Specifications
Brocade MLXe® and NetIron® Family Devices with Multi-Service IronWare R05.8.00
Security Target Version 0.4, March 31, 2015
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TOE User
Any person who interacts with the TOE.
External IT entity
Any IT product or system, untrusted or trusted, outside of the TOE that interacts
with the TOE.
Role
A predefined set of rules establishing the allowed interactions between a user
and the TOE.
Identity
A representation (e.g., a string) uniquely identifying an authorized user, which
can either be the full or abbreviated name of that user or a pseudonym.
Authentication data
Information used to verify the claimed identity of a user.
Object
An entity within the TOE Security Function (TSF) Scope of Control (TSC) that
contains or receives information and upon which subjects perform operations.
Subject
An entity within the TSC that causes operations to be performed.
Authorized User
A user who may, in accordance with the TOE Security Policy (TSP), perform
an operation.
1.1 Security Target Reference
ST Title – Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Brocade MLXe® and NetIron® Family Devices with Multi-
Service IronWare R05.8.00 Security Target
ST Version – Version 0.4
ST Date – March 31, 2015
1.2 TOE Reference
TOE Identification – Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. Brocade MLXe® and NetIron® Family Devices
with Multi-Service IronWare R05.8.00, including the following series and models
Brocade NetIron MLXe Series Hardware Platforms (BR-MLXE-16-MR2-M-AC, BR-MLXE-16-
MR2-M-DC, BR-MLXE-8-MR2-M-AC, BR-MLXE-8-MR2-M-DC, BR-MLXE-4-MR2-M-AC,
and BR-MLXE-4-MR2-M-DC);
Brocade NetIron CER 2000 Series Hardware Platforms (NI-CER-2024C-ADVPREM-AC, NI-
CER-2024C-ADVPREM-DC, NI-CER-2024F-ADVPREM-AC, NI-CER-2024F-ADVPREM-DC,
NI-CER-2048C-ADVPREM-AC, NI-CER-2048C-ADVPREM-DC, NI-CER-2048CX-
ADVPREM-AC, NI-CER-2048CX-ADVPREM-DC, NI-CER-2048F-ADVPREM-AC, NI-CER-
2048F-ADVPREM-DC, NI-CER-2048FX-ADVPREM-AC, NI-CER-2048FX-ADVPREM-DC,
BR-CER-2024C-4X-RT-AC, BR-CER-2024C-4X-RT-DC, BR-CER-2024F-4X-RT-AC, and BR-
CER-2024F-4X-RT-DC); and
Brocade NetIron CES 2000 Series Hardware Platforms (BR-CES-2024C-4X-AC, BR-CES-
2024C-4X-DC, BR-CES-2024F-4X-AC, and BR-CES-2024F-4X-DC).
TOE Developer – Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
1.3 TOE Overview
The Target of Evaluation (TOE) is the Brocade MLXe® and NetIron® Family Devices with Multi-Service
IronWare R05.8.00 family of products.