical Report for Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
2930F, 2930M, 3810M, and 5400R Switch Series running ArubaOS version
16.04, version 0.4, May 31, 2018
CC Version Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation, Version 3.1,
rev 4
Conformance Result CC Part 2 extended, CC Part 3 conformant
Sponsor Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Developer Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
Common Criteria
Testing Lab (CCTL)
Gossamer Security Solutions, Inc.
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Item Identifier
CCEVS Validators Meredith Hennan, Kenneth Stutterheim
3 Architectural Information
Note: The following architectural description is based on the description presented in the
Security Target.
The Target of Evaluation (TOE) is Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2930F,
2930M, 3810M, and 5400R Switch Series running ArubaOS version 16.04.
The TOE offers Layer 2 and Layer 3 feature sets including RIP, BGP, PoE+, and IPv4 and
IPv6 functionalities. The Aruba 2930F, 2930M, 3810M, and 5400R Switch Series provide
security, scalability, and ease of use for enterprise edge deployments.
The TOE is a family of switches designed to support scalability, security and high
performance for campus networks.
3.1 TOE Evaluated Platforms
The evaluated configuration consists of the following models:
Series
Identifier
Hardware Models Processor
Aruba 2930F
Switch
Series
2930F 24G 4SFP+ Switch (JL253A)
2930F 48G 4SFP+ Switch (JL254A)
2930F 8G PoE+ 2SFP+ Switch (JL258A)
2930F 24G PoE+ 4SFP+ Switch (JL263A)
2930F 48G PoE+ 4SFP+ Switch (JL264A)
Dual Core ARM Coretex
Aruba
2930M
Switch
Series
2930M 24G 1-slot Switch (JL319A)
2930M 24G PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL320A)
2930M 48G 1-slot Switch (JL321A)
2930M 48G PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL322A)
2930M 40 Port 1G + 8 Port SmartRate PoE+ (JL323A)
2930M 24 Port SmartRate PoE+ (JL324A)
Dual Core ARM Coretex
Aruba
3810M
Switch
Series
3810M 24G 1-slot Switch (JL071A)
3810M 48G 1-slot Switch (JL072A)
3810M 24G PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL073A)
3810M 48G PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL074A)
3810M 16SFP+ 2-slot Switch (JL075A)
3810M 40G 8 HPE Smart Rate PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL076A)
Freescale P2020 Dual
Core
Aruba
5400R
Switch
Series
5406R zl2 Switch (J9821A)
5412R zl2 Switch (J9822A)
5406R/5412R-24-port 10/100/1000Base-T PoE+ MACsec (No
PSU) v3 zl2 Card (J9986A)
5406R/5412R-24p 1000BASE-T (No PSU) v3 zl2 Card
(J9987A)
5406R/5412R-24p SFP (No PSU) v3 zl2 Card (J9988A)
5406R/5412R-12p PoE+ / 12p 1GbE SFP (No PSU) v3 zl2
Card (J9989A)
5406R/5412R-20p PoE+ / 4p SFP+ (No PSU) v3 zl2 Card
(J9990A)
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Series
Identifier
Hardware Models Processor
5406R/5412R-20p PoE+ / 4p 1/25/5/XGT PoE+ (No PSU) v3
zl2 Card (J9991A)
5406R/5412R-20p PoE+ / 1p 40GbE QSPF+ (No PSU) v3 zl2
Card (J9992A)
5406R/5412R-8p 1G/10GbE SFP+ v3 (No PSU) v3 zl2 Card
(J9993A)
5406R/5412R-2-port 40GbE QSFP+ (No PSU) v3 zl2 Card
(J9996A)
3.2 TOE Architecture
The underlying architecture of each TOE appliance consists of hardware that supports
physical network connections, memory, processor and software that implements switching
functions, configuration information and drivers. While hardware varies between different
appliance models, the software code is shared across all platforms. It is in the software code
that all the security functions claimed in this security target are enforced.
3.3 Physical Boundaries
Each TOE appliance runs a version of the Aruba software and has physical network
connections to its environment to facilitate the switching of network traffic. The TOE
appliance can also be the destination of network traffic, where it provides interfaces for its
own management.
The TOE may be accessed and managed through a PC or terminal in the environment
which can be remote from or directly connected to the TOE.
