eXtensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF)

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Abbreviations / Acronyms / Synonyms:

XCCDF

NIST SP 800-117, NIST SP 800-126 Rev. 2, NIST SP 800-126 Rev. 3, NIST SP 800-128, NIST SP 800-203, NIST SP 800-219r1, NIST SP 800-70 Rev. 4

Definitions:

A language for authoring security checklists/benchmarks and for reporting results of evaluating them.
Sources:
CNSSI 4009-2015 under eXtensible configuration checklist description format (XCCDF) from NIST SP 800-126 Rev. 2

SCAP language for specifying checklists and reporting checklist results.
Sources:
NIST SP 800-128 under Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF)

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