The individual certification schemes should be designed in such a way that all actors involved in the development of relevant IT products and services are encouraged to develop and adopt standards, norms and principles which ensure the highest possible level of security throughout the lifecycle.
Posamezne certifikacijske sheme bi morale biti oblikovane tako, da bi vse sodelujoče v razvoju zadevnih izdelkov in storitev informacijske tehnologije spodbudili k razvoju in sprejetju standardov, norm in načel, ki bi zagovorili najvišjo možno raven varnosti v celotnem življenjskem ciklu.