Chapter 3. Test environment
The test environment is the platform where you run both the product undergoing certification and the certification tests. It must comply with the following requirements:
Requirement | Justification |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) must be installed on a certified platform (hardware, hypervisor, or cloud instance). | Ensures that the underlying physical or virtual platform does not introduce issues that might impact testing. |
The test environment must not make any modifications to RHEL kernel and user packages beyond those identified as acceptable configuration changes in the RHEL documentation. Any non-Red Hat kernel modules are subject to further inspection. | Changes to Red Hat components might impact supportability for our customers. |
RHEL must not contain components with critical or important vulnerabilities. | Ensures that the product undergoing certification is compatible with the security updates that customers are expected to install in their environments. |
SELinux must be enabled and running in enforcing mode. | Ensures that the product undergoing certification is compatible with the recommended security settings. |
Red Hat Insights must be installed and running. | Ensures compatibility with the platform’s solution for proactive risk management. |