15.3. Interpretation of Conformance

The threat model is informative and provides context for required capabilities; it does not prescribe specific mitigations or implementation techniques.

GEISA conformance is evaluated based on the ability of an implementation to demonstrate the security capabilities and enforcement behaviors defined by this specification, rather than on the use of any specific technology, framework, or software component.

Conformance testing may exercise defined interfaces, workflows, and operational scenarios to validate that required security properties—such as identity verification, authorization enforcement, workload isolation, integrity protection, and policy governance—are correctly realized.

Implementations may use differing operating systems, execution environments, cryptographic libraries, or architectural approaches, provided that the required behaviors and outcomes are achieved and are externally verifiable through defined interactions.

Where minimum versions or technical baselines are referenced, they shall relate to interoperable standards, protocols, or security capabilities and shall not mandate specific vendor products, libraries, or implementation frameworks.