I used SSG content and openscap. I have also used the SSG content with the SCC 
tool. However, it was not acceptable to them either, but it made going through 
the the checks manually a breeze.

R/
Brian Peake

On Feb 26, 2014, at 12:02 AM, "Kachigian, Christopher R" 
<[email protected]> wrote:

> I don¹t believe there is official approval.  I have used the SSG for a
> scan submitted for approval recently but the documentation package is
> still under review.  I can let this group know when it comes back if it
> was accepted or not.
> -- 
> Chris Kachigian
> StarVision Platform Product Manager
> Lockheed Martin IS&GS Engineering & Technology
> O: 301-240-7709 | C: 215-359-6331
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 2/25/14, 3:44 PM, "Bailey, Christopher D CTR USARMY AMRDEC (US)"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
>> Caveats: NONE
>> 
>> Does anyone know if there's been an official approval from DISA for the
>> use of SSG content and the openSCAP utility on RHEL 6 systems for
>> providing official vulnerability reports to IA inspectors?  Our local IA
>> folks tell us that SCC is the only DISA approved/provided product that
>> we can use for scanning our systems and providing scan results to IA for
>> inspection and analysis.  However, SCC only provides content up to RHEL
>> 5, which is of no help with RHEL 6.  We have our own homemade script for
>> scanning, but that's only good for in-house use. We need something for
>> producing official SCAP formatted vulnerability reports. We believe our
>> best option for automated scanning is the openSCAP tool with SSG
>> content, which is what we want to use, but there doesn't seem to be any
>> official acceptance for its use.
>> 
>> Basically, my IA folks want to see something in writing from DISA that
>> says they officially approve the use of SSG content and the openSCAP
>> tool for proving IA compliance on RHEL 6 systems.  I know that the DISA
>> FSO is working closely with Red Hat on SSG, but I can't find anything
>> like an official release from DISA.
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>> 
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