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Prove & Run: Strategic-Technological Assessment for European Defense and Sovereignty
What is ProvenCore and how does its EAL7 Common Criteria certification make it a virtually unhackable microkernel operating system?
Prove & Run: European defence is entering a new era of software-defined security. Strategic-technological profile; 35-page sourced DFM PDF report.
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Original DFM publication · DFM Analysis report · 2025-11-24
European defence is entering a new era of software-defined security, and Prove & Run is quietly positioning itself as a cornerstone of this transformation. Founded in 2009 and headquartered in France, this deep-tech company has spent over a decade mastering one of the most elusive goals in cybersecurity: the creation of a virtually unhackable operating system .
Prove & Run’s flagship microkernel, ProvenCore, is the first and only OS to achieve the highest Common Criteria EAL7 certification – a level of rigor typically reserved for top-secret government systems .
This analysis answers: What is ProvenCore and how does its EAL7 Common Criteria certification make it a virtually unhackable microkernel operating system? What is the maturity of Prove & Run's software-defined security and its fit with European sovereignty and cyber programmes? Who are Prove & Run's partners and customers for its embedded secure-OS technology? What dependencies and gaps affect Prove & Run's role in European cybersecurity autonomy?
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What is Prove & Run: Strategic-Technological Assessment for European Defense and Sovereignty?
Prove & Run’s flagship microkernel, ProvenCore, is the first and only OS to achieve the highest Common Criteria EAL7 certification – a level of rigor typically reserved for top-secret government systems .
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