Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format
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The Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF) is an XML format specifying , benchmarks and configuration documentation. XCCDF development is being pursued by NIST, the NSA, The MITRE Corporation, and the US Department of Homeland Security. XCCDF is intended to serve as a replacement for the security hardening and analysis documentation written in prose. XCCDF is used by the Security Content Automation Protocol.[1]
References[]
- ^ Waltermire, David; Schmidt, Charles; Scarfone, Karen; Ziring, Neal (March 2012). "Specification for the Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF) Version 1.2" (PDF).
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External links[]
- XCCDF 1.1.2 specification
- XCCDF 1.1.3 specification
- XCCDF 1.1.4 specification
- XCCDF 1.2 specification (current as of October 2011)
- XCCDF home page
Categories:
- Computer security software
- XML-based standards
- Checklists