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Certification Report
H3C Series Routers
TOE hardware versions:
H3C CR16000 Series, CR 19000 Series, RA Series, SR6600 Series and
MSR Series Routers.
TOE firmware versions:
H3C Comware Software, Version 7.1.064, H3C Comware Software,
Version 7.1.075, H3C Comware Software, Version 9.1.083
Sponsor and developer: New H3C Technologies Co Ltd
NO 466 CHANGHE ROAD
HANGZHOU, Zhejiang 310052
China
Evaluation facility: UL TS B.V.
Johanna Westerdijkplein 1,
2521EN Den Haag,
The Netherlands
Report number: NSCIB-CC-2500010-01-CR
Report version: 1
Project number: NSCIB-2500010-01
Author(s): Wim Ton
Date: 05 December 2025
Number of pages: 14
Number of appendices: 0
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CONTENTS
Foreword 3
Recognition of the Certificate 4
International recognition 4
European recognition 4
1 Executive Summary 5
2 Certification Results 6
2.1 Identification of Target of Evaluation 6
2.2 Security Policy 7
2.3 Assumptions and Clarification of Scope 8
2.3.1 Assumptions 8
2.3.2 Clarification of scope 8
2.4 Architectural Information 8
2.5 Documentation 10
2.6 IT Product Testing 10
2.6.1 Testing approach and depth 10
2.6.2 Independent penetration testing 10
2.6.3 Test configuration 10
2.6.4 Test results 11
2.7 Reused Evaluation Results 11
2.8 Evaluated Configuration 11
2.9 Evaluation Results 11
2.10 Comments/Recommendations 12
3 Security Target 13
4 Definitions 13
5 Bibliography 14
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Foreword
The Netherlands Scheme for Certification in the Area of IT Security (NSCIB) provides a third-party
evaluation and certification service for determining the trustworthiness of Information Technology (IT)
security products. Under this NSCIB, TrustCB B.V. has the task of issuing certificates for IT security
products, as well as for protection profiles and sites.
Part of the procedure is the technical examination (evaluation) of the product, protection profile or site
according to the Common Criteria assessment guidelines published by the NSCIB. Evaluations are
performed by an IT Security Evaluation Facility (ITSEF) under the oversight of the NSCIB Certification
Body, which is operated by TrustCB B.V. in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom
Relations.
An ITSEF in the Netherlands is a commercial facility that has been licensed by TrustCB B.V. to
perform Common Criteria evaluations; a significant requirement for such a licence is accreditation to
the requirements of ISO Standard 17025 “General requirements for the accreditation of calibration and
testing laboratories”.
By awarding a Common Criteria certificate, TrustCB B.V. asserts that the product or site complies with
the security requirements specified in the associated (site) security target, or that the protection profile
(PP) complies with the requirements for PP evaluation specified in the Common Criteria for
Information Security Evaluation. A (site) security target is a requirements specification document that
defines the scope of the evaluation activities.
The consumer should review the (site) security target or protection profile, in addition to this
certification report, to gain an understanding of any assumptions made during the evaluation, the IT
product's intended environment, its security requirements, and the level of confidence (i.e., the
evaluation assurance level) that the product or site satisfies the security requirements stated in the
(site) security target.
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Recognition of the Certificate
Presence of the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA) and the SOG-IS logos on the
certificate indicates that this certificate is issued in accordance with the provisions of the CCRA and
the SOG-IS Mutual Recognition Agreement (SOG-IS MRA) and will be recognised by the participating
nations.
International recognition
The CCRA was signed by the Netherlands in May 2000 and provides mutual recognition of certificates
based on the Common Criteria (CC). Since September 2014 the CCRA has been updated to provide
mutual recognition of certificates based on cPPs (exact use) or STs with evaluation assurance
components up to and including EAL2+ALC_FLR.3.
For details of the current list of signatory nations and approved certification schemes, see
http://www.commoncriteriaportal.org.
European recognition
The SOG-IS MRA Version 3, effective since April 2010, provides mutual recognition in Europe of
Common Criteria and ITSEC certificates at a basic evaluation level for all products. A higher
recognition level for evaluation levels beyond EAL4 (respectively E3-basic) is provided for products
related to specific technical domains. This agreement was signed initially by Finland, France,
Germany, The Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Italy joined the SOG-IS
MRA in December 2010.
