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Glossary: Monitoring Tools and the Identity Life Cycle

XCCDF (Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format)

Also written: XCCDF

The SCAP part that holds the checklist: the rules, their titles and severities, grouped into profiles. It says what to check; OVAL says how.

Where the book teaches it

Related terms

OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language)Profile (XCCDF)OpenSCAP