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Leti's IT Security Evaluation Facility (ITSEF)

Leti's Information Technology Security Evaluation Facility (ITSEF) is a security evaluation laboratory certified since 2000 by the Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d’Information (ANSSI) (France's national cybersecurity agency) and accredited by COFRAC in compliance with ISO Standard 17025 (No. 1-1294).

Published on 2 October 2020

CEA-Leti ITSEF: a reference laboratory for evaluation of high-security devices


Definitions

 


  • CEA-Leti's Information Technology Security Evaluation Facility (ITSEF) is a security evaluation laboratory certified since 2000 by the Agence Nationale de la Sécurité des Systèmes d’Information (ANSSI) (France's national cybersecurity agency) and accredited by COFRAC in compliance with ISO Standard 17025 (No. 1-1294). CEA-Leti ITSEF is authorized to perform security evaluations of secure components with embedded software, hardware devices with security boxes, and manufacturing and production sites in compliance with the "Common Criteria" standard up to assurance level EAL7. 

  • CEA-Leti ITSEF is also certified to conduct CSPN assessments (First level of ANSSI security certificate) of hardware products. 

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Offer

  • CEA-Leti ITSEF provides security evaluations for industrial products to obtain certification from the above certification bodies. It evaluates secure integrated microcircuits, HSMs and various smart cards such as bank cards, passports, health insurance cards, etc. 
  • At the request of industrial developers, it also conducts "security tests" for pre-evaluations of electronic components and equipment. CEA-Leti ITSEF also performs security audits of design and production sites for secure products.


Skills and Equipment

  • CEA-Leti ITSEF's assessments conducted by highly qualified semiconductor and IT specialists. It designs, develops and advances its own hardware and software attack test benches. It also has the advantage of being able to conduct analyses and investigations using Leti's nano-characterization platform.