New Delhi: India has been nominated as the Chair of the Common Criteria Development Board (CCDB) from April 2026 to April 2028. This leadership position was confirmed during the 1st Quarter Meeting of the Common Criteria Recognition Arrangement (CCRA), held from April 14 - 16, 2026 in Tokyo, Japan.
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The CCRA is the foundational international treaty that enables the mutual recognition of IT security certificates across borders. Beyond the high-level policy committees, the CCRA operates through specific working groups and administrative protocols designed to maintain the integrity of the Common Criteria Portal, which serves as the "single source of truth" for certified secure IT products worldwide.
The CCDB serves as the technical core of the CCRA, managing the international work program for the Common Criteria (CC) and the Common Methodology for Information Technology Security Evaluation (CEM). While other CCRA groups handle policy matters, the CCDB focuses on the technical standards and evaluation criteria that secure global IT products.
India has been an active member of the CCRA since September 16, 2013, as a certificate authorizing nation. The country serves through the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) and STQC Directorate, which acts as the official certification body for IT security evaluations in India.
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As per CCRA norms, certificates issued by member countries for products evaluated under the common criteria are mutually recognized without the need for re-certification, facilitating seamless international trade in secure IT products. The CCRA comprises 20 certificate-authorizing nations and 18 certificate-consuming nations. These countries collectively ensure the integrity of the Common Criteria Portal, which serves as the authoritative global repository for certified secure IT products.
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