According to the authorization of the central government, the main functions of the evaluation center include: responsible for the security vulnerability analysis and information notification of information technology products and systems; Responsible for the security risk assessment of information networks and important information systems of party and government organs; To carry out safety testing and evaluation of information technology products, systems and engineering construction; To carry out the ability evaluation and qualification audit of information security service and professionals; Engaged in theoretical research, technology research and development, and standard formulation of information security testing and evaluation.

China Information Security Evaluation Center is one of the important infrastructures in the national information security guarantee system. With the support of national special investment, it has domestic first-class information security vulnerability analysis resources and testing and evaluation technical equipment. There are many professional technical laboratories, such as vulnerability basic research, application software security, product safety testing, system hidden danger analysis and evaluation equipment research and development; It has a national special control team that specializes in risk assessment for party and government organs, basic information networks and important information systems.

Since the establishment of 1997, China Information Security Evaluation Center has provided technical support and public services in the field of information security according to national laws and regulations. Accumulated safety assessment of more than 600 products, 130 network information systems and more than 2,000 professionals; Long-term risk assessment of more than 20 ministries and commissions and more than 10 important information systems. At the same time, it has undertaken more than 0/00 scientific research projects such as National 863, 973, Natural Science Foundation and national standard formulation, and many scientific research achievements have won national and ministerial-level scientific and technological progress awards, and dozens of technical standards have been officially promulgated and implemented as national standards. The performance of the evaluation center in information security detection and evaluation, technological innovation, major security and social services has been fully affirmed and praised by the central leadership, relevant ministries and commissions and the society.