What settings cannot be verified with the current Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) tools?
• Vista Firewall • IPv6 Block of Protocols 41 • IPv6 Block of UDP 3544 • Windows XP • Network access: Allow anonymous SID-Name translation • Windows Vista • Where can I obtain FDCC Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) content? FDCC SCAP content is available for Windows XP and Vista at: http://nvd.nist.gov/fdcc/download_fdcc.cfm. The FDCC website hosts all SCAP reference data, inclusive of profiles for the FDCC and other Windows XP and Windows Vista security configurations. • What is Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP)-validation? To enable the goals set forth in OMB Memorandum M-07-18, it is necessary to have security configuration scanning tools that can use official SCAP content. In response, NIST established the SCAP validation program. Implemented through the NIST National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), independent laboratories can be accredited to perform the testing necessary to validate that security tools can accurately parse the SCAP content
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- What settings cannot be verified with the current Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP) tools?