The TOE can be configured to forward its audit records to an external SYSLOG server in
the network environment. The TOE can also sync its time with an NTP server. The figure
below shows the TOE depicted in its intended environment.
4 Security Policy
This section summaries the security functionality of the TOE:
1. Security audit
2. Cryptographic support
3. Identification and authentication
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4. Security management
5. Protection of the TSF
6. TOE access
7. Trusted path/channels
4.1 Security audit
The TOE is able to generate logs for a wide range of security relevant events. The TOE can
be configured to store the logs locally so they can be accessed by an administrator and also
to send the logs to a designated log server using TLS to protect the logs while in transit on
the network.
4.2 Cryptographic support
The TOE provides CAVP certified cryptography in support of its SSHv2 and TLS protocol
implementations. Cryptographic services include key management, random bit generation,
encryption/decryption, digital signature and secure hashing.
4.3 Identification and authentication
The TOE requires users to be identified and authenticated before they can use functions
mediated by the TOE, with the exceptions of reading the login banner and passing network
traffic in accordance with its configured switching rules. It provides the ability to assign
attributes (user names, passwords and roles) and to authenticate users against these
attributes. The TOE also provides X.509 certificate checking for its TLS connections.
4.4 Security management
The TOE provides Command Line Interface (CLI) commands and a web GUI to access the
security management functions necessary to manage its security policies. All administrative
activity and functions including security management commands are limited to authorized
users (i.e., administrators) only after they have provided acceptable user identification and
authentication data to the TOE. The security management functions are controlled through
the use of roles that can be assigned to TOE users. The TOE supports the following roles:
Manager and Operator. The Manager role can make changes to the TOE configuration
while the Operator role is a read-only role.
4.5 Protection of the TSF
The TOE implements a number of measures to protect the integrity of its security features.
The TOE protects stored passwords and cryptographic keys so they are not directly
accessible in plaintext. The TOE also ensures that reliable time information is available for
both log accountability and synchronization with the operating environment. The TOE
employs both dedicated communication channels as well as cryptographic means to protect
communication between itself and other components in the operation environment. The
TOE performs self-tests to detect failure and protect itself from malicious updates.
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4.6 TOE access
The TOE can be configured to display a logon banner before a user session is established.
The TOE enforces inactivity timeouts for local and remote sessions.
4.7 Trusted path/channels
The TOE protects interactive communication with administrators using SSH for CLI and
TLS for the web GUI to ensure both integrity and disclosure protection. If the negotiation
of an encrypted session fails or if the user does not have authorization for remote
administration, then the connection will not be established.
The TOE protects communication with network peers such as a log server, using TLS
connections to prevent unintended disclosure or modification of logs.
5 Assumptions
The Security Problem Definition, including the assumptions, may be found in the following
documents:
 collaborative Protection Profile for Network Devices, Version 2.0 + errata
20180314, 14 March 2018
That information has not been reproduced here and the NDcPP20E should be consulted if
there is interest in that material.
The scope of this evaluation was limited to the functionality and assurances covered in the
NDcPP20E as described for this TOE in the Security Target. Other functionality included
in the product was not assessed as part of this evaluation. All other functionality provided
by the devices needs to be assessed separately, and no further conclusions can be drawn
about their effectiveness.
6 Clarification of Scope
All evaluations (and all products) have limitations, as well as potential misconceptions that
need clarification. This text covers some of the more important limitations and
clarifications of this evaluation. Note that:
 As with any evaluation, this evaluation only shows that the evaluated configuration
meets the security claims made with a certain level of assurance (the assurance
activities specified in the collaborative Protection Profile for Network Devices and
performed by the evaluation team).
 This evaluation covers only the specific device models and software as identified in
this document, and not any earlier or later versions released or in process.
 This evaluation did not specifically search for, nor attempt to exploit, vulnerabilities
that were not “obvious” or vulnerabilities to objectives not claimed in the ST. The
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CEM defines an “obvious” vulnerability as one that is easily exploited with a
minimum of understanding of the TOE, technical sophistication and resources.
 The functionality evaluated is scoped exclusively to the security functional
requirements specified in the NDcPP20E and applicable Technical Decisions. Any
additional security related functional capabilities of the TOE were not covered by
this evaluation.
