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Nutanix Products Tested and Selected for Inclusion on Dept of Defense Information Network (DoDIN) Approved Products Lists

Nutanix completed DISA's rigorous Cybersecurity and Interoperability Certification

By Matt Keller

September 1, 2021 | min

Nutanix is pleased to announce that Nutanix® AOS, AHV, and Files products have been certified for placement on the Department of Defense Information Network Approved Products List (DoDIN APL).

The DoDIN APL is a single consolidated list of products that have completed the Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA’s) rigorous Cybersecurity (CS) and Interoperability (IO) certification. Products are tested against multiple Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) as well as subjected to vulnerability testing, CAC compliance, and IPv6 functionality requirements. Nutanix has successfully demonstrated the core security features of our products by passing this testing performed by the Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) Test Center.

In order to follow procurement requirements defined by the DoD and other departments, agencies may need to purchase only products that appear on the DoDIN APL as these products have been tested and shown to address government security standards. A listing on the DoDIN APL is required for all hardware and software products that are implemented into the technology infrastructure of the U.S. DoD by mandate of DoDI 8100.04 and fulfills Risk Management Framework (RMF) CS/IA testing requirements. The DoDIN APL was previously known as the UC APL (Unified Capabilities Approved Products List) and is sometimes referred to as having passed “JITC Testing” or “STIG Testing”.

Nutanix products are designed to protect against cyber attacks and data loss by starting with an out of the box, intrinsically hardened, scalable Cloud OS (Acropolis® OS) and hypervisor (AHV®) that are compliant against those STIGs required for testing under the DISA guidelines. A security baseline is maintained by self-healing deviations (or “drift”) with a system-wide Security Configuration Management Automation (SCMA) service. Nutanix provides native Data-At-Rest Encryption with FIPS 140-2 validated modules. Nutanix follows a comprehensive Security Development Lifecycle which incorporates security into every step of the Nutanix software development process so that security is built-in, not bolted on. The Nutanix Enterprise Cloud provides native platform hardening, security auditing and reporting, and protection from network threats.

Additionally, Nutanix products help to enable federal organizations to align to a Zero Trust Architecture (ZTA), a mandate that was included in the recent Executive Order to Improve the Nation’s Cybersecurity. ZTA adds more challenge response mechanisms and puts them closer to the resources being accessed to give greater protection to data.

The DoDIN APL certification along with four FIPS 140-2 certifications for cryptographic modules and the Common Criteria certification for AOS and AHV, demonstrates Nutanix’s commitment to providing the necessary security functionality to deploy these Nutanix products with confidence

Chip George, Vice President of Public Sector, Nutanix

 

For more details on the latest DoDIN APL Listing and other security certifications completed by Nutanix, please visit: Nutanix’s Trust Site. Government civilian and/or uniformed military personnel may receive the Nutanix Cybersecurity Assessment Package (CAP) by requesting this information from the Approved Products Certification Office (APCO).

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