Date Published: February 2011
Author(s)
David Waltermire (NIST), Stephen Quinn (NIST), Karen Scarfone (G2)
This document provides the definitive technical specification for Version 1.1 of the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). SCAP consists of a suite of specifications for standardizing the format and nomenclature by which security software communicates information about software flaws and security configurations. This document defines all SCAP Version 1.1 requirements that are not defined in the individual SCAP component specifications.
This document provides the definitive technical specification for Version 1.1 of the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). SCAP consists of a suite of specifications for standardizing the format and nomenclature by which security software communicates information about software flaws and...
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This document provides the definitive technical specification for Version 1.1 of the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). SCAP consists of a suite of specifications for standardizing the format and nomenclature by which security software communicates information about software flaws and security configurations. This document defines all SCAP Version 1.1 requirements that are not defined in the individual SCAP component specifications.
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Keywords
Security automation; security configuration; Security Content Automation Protocol; vulnerabilities; SCAP; security content automation
Control Families
Audit and Accountability; Assessment, Authorization and Monitoring; Configuration Management; Maintenance; Risk Assessment; System and Services Acquisition; System and Communications Protection
