11.2 User guidance (AGD_USR)

Objectives

User guidance refers to material that is intended to be used by non-administrative human users of the TOE, and by others (e.g. programmers) using the TOE's external interfaces. User guidance describes the security functions provided by the TSF and provides instructions and guidelines, including warnings, for its secure use.

The user guidance provides a basis for assumptions about the use of the TOE and a measure of confidence that non-malicious users, application providers and others exercising the external interfaces of the TOE will understand the secure operation of the TOE and will use it as intended.

Component levelling

This family contains only one component.

Application notes

The requirements AGD_USR.1.3.C and AGD_USR.1.5C encompass the aspect that any warnings to the users of a TOE with regard to the TOE security environment and the security objectives described in the PP/ST are appropriately covered in the user guidance.

In many cases it may be appropriate that guidance is provided in separate documents: one for human users, and one for application programmers and/or hard-ware designers using software or hardware interfaces.