Open SCAP Library Documentation

# Overview

  OpenSCAP is a set of open source libraries providing an easier path for integration of the SCAP line of standards.

  SCAP is a line of standards managed by NIST with the goal of providing a standard language for the expression of Computer Network Defense related information.

# Libraries

- Common - Objects and mechanisms used across all parts of library.
- CCE - Common Configuration Enumeration
- CPE - Common Platform Enumeration
- CVE - Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures
- CVSS - Common Vulnerability Scoring System
- OVAL - Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language
- XCCDF - Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format
- XCCDF_POLICY - Policy interface to XCCDF benchmark

# Links

- OpenSCAP homepage: http://www.open-scap.org/
- Information on SCAP at NIST: http://nvd.nist.gov/scap.cfm