- XCCDF
The Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF) is an
XML format specifying security checklists, benchmarks and configuration documentation. XCCDF development is being pursued byNIST , theNSA , 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.External links
* [http://nvd.nist.gov/scap/xccdf/docs/xccdf-spec-1.1.2-20060913.pdf XCCDF 1.1.2 specification]
* [http://nvd.nist.gov/scap/xccdf/docs/xccdf-spec-1.1.3-20070401-draft.pdf XCCDF 1.1.3 specification]
* [http://nvd.nist.gov/scap/xccdf/docs/xccdf-spec-1_1_4-20071011.pdf XCCDF 1.1.4 specification] (current as of January 2008)
* [http://nvd.nist.gov/xccdf.cfm NIST reference on XCCDF]
* [http://xml.coverpages.org/ni2005-02-01-a.html NIST and NSA Release XML-Based XCCDF Specification for Security Checklists]
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