7 Documentation
The following documents were available with the TOE for evaluation:
 Common Criteria Configuration Guidance Network Device Collaboration
Protection Profile, Target of Evaluation: Aruba 2930F, 2930M, 3810M and 5400R
Switch Series, Version 1.4, May 22, 2018
To use the product in the evaluated configuration, the product must be configured as
specified in that guide. Any additional customer documentation provided with the product,
or that which may be available online was not included in the scope of the evaluation and
therefore should not be relied upon to configure or operate the device in its evaluated
configuration. Consumers are encouraged to download the CC configuration guide from
the NIAP website.
8 IT Product Testing
This section describes the testing efforts of the developer and the Evaluation Team. It is
derived from information contained in the Assurance Activity Report (NDcPP20E) for
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 2930F, 2930M, 3810M, and 5400R Switch
Series running ArubaOS version 16.04, version 0.4, May 31, 2018 (AAR). The AAR
shows the test configuration, provides the tested platforms and lists the test tools.
8.1 Developer Testing
No evidence of developer testing is required in the assurance activities for this product.
8.2 Evaluation Team Independent Testing
The evaluation team verified the product according a Common Criteria Certification
document and ran the tests specified in the NDcPP20E including the tests associated with
optional requirements.
8.3 Test Software
 SSH Client – Putty version 6.6.1p1
 Big Packet Putty version 6.2
 Wireshark version 2.4.4
 Tcpdump version 4.9.2
 Libpcap version 1.7.4-2
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 Stunnel version 5.30-1
 ntp server version 4.2.8
 rsyslog version 8.16
 freeradius version 3.0.15
8.4 Test Environment
9 Evaluated Configuration
The evaluated configuration consists of the following series and models
Series
Identifier
Hardware Models Processor
Aruba 2930F
Switch
Series
2930F 24G 4SFP+ Switch (JL253A)
2930F 48G 4SFP+ Switch (JL254A)
2930F 8G PoE+ 2SFP+ Switch (JL258A)
2930F 24G PoE+ 4SFP+ Switch (JL263A)
2930F 48G PoE+ 4SFP+ Switch (JL264A)
Dual Core ARM Coretex
Aruba
2930M
Switch
Series
2930M 24G 1-slot Switch (JL319A)
2930M 24G PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL320A)
2930M 48G 1-slot Switch (JL321A)
2930M 48G PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL322A)
2930M 40 Port 1G + 8 Port SmartRate PoE+ (JL323A)
2930M 24 Port SmartRate PoE+ (JL324A)
Dual Core ARM Coretex
Aruba
3810M
Switch
Series
3810M 24G 1-slot Switch (JL071A)
3810M 48G 1-slot Switch (JL072A)
3810M 24G PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL073A)
3810M 48G PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL074A)
3810M 16SFP+ 2-slot Switch (JL075A)
3810M 40G 8 HPE Smart Rate PoE+ 1-slot Switch (JL076A)
Freescale P2020 Dual
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Series
Identifier
Hardware Models Processor
Aruba
5400R
Switch
Series
5406R zl2 Switch (J9821A)
5412R zl2 Switch (J9822A)
5406R/5412R-24-port 10/100/1000Base-T PoE+ MACsec (No
PSU) v3 zl2 Card (J9986A)
5406R/5412R-24p 1000BASE-T (No PSU) v3 zl2 Card
(J9987A)
5406R/5412R-24p SFP (No PSU) v3 zl2 Card (J9988A)
5406R/5412R-12p PoE+ / 12p 1GbE SFP (No PSU) v3 zl2
Card (J9989A)
5406R/5412R-20p PoE+ / 4p SFP+ (No PSU) v3 zl2 Card
(J9990A)
5406R/5412R-20p PoE+ / 4p 1/25/5/XGT PoE+ (No PSU) v3
zl2 Card (J9991A)
5406R/5412R-20p PoE+ / 1p 40GbE QSPF+ (No PSU) v3 zl2
Card (J9992A)
5406R/5412R-8p 1G/10GbE SFP+ v3 (No PSU) v3 zl2 Card
(J9993A)
5406R/5412R-2-port 40GbE QSFP+ (No PSU) v3 zl2 Card
(J9996A)
Freescale P2020 Dual
Core
10 Results of the Evaluation
The results of the assurance requirements are generally described in this section and are
presented in detail in the proprietary ETR as characterized in the Assurance Activity Report
for this evaluation, which is publicly available. The reader of this document can assume
that all assurance activities and work units received a passing verdict.
