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Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format
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<p>The Extensible Configuration Checklist Description Format (XCCDF) is an <a href="/facts/XML/clNgUfWk">XML</a> format specifying security checklists, benchmarks and configuration documentation. </p><p>XCCDF development is being pursued by <a href="/facts/NIST/gr9Fnh85">NIST</a>, the <a href="/facts/NSA/Sg6MGV1o">NSA</a>, <a href="/facts/MITRE/lmFLYepE">The MITRE Corporation</a>, and the <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Homeland_Security/jwz5gLfa">US Department of Homeland Security</a>. </p><p>XCCDF is intended to serve as a replacement for the security hardening and analysis documentation written in prose. XCCDF is used by the <a href="/facts/Security_Content_Automation_Protocol/MKslIMe4">Security Content Automation Protocol</a>. </p>