CPSTIC
CCN-STIC 106
Explains product and service inclusion in CPSTIC: RFS, ITC, RITC, PES, exceptional routes and required evidence.
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CCN-STIC 106, 140, 2001, 2002 and 2010 guides
Practical analysis of the CCN-STIC guides that affect manufacturers preparing LINCE, CICLON or CPSTIC Catalogue access.
What you will find here
These analyses help you understand where each guide fits within a certification, evaluation or qualification process, which decisions it affects and what it means for your product.
They do not replace the official CCN guides. They are there to help you read them with the right context when the decision affects LINCE, CICLON or access to CPSTIC.
Guides analysed
CPSTIC
CCN-STIC 140
Explains the CPSTIC taxonomy, families, RFS and how cloud products fit within the qualification process.
Read guide →LINCE
CCN-STIC 2001
Explains the LINCE certification framework, the actors involved, and helps decide whether this route fits an on-premises software, hardware or IoT product.
Read guide →LINCE
CCN-STIC 2002
Explains the LINCE evaluation methodology: stages, documentation, evidence and how findings are handled during the process.
Read guide →CICLON
CCN-STIC 2010
Explains the CICLON methodology for cloud products: minimum evidence, initial evaluation, monitoring and PGC calculation.
Read guide →What these guides are for
They help answer practical questions before certification starts. In some cases, that means deciding whether LINCE or CICLON is the right route. In others, it means understanding what a guide will require once the process is under way. They are useful as background, but you do not need them to run the process: we provide end-to-end support across the route, documentation, evaluation and the coordination needed through to closure.
Official source
If you need the full series or want to verify the original wording, go straight to the official CCN index.
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We review the product type, scope and qualification objective, and handle the full process, including documentation, evaluation and CPSTIC Catalogue entry.