OVAL - OVAL Language

OVAL Language

The OVAL Language standardizes the three main steps of the assessment process: representing configuration information of systems for testing; analyzing the system for the presence of the specified machine state (vulnerability, configuration, patch state, etc.); and reporting the results of the assessment.

Current Version: 5.4

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Page Last Updated: March 26, 2008

Section Contents
Language Main Page
OVAL Language Releases
Current Official Version
Upcoming Minor Version
Upcoming Major Version
OVAL Archive
About the Language
Language Structure
Use Cases
Versioning
Validating a Document
Definition Tutorial
OVAL-Related Work
OVAL Interpreter
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Developer’s Forum Archives


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