ANSSI CSPN Compliance
Security Certification Readiness for IT Products
What is ANSSI CSPN?
The Certification de Sécurité de Premier Niveau (CSPN) is a French security certification issued by ANSSI. It certifies that IT security products meet essential security requirements following a standardized evaluation.
CSPN certification is widely used to demonstrate the trustworthiness of security solutions in France and Europe.
Key ANSSI CSPN requirements:
- Security Evaluation: Independent assessment of product security.
- Access Control: Robust mechanisms for user authentication and authorization.
- Data Protection: Protection of sensitive information at rest and in transit.
- Auditability: Monitoring and logging of product security events.
- Operational Reliability: Demonstrated resilience against common attack vectors.
How Visual Guard facilitates ANSSI CSPN compliance:
Certified security practices:
Visual Guard follows recognized secure development practices aligned with CSPN expectations.
Strong authentication and RBAC:
Provide multi-factor authentication and granular role-based access control.
Encryption and data security:
Support encryption of sensitive data and secure communication channels.
Audit and traceability:
Maintain logs of authentication, access, and configuration changes.
Operational security:
Include monitoring tools and resilience features to detect and defend against unauthorized access attempts.
Detailed technical capabilities
Authentication & Access Control
- MFA and RBAC enforcement
Data Protection
- Encryption of credentials, data, and communications
Audit & Compliance
- Exportable and tamper-proof audit logs
- Automated compliance and security reports
Security
- Continuous monitoring and alerting of anomalies
Use case
Demonstrating CSPN readiness for a software vendor
A French software company must demonstrate security assurance to government clients by obtaining ANSSI CSPN certification.
How Visual Guard helped:
- Provided MFA and RBAC aligned with CSPN security principles.
- Encrypted sensitive data and enforced secure communication.
- Generated detailed audit logs for independent evaluation.
- Demonstrated resilience through monitoring and anomaly detection.
Result: The company positioned Visual Guard-enabled applications as secure and trustworthy, accelerating adoption in government and defense markets while aligning with ANSSI CSPN requirements.