A verdict for an assurance component is determined by the resulting verdicts assigned to
the corresponding evaluator action elements. The evaluation was conducted based upon
CC version 3.1 rev 4 and CEM version 3.1 rev 4. The evaluation determined the Aruba
2930F, 2930M, 3810M, and 5400R Switch Series TOE to be Part 2 extended, and to meet
the SARs contained in the NDcPP20E.
10.1 Evaluation of the Security Target (ASE)
The evaluation team applied each ASE CEM work unit. The ST evaluation ensured the ST
contains a description of the environment in terms of policies and assumptions, a statement
of security requirements claimed to be met by the Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Company 2930F, 2930M, 3810M, and 5400R Switch Series running ArubaOS version
16.04 products that are consistent with the Common Criteria, and product security function
descriptions that support the requirements.
The validators reviewed the work of the evaluation team, and found that sufficient evidence
and justification was provided by the evaluation team to confirm that the evaluation was
conducted in accordance with the requirements of the CEM, and that the conclusion
reached by the evaluation team was justified.
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10.2 Evaluation of the Development (ADV)
The evaluation team applied each ADV CEM work unit. The evaluation team assessed the
design documentation and found it adequate to aid in understanding how the TSF provides
the security functions. The design documentation consists of a functional specification
contained in the Security target and Guidance documents. Additionally the evaluator
performed the assurance activities specified in the NDcPP20E related to the examination of
the information contained in the TSS.
The validators reviewed the work of the evaluation team, and found that sufficient evidence
and justification was provided by the evaluation team to confirm that the evaluation was
conducted in accordance with the requirements of the CEM, and that the conclusion
reached by the evaluation team was justified.
10.3 Evaluation of the Guidance Documents (AGD)
The evaluation team applied each AGD CEM work unit. The evaluation team ensured the
adequacy of the user guidance in describing how to use the operational TOE. Additionally,
the evaluation team ensured the adequacy of the administrator guidance in describing how
to securely administer the TOE. All of the guides were assessed during the design and
testing phases of the evaluation to ensure they were complete.
The validators reviewed the work of the evaluation team, and found that sufficient evidence
and justification was provided by the evaluation team to confirm that the evaluation was
conducted in accordance with the requirements of the CEM, and that the conclusion
reached by the evaluation team was justified.
10.4 Evaluation of the Life Cycle Support Activities (ALC)
The evaluation team applied each ALC CEM work unit. The evaluation team found that
the TOE was identified.
The validators reviewed the work of the evaluation team, and found that sufficient evidence
and justification was provided by the evaluation team to confirm that the evaluation was
conducted in accordance with the requirements of the CEM, and that the conclusion
reached by the evaluation team was justified.
10.5 Evaluation of the Test Documentation and the Test Activity (ATE)
The evaluation team applied each ATE CEM work unit. The evaluation team ran the set of
tests specified by the assurance activities in the NDcPP20E and recorded the results in a
Test Report, summarized in the AAR.
The validators reviewed the work of the evaluation team, and found that sufficient evidence
and justification was provided by the evaluation team to confirm that the evaluation was
conducted in accordance with the requirements of the CEM, and that the conclusion
reached by the evaluation team was justified.
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10.6 Vulnerability Assessment Activity (VAN)
The evaluation team applied each AVA CEM work unit. The vulnerability analysis is in the
Detailed Test Report (DTR) prepared by the evaluator. The vulnerability analysis includes
a public search for vulnerabilities. The public search conducted on April 26, 2018 for
vulnerabilities did not uncover any residual vulnerability.
The evaluator searched the National Vulnerability Database
(https://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/search) and Vulnerability Notes Database
(http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/) with the following search terms: “HPE Aruba”, “3810M”,
“2930F”, “2930M” “5400R”, “TCP”, “SSH”, “TLS” , “mocana” and “switch”.
The validators reviewed the work of the evaluation team, and found that sufficient evidence
and justification was provided by the evaluation team to confirm that the evaluation was
conducted in accordance with the requirements of the CEM, and that the conclusion
reached by the evaluation team was justified.