For details of the current list of signatory nations, approved certification schemes and the list of
technical domains for which the higher recognition applies, see https://www.sogis.eu.
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1 Executive Summary
This Certification Report states the outcome of the Common Criteria security evaluation of the H3C
Series Routers. The developer of the H3C Series Routers is New H3C Technologies Co Ltd located in
Hangzou, China and they also act as the sponsor of the evaluation and certification. A Certification
Report is intended to assist prospective consumers when judging the suitability of the IT security
properties of the product for their particular requirements.
The TOE is a network device that is connected to the network and has an infrastructure role within the
network, it is composed of hardware and firmware that implements supporting network
communications, with data forwarding and routing capabilities.
The Target of Evaluation (TOE) is the H3C Series Routers running Comware. Each series of this
family consists of a set of distinct Routers which vary primarily according to power delivery,
performance, and port density. Each TOE Device is running the same Comware software with only the
modules applicable for the specific hardware installed. These TOE Devices are used to provide a
network infrastructure supporting the switching of network traffic between connected networks.
While the Routers have fixed ports, they also support plug-in modules, transceivers, memory, and
power supplies that provide additional functionality (e.g., various numbers and types of network
connection ports). These plug-in accessories do not serve to change the security characteristics of the
TOE and as such can optionally be used in the evaluated configuration.
The TOE has been evaluated by ULTS B.V. located in Den Haag, The Netherlands. The evaluation
was completed on 05 December 2025 with the approval of the ETR. The certification procedure has
been conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Netherlands Scheme for Certification in the
Area of IT Security [NSCIB].
The scope of the evaluation is defined by the security target [ST], which identifies assumptions made
during the evaluation, the intended environment for the H3C Series Routers, the security
requirements, and the level of confidence (evaluation assurance level) at which the product is
intended to satisfy the security requirements. Consumers of the H3C Series Routers are advised to
verify that their own environment is consistent with the security target, and to give due consideration to
the comments, observations and recommendations in this certification report.
The results documented in the evaluation technical report [ETR] 1 for this product provide sufficient
evidence that the TOE meets the EAL2 augmented (EAL2+) assurance requirements for the evaluated
security functionality. This assurance level is augmented with ALC_FLR.2 (Flaw remediation).
The evaluation was conducted using the Common Methodology for Information Technology Security
Evaluation 2022, CEM:2022 [CEM] for conformance to the Common Criteria for Information
Technology Security Evaluation 2022, CC:2022 [CC].
TrustCB B.V., as the NSCIB Certification Body, declares that the evaluation meets all the conditions
for international recognition of Common Criteria Certificates and that the product will be listed on the
NSCIB Certified Products list. Note that the certification results apply only to the specific version of the
product as evaluated.
1 The Evaluation Technical Report contains information proprietary to the developer and/or the
evaluator, and is not available for public review.
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2 Certification Results
2.1 Identification of Target of Evaluation
The Target of Evaluation (TOE) for this evaluation is the H3C Series Routers from New H3C
Technologies Co Ltd located in Hangzou, China.
The TOE is comprised of the following main components:
Delivery item type Identifier Version
CR Series
CR16006-F
CR16010-F
CR16010H-F
CR16018-F
CR16000-M8
Hardware
CR16000-M16
CR16005E-F
CR16010E-F
CR16003E-F
CR16000-M1A
CR19000-X8
CR19000-X16
RA Series
RA5300
RA5100-G-HI
RA5100-G
SR Series
SR6604
SR6608
SR6602-I
SR6608-M
MSR Series
MSR3620-X1
MSR3640-X1
MSR3640-X1-HI
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MSR3610-I
MSR2600-15-X1
MSR1004S-5G-GL
MSR1104S-W-CAT6
MSR1104S-W
MSR1104S-W-5GGL
MSR810-LM-EA
MSR5660-X3
MSR3610E-X1
MSR2630E-X1
MSR1008
MSR1104-G
MSR1104-G-DSL-CAT6
MSR1104-G-LMEA
MSR1104-G-LMEAS
Software H3C Comware 7.1.075
9.1.083
7.1.064
For a detailed list of hardware and software combinations, see table 4 in the [ST].
