Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language
The Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language, or OVAL, is a standard for expressing how to check for the presence of vulnerabilities and configuration issues on computer systems, and how to report on the presence and absence of such issues.
OVAL is a result of the collaborative efforts of the MITRE not-for-profit corporation, along with broad participation from the information security community, including representatives from numerous organizations such as operating system and security tool vendors, academic institutions, and government. MITRE maintains OVAL and moderates Board discussions and the Community Forum discussion list. OVAL is sponsored by the US-CERT at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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