VALIDATION REPORT
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. FastIron SX, ICX, and FCX Series Switch/Router
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4 Assumptions
The ST identifies the following assumptions about the use of the product:
It is assumed that there are no general-purpose computing capabilities (e.g., compilers or user
applications) available on the TOE, other than those services necessary for the operation,
administration and support of the TOE.
Physical security, commensurate with the value of the TOE and the data it contains, is assumed to
be provided by the environment.
TOE Administrators are trusted to follow and apply all administrator guidance in a trusted
manner.
4.1 Clarification of Scope
All evaluations (and all products) have limitations, as well as potential misconceptions that need
clarifying. This text covers some of the more important limitations and clarifications of this evaluation.
Note that:
1. 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
Security Requirements for Network Devices and performed by the evaluation team).
2. This evaluation covers only the specific device models and software version identified in this
document, and not any earlier or later versions released or in process.
3. 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 CEM defines an “obvious”
vulnerability as one that is easily exploited with a minimum of understanding of the TOE,
technical sophistication and resources.
5 Architectural Information
This section provides a high level description of the TOE and its components as described in the Security
Target and guidance documentation.
The TOE consists of a hardware appliance with embedded software installed on a management processor.
The embedded software is a version of Brocade’s proprietary Multiservice IronWare Operating System
(IOS). The IOS controls the switching and routing of network frames and packets among the connections
available on the hardware appliance.
All TOE appliances are configured at the factory with default parameters and an admin and user account
with default passwords. Users must login to access the system’s basic features through its Command
Line Interface (CLI). However, the product should be configured in accordance with the evaluated
configuration prior to being placed into operation. The CLI is a text based interface which is accessible
from a directly connected terminal or via a remote terminal using SSH.
The hardware platforms that support the TOE have a number of common hardware characteristics:
Central processor that supports all system operations
Dynamic memory, used by the central processor for all system operations
Flash memory, used to store the operating system image
(128 pages)
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