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INTRODUCTION
1.0.1 This document aims to provide an overview of Cybersecurity Labelling
Scheme (CLS) scheme. It outlines the four (4) tiers of assessment, the
conformance checklist, testing activities, acceptance criteria, and the
expected deliverables of each of the tiers.
1.0.2 The intended audience for this document is the developers who are
interested in getting their Internet-Connected Devices labelled under CLS
and testing laboratories who are responsible for testing the devices in
accordance to the requirements of the CLS.
1.0.3 This document is organised in the following manner:
a. Chapter 2 provides a broad overview of the 4 tiers of assessment
required under the different labelling levels of the CLS.
b. Chapter 3 elaborates on Assessment Tier 1 – Declaration of
Conformance to Security Baseline Requirements. It lists the objective,
requirements, and the acceptance criteria.
c. Chapter 4 elaborates on Assessment Tier 2 – Declaration of
Conformance to Lifecycle Process Requirements. It lists the objective,
requirements, and the acceptance criteria.
d. Chapter 5 elaborates on Assessment Tier 3 – Software Binary Analysis.
It lists the requirements, test scope, pass criteria, and the test
deliverables expected by CCC.
e. Chapter 6 elaborates on Assessment Tier 4 – Penetration Testing. It
lists the requirements, test scope, pass criteria, and the test
deliverables expected by CCC.
f. Chapter 7 contains the Conformance Checklist that is required for
Assessment Tier 1 and 2.
1.0.4 The following roles are commonly referred in this document:
1. Developer of the Device Under Test (DUT)
2. Testing Laboratory (TL) that performs the Assessment Tier 3 and 4
3. Cybersecurity Certification Centre (CCC) that oversees the CLS
1.0.5 The CLS references the following documents:
1. The ETSI EN 303 645 – Cyber Security for Consumer Internet of Things
[1] produced by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute
(ETSI). The document outlines a set of outcome-focused security
provisions to support developers in ensuring that their IoT products are
secure by focusing on technical controls and organizational policies that
matter most in addressing the most significant and widespread security
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