> You may be able to use the following instructions taken from the Common Internet of Things draft:
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> Harmonised Standards not specifying a normative environmental profile should use the following text:
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> The technical requirements of the present document apply under the environmental profile for operation of the equipment, which shall be in accordance with its intended use. The equipment shall comply with all the technical requirements of the present document at all times when operating within the boundary limits of the operational environmental profile defined by its intended use.
### 4.7.1 Physical environment
The technical requirements of the present document apply under the environmental profile for operation of the equipment, which shall be in accordance with its intended use. The equipment shall comply with all the technical requirements of the present document at all times when operating within the boundary limits of the operational environmental profile defined by its intended use.
### 4.7.2 Digital environment
VPNs can be expected to operate in a network environment alongside other Important PwDEs such as Identity Access Management, Network Interfaces, Routers, and Firewalls. Manufacturers shall harden VPN attack surfaces against potential attack vectors from compromised PwDEs, but in particular those considered Important and Critical. See clause TK for further information about the relationship between VPNs and related software.
