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Open Vulnerability Assessment Language (OVAL) Validation Program Derived Test Requirements
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Date Published: March 2010
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John Banghart (NIST), Stephen Quinn (NIST), David Waltermire (NIST)
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Draft NIST Interagency Report (IR) 7669, Open Vulnerability Assessment Language (OVAL) Validation Program Derived Test Requirements, describes the requirements that must be met by products to achieve OVAL Validation. Validation is awarded based on a defined set of OVAL capabilities by independent laboratories that have been accredited for OVAL testing by the NIST National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program. Draft NISTIR 7669 has been written primarily for accredited laboratories and for vendors interested in receiving OVAL validation for their products.
This report defines the requirements and associated test procedures necessary for products to achieve one or more Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL) Validations. Validation is awarded based on testing a defined set of OVAL capabilities by independent laboratories that have been accredited for OVAL testing by the NIST National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP).
This report defines the requirements and associated test procedures necessary for products to achieve one or more Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL) Validations. Validation is awarded based on testing a defined set of OVAL capabilities by independent laboratories that have been...
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This report defines the requirements and associated test procedures necessary for products to achieve one or more Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL) Validations. Validation is awarded based on testing a defined set of OVAL capabilities by independent laboratories that have been accredited for OVAL testing by the NIST National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP).
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Open Vulnerability Assessment Language; OVAL; conformance testing; vulnerabilities
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