In a distributed or composite system environment, a TOE may need to exchange TSF data (e.g. the SFP-attributes associated with data, audit information, identification information) with another trusted IT Product. This family defines the requirements for sharing and consistent interpretation of these attributes between the TSF of the TOE and that of a different trusted IT Product.
User notes
The components in this family are intended to provide requirements for automated support for TSF data consistency when such data is transmitted between the TSF of the TOE and another trusted IT Product. It is also possible that wholly procedural means could be used to produce security attribute consistency, but they are not provided for here.
This family is different from FDP_ETC and FDP_ITC, as those two families are concerned only with resolving the security attributes between the TSF and its import/export medium.
If the integrity of the TSF data is of concern, requirements should be chosen from the FPT_ITI family. These components specify requirements for the TSF to be able to detect or detect and correct modifications to TSF data in transit.