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Projects Security Content Automation Protocol SCAP Specifications Common Platform Enumeration (CPE)

Security Content Automation Protocol SCAP

Common Platform Enumeration (CPE): Name Matching

The Name Matching specification defines the procedures for comparing Well-formed Names (WFNs) to each other so as to determine whether they refer to some or all of the same products.

CPE Name Matching Resources

CPE 2.3 Name Matching Resources (August 2011)

Documentation:

NISTIR 7696

Contacts

SCAP Inquiries
scap@nist.gov

Created December 07, 2016, Updated April 20, 2023