Mike Vizard examines how the Eclipse Foundation’s OCCTET project enables organizations to address EU Cyber Resilience Act compliance, highlighting input from Microsoft and GitHub.

Eclipse Foundation Publishes Toolkit to Simplify CRA Compliance

Author: Mike Vizard

The Eclipse Foundation has introduced the Open Source Compliance: Comprehensive Techniques and Essential Tools (OCCTET) project, aimed at helping organizations—especially smaller ones—meet the European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) requirements by September 2026.

Key Points

  • Purpose: OCCTET offers open-source tools to help organizations comply with the mandatory cybersecurity requirements for all digital products under the EU CRA.
  • Toolkit Features:
    • CRA compliance checklist
    • Conformity assessment specifications
    • Automated evaluation methods and tools
    • Federated database for assessments of open source software components
    • Inventories of automatic dependency analysis tools
    • Documentation and evidence generation tools
  • Collaboration: The toolkit is a product of the Open Regulatory Compliance (ORC) Working Group, now with over 50 members, including major organizations like Microsoft, GitHub, Red Hat, and more.
  • Goal: Simplify the compliance process for smaller organizations while serving as a starting framework for larger firms requiring more comprehensive solutions.

Industry Context

The EU CRA sets a high bar for cybersecurity and regulatory compliance across Europe. The OCCTET initiative responds to a growing need for practical, scalable compliance workflows as regulatory pressures increase. Achieving CRA compliance may also help organizations align with other global regulatory frameworks.

Forward-Looking Considerations

  • Adoption: Organizations should assess the degree to which CRA requirements apply to them and leverage available tools for efficient compliance.
  • Outlook: The increasing regulatory landscape demands that even smaller organizations adopt systematic approaches to compliance and cybersecurity.
  • Industry Support: With support from Microsoft, GitHub, and other industry leaders, OCCTET aims to raise the security baseline across the open-source and software development communities.

For more information, visit the OCCTET project website.

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