Common Platform Enumeration: Dictionary Specification Version 2.3

Cichonski, Paul; Waltermire, David; Scarfone, Karen

doi:https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7697

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NIST IR 7697

Common Platform Enumeration: Dictionary Specification Version 2.3

Documentation Topics

Date Published: August 2011

Author(s)

Paul Cichonski (NIST), David Waltermire (NIST), Karen Scarfone (Scarfone Cybersecurity)

Abstract

This report defines the Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) Dictionary version 2.3 specification. The CPE Dictionary Specification is a part of a stack of CPE specifications that support a variety of use cases relating to IT product description and naming. An individual CPE dictionary is a repository of IT product names, with each name in the repository identifying a unique class of IT product in the world. This specification defines the semantics of the CPE Dictionary data model and the rules associated with CPE dictionary creation and management. This report also defines and explains the requirements that IT products and services, including CPE dictionaries, must meet for conformance with the CPE Dictionary version 2.3 specification.

Keywords

Common Platform Enumeration; CPE; SCAP; security automation

Control Families

Audit and Accountability; Configuration Management

Documentation

Publication:
https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.7697
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Supplemental Material:
Press Release (for NISTIRs 7695-7698)

Document History:
08/19/11: IR 7697 (Final)

Topics

Security and Privacy

audit & accountability, security automation

Laws and Regulations

E-Government Act, Federal Information Security Modernization Act