To ensure secure usage, a set of guidance documents is provided, together with the H3C Series
Routers. For details, see section 2.5 “Documentation” of this report.
2.2 Security Policy
Security audit
Security relevant events are stored on the TOE, and a copy can be sent regularly to an
external Syslog server
Cryptographic support
AES
RSA and ECDSA signatures
RSA and ECDH key management
HMAC keyed hash
Key generation for the above algorithms
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SHA-2 hashing
Deterministic Random Bit Generator
X509 certificate support
Security management
Role based access control
Identification and authentication, locally or using an AAA server.
Time from a built-in clock or from an external NTP server
Protection of the TSF
Secure software updates
Self-tests of the software integrity and of the cryptographic functionality.
Protected key storage
Trusted path/channels and secure communication.
The TOE uses IPsec to secure the connections to the NTP, authentication server, and to the
Syslog server
The TOE’s controller uses SSH to secure the connection to the external management
workstation.
2.3 Assumptions and Clarification of Scope
2.3.1 Assumptions
The assumptions defined in the Security Target are not covered by the TOE itself. These aspects lead
to specific Security Objectives to be fulfilled by the TOE-Environment. For detailed information on the
security objectives that must be fulfilled by the TOE environment, see section 4.2 of the [ST].
2.3.2 Clarification of scope
The evaluation did not reveal any threats to the TOE that are not countered by the evaluated security
functions of the product.
2.4 Architectural Information
The TOE appliance runs Comware software and has physical network connections to its environment
to facilitate the forwarding 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 which is directly connected to the
TOE’s serial port.
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Figure 1 The TOE in its environment
Figure 2 TOE subsystems
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2.5 Documentation
The following product documentation is made available by the developer to the customer on the
developer’s official website:
Identifier Version
Preparative and Operative Procedures for CC NDPP Evaluated H3C
Enterprise CR16000 Series, CR19000 Series, RA Series, SR6600 Series
and MSR Series Routers
1.1
A list of model-specific Guidance documents, that are not related to the evaluated configuration setup,
can be found in the [ST] section 1.3.3.
2.6 IT Product Testing
Testing (depth, coverage, functional tests, independent testing): The evaluators examined the
developer’s testing activities documentation and verified that the developer has met their testing
responsibilities.
2.6.1 Testing approach and depth
The evaluator executed 11 independent test cases on the CR series and 13 independent test cases
on the other series, that together covered all TSFIs.
One representative of each hardware series (see the table in 2.1) was tested.
2.6.2 Independent penetration testing
The evaluator searched the Internet for known vulnerabilities of the TOE and its type, and of
components used by the TOE software.
Besides a port scan, the evaluator has tested the SSH interface for command injection and the CLI
interface with fuzzing. Also, the circumvention of access controls and possible DoS was tried.
The total test effort expended by the evaluators was 5 weeks. During that test campaign, 0% of the
total time was spent on Perturbation attacks, 0% on side-channel testing, and 100% on logical tests.
2.6.3 Test configuration
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Figure 3 Test configuration
2.6.4 Test results
The testing activities, including configurations, procedures, test cases, expected results and observed
results are summarised in the [ETR], with references to the documents containing the full details.
The developer’s tests and the independent functional tests produced the expected results, giving
assurance that the TOE behaves as specified in its [ST] and functional specification.
No exploitable vulnerabilities were found with the independent penetration tests.
The algorithmic security level of cryptographic functionality has not been rated in this certification
process, but the current consensus on the algorithmic security level in the open domain, i.e., from the
current best cryptanalytic attacks published, has been taken into account.
2.7 Reused Evaluation Results
There is no reuse of evaluation results in this certification.
2.8 Evaluated Configuration
The TOE is defined uniquely by its name and version number H3C Series Routers. The TOE is
evaluated in FIPS mode. The user can verify the TOE version with the commands: “display fips
status”, and “display version”.
