ReferencenumberISO/IEC18180:2013(E)©ISO/IEC2013INTERNATIONALSTANDARDISO/IEC18180Firstedition2013-06-15Informationtechnology—SpecificationfortheExtensibleConfigurationChecklistDescriptionFormat(XCCDF)Version1.2Technologiesdel'information—SpécificationdeXCCDF(ExtensibleConfigurationChecklistDescriptionFormat)version1.2ISO/IEC18180:2013(E)COPYRIGHTPROTECTEDDOCUMENT©ISO/IEC2013Allrightsreserved.Unlessotherwisespecified,nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedorutilizedotherwiseinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopying,orpostingontheinternetoranintranet,withoutpriorwrittenpermission.PermissioncanberequestedfromeitherISOattheaddressbeloworISO’smemberbodyinthecountryoftherequester.ISOcopyrightofficeCasepostale56CH-1211Geneva20Tel.+41227490111Fax+41227490947E-mailcopyright@iso.orgWebwww.iso.orgPublishedinSwitzerlandii©ISO/IEC2013–AllrightsreservedISO/IEC18180:2013(E)©ISO/IEC2013–AllrightsreservediiiForewordISO(theInternationalOrganizationforStandardization)andIEC(theInternationalElectrotechnicalCommission)formthespecializedsystemforworldwidestandardization.NationalbodiesthataremembersofISOorIECparticipateinthedevelopmentofInternationalStandardsthroughtechnicalcommitteesestablishedbytherespectiveorganizationtodealwithparticularfieldsoftechnicalactivity.ISOandIECtechnicalcommitteescollaborateinfieldsofmutualinterest.Otherinternationalorganizations,governmentalandnon-governmental,inliaisonwithISOandIEC,alsotakepartinthework.Inthefieldofinformationtechnology,ISOandIEChaveestablishedajointtechnicalcommittee,ISO/IECJTC1.InternationalStandardsaredraftedinaccordancewiththerulesgivenintheISO/IECDirectives,Part2.ThemaintaskofthejointtechnicalcommitteeistoprepareInternationalStandards.DraftInternationalStandardsadoptedbythejointtechnicalcommitteearecirculatedtonationalbodiesforvoting.PublicationasanInternationalStandardrequiresapprovalbyatleast75%ofthenationalbodiescastingavote.Attentionisdrawntothepossibilitythatsomeoftheelementsofthisdocumentmay...