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Set of security information exchange specifications

The Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) is a method for using specific standards to enable automated vulnerability management, measurement, and policy compliance evaluation of systems deployed in an organization, including e.g., FISMA compliance. The National Vulnerability Database (NVD) is the U.S. government content repository for SCAP. An example of an implementation of SCAP is OpenSCAP. SCAP is a suite of tools that have been compiled to be compatible with various protocols for things like configuration management, compliance requirements, software flaws, or vulnerabilities patching. Accumulation of these standards provides a means for data to be communicated between humans and machines efficiently. The objective of the framework is to promote a communal approach to the implementation of automated security mechanisms that are not monopolized. Wikipedia →

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  1. Read the overview: Security Content Automation ProtocolA 5-minute orientation
  2. Pick up a classic book: The web application hacker's handbookThe most-reprinted book on the subject
  3. Read the landmark paper: Managing Security: The Security Content Automation ProtocolCited 24 times
  4. Go sideways: Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002A closely related topic
  5. Go sideways: Information Security Automation ProgramA closely related topic

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