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Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL)

Term · Cybersecurity · MLC-T-CYB-002952

1. A language for representing system configuration information, assessing machine state, and reporting assessment results.

2. SCAP language for specifying low-level testing procedures used by checklists.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-CYB-002952
FieldCybersecurity
AbbreviationOVAL
ReferencesCNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST SP 800-126 Rev. 2; NIST SP 800-128; NIST CSRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-CYB-002952",
  "term": "Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL)",
  "field": "Cybersecurity",
  "definition": "1. A language for representing system configuration information, assessing machine state, and reporting assessment results.\n\n2. SCAP language for specifying low-level testing procedures used by checklists.",
  "abbreviation": "OVAL",
  "references": [
    "CNSSI 4009-2015 from NIST SP 800-126 Rev. 2",
    "NIST SP 800-128",
    "NIST CSRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/cybersecurity/open-vulnerability-and-assessment-language-oval/"
}

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