Is NIST endorsing or mandating the use of the Windows 7 or Internet Explorer 8?
No. NIST does not endorse the use of any particular product or system. NIST is not mandating the use of the Windows 7, Red Hat Linux, Mac OS X or any application. Nor is NIST establishing conditions or prerequisites for Federal agency procurement or deployment of any system. NIST is not precluding any Federal agency from procuring or deploying other computer hardware or software for which NIST has not developed a publication, security configuration checklist, or virtual testing environment.
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