10.7 Summary of Evaluation Results
The evaluation team’s assessment of the evaluation evidence demonstrates that the claims
in the ST are met. Additionally, the evaluation team’s testing also demonstrated the
accuracy of the claims in the ST.
The validation team’s assessment of the evidence provided by the evaluation team is that it
demonstrates that the evaluation team followed the procedures defined in the CEM, and
correctly verified that the product meets the claims in the ST.
11 Validator Comments/Recommendations
If an NTP server is used in the operational environment, the administrator of the product is
encouraged to establish a trusted channel between the product and the NTP server.
Note that although the switches support features such as RIP, BGP, PoE+, those were not
evaluated as part of this validation and no claims can be made, nor should any be inferred
as to their integration and correct operation in the environment.
Administrators relying on auditing logs should be aware that the local audit log is a circular
buffer and supports up to 6400 entries. Once the maximum number of entries is reached,
the logs are overwritten without warning. If console logs are to be retained, administrators
must manually transfer those console logs to the audit server.
12 Annexes
Not applicable
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13 Security Target
The Security Target is identified as: HPE Aruba 2930F, 2930M, 3810M, and 5400R Switch
Series (NDcPP20E) Security Target, Version 0.6, May 31, 2018.
14 Glossary
The following definitions are used throughout this document:
 Common Criteria Testing Laboratory (CCTL). An IT security evaluation facility
accredited by the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) and
approved by the CCEVS Validation Body to conduct Common Criteria-based
evaluations.
 Conformance. The ability to demonstrate in an unambiguous way that a given
implementation is correct with respect to the formal model.
 Evaluation. The assessment of an IT product against the Common Criteria using the
Common Criteria Evaluation Methodology to determine whether or not the claims
made are justified; or the assessment of a protection profile against the Common
Criteria using the Common Evaluation Methodology to determine if the Profile is
complete, consistent, technically sound and hence suitable for use as a statement of
requirements for one or more TOEs that may be evaluated.
 Evaluation Evidence. Any tangible resource (information) required from the sponsor
or developer by the evaluator to perform one or more evaluation activities.
 Feature. Part of a product that is either included with the product or can be ordered
separately.
 Target of Evaluation (TOE). A group of IT products configured as an IT system, or
an IT product, and associated documentation that is the subject of a security evaluation
under the CC.
 Validation. The process carried out by the CCEVS Validation Body leading to the
issue of a Common Criteria certificate.
 Validation Body. A governmental organization responsible for carrying out validation
and for overseeing the day-to-day operation of the NIAP Common Criteria Evaluation
and Validation Scheme.
15 Bibliography
The Validation Team used the following documents to produce this Validation Report:
[1] Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation: Part 1:
Introduction and General Model, Version 3.1, Revision 4, September 2012.
[2] Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation Part 2: Security
functional components, Version 3.1, Revision 4, September 2012.
Aruba HPE 2930F, 2930M, 3810M, Validation Report Version 0.3, June 1, 2018
and 5400R Switch Series
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[3] Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation Part 3: Security
assurance components, Version 3.1 Revision 4, September 2102.
[4] collaborative Protection Profile for Network Devices, Version 2.0 + errata
20180314, 14 March 2018.
[5] HPE Aruba 2930F, 2930M, 3810M, and 5400R Switch Series (NDcPP20E)
Security Target, Version 0.6, May 31, 2018 (ST).
[6] Assurance Activity Report (NDcPP20E) for HPE Aruba 2930F, 2930M, 3810M,
and 5400R Switch Series, Version 0.4, May 31, 2018 (AAR).
[7] Detailed Test Report (NDcPP20E) for HPE Aruba 2930F, 2930M, 3810M, and
5400R Switch Series, Version 0.4, May 31, 2018 (DTR). <evaluation sensitive>
[8] Evaluation Technical Report for Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company
2930F, 2930M, 3810M, and 5400R Switch Series running ArubaOS version 16.04,
Version 0.4, May 31, 2018 (ETR) <evaluation sensitive>
[9] Common Criteria Configuration Guidance, Network Device Collaboration
Protection Profile, Target of Evaluation: Aruba 2930F, 2930M, 3810M and 5400R
Switch Series, Version 1.4, May22, 2018 (AGD)