2.9 Evaluation Results
The evaluation lab documented their evaluation results in the [ETR], which references an ASE
Intermediate Report and other evaluator documents.
The verdict of each claimed assurance requirement is “Pass”.
Based on the above evaluation results the evaluation lab concluded the H3C Series Routers, to be CC
Part 2 extended, CC Part 3 conformant, and to meet the requirements of EAL 2 augmented with
ALC_FLR.2 (Flaw remediation). This implies that the product satisfies the security requirements
specified in Security Target [ST].
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The Security Target closely follows the Protection Profile [PP] with the functional package for SSH
Version 1.0 [PPSSH], but does not claim conformance to it.
2.10 Comments/Recommendations
The user guidance as outlined in section 2.5 “Documentation” contains necessary information about
the usage of the TOE.
In addition, all aspects of assumptions, threats and policies as outlined in the Security Target not
covered by the TOE itself must be fulfilled by the operational environment of the TOE.
The customer or user of the product shall consider the results of the certification within his system risk
management process. For the evolution of attack methods and techniques to be covered, the
customer should define the period of time until a re-assessment for the TOE is required and thus
requested from the sponsor of the certificate.
The strength of the cryptographic algorithms and protocols was not rated in the course of this
evaluation. This specifically applies to the following proprietary or non-standard algorithms, protocols
and implementations: none, which are out of scope as there are no security claims relating to these.
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3 Security Target
The H3C CR 16000 Series, CR19000 Series, RA Series, SR6600 Series and MSR Series Routers
Security Target, v2.0, 02 December 2025 [ST] is included here by reference.
Please note that, to satisfy the need for publication, a public version [ST-lite] has been created and
verified according to [ST-SAN].
4 Definitions
This list of acronyms and definitions contains elements that are not already defined by the CC or CEM:
IT Information Technology
ITSEF IT Security Evaluation Facility
JIL Joint Interpretation Library
NSCIB Netherlands Scheme for Certification in the area of IT Security
PP Protection Profile
TOE Target of Evaluation
AAA Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
AES Advanced Encryption Standard
BGP Border Gateway Protocol
CA Certification Authority
CBC Cipher Block Chaining (a block cipher mode of operation)
CLI Command Line Interface
ECB Electronic Code Book (a block-cipher mode of operation)
ECC Elliptic Curve Cryptography
ECDH Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman algorithm
ECDSA Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
HMAC Hash based Message Authentication Code
IPsec IP security (RFC4301)
JIL Joint Interpretation Library
LAN Local Area Network
MAC Message Authentication Code
MITM Man-in-the-Middle
NTP Network Time Protocol
PKI Public Key Infrastructure
RNG Random Number Generator
RSA Rivest-Shamir-Adleman Algorithm
SHA Secure Hash Algorithm
SSH Secure Shell
SSL Secure Sockets Layer
TCP Transmission Control Protocol
TLS Transport Layer Security
TRNG True Random Number Generator
VLAN Virtual LAN
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5 Bibliography
This section lists all referenced documentation used as source material in the compilation of this
report.
[CC] Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation, Parts 1 to 5
CC:2022, Revision 1, November 2022
[CEM] Common Methodology for Information Technology Security Evaluation,
CEM:2022 Revision 1, November 2022
[ETR] H3C Series Routers Evaluation Technical Report, UL TS BV,
UL15656001/ETR, v2.0, 05 December 2025
[NSCIB] Netherlands Scheme for Certification in the Area of IT Security, Version 2.6,
02 August 2022
[PP] Collaborative Protection Profile for Network Devices, v3.0e, 06 December
2023.
[PPSSH] Functional Package for Secure Shell (SSH), v1.0, 13 May 2021.
[ST] H3C CR 16000 Series, CR19000 Series, RA Series, SR6600 Series and MSR
Series Routers Security Target, v2.0, 02 December 2025
[ST-lite] H3C CR 16000 Series, CR19000 Series, RA Series, SR6600 Series and MSR
Series Routers Security Target Lite, v2.0, 02 December 2025
[ST-SAN] ST sanitising for publication, CC Supporting Document CCDB-2006-04-004,
April 2006
(This is the end of this report.)