Distribution A: Approved for Public Release (16 Feb 2021) NIWCLANT SPR# 2021-52

 SCAP Compliance Checker Release Notes                   Jun 03, 2025   15:00:34
 Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic
 https://www.niwcatlantic.navy.mil/scap/


 SCAP Compliance Checker 5.11 Features Added
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 Type     IssueID  Summary
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 Feature  32878    Add support for SCAP 1.4 standards

 Feature  32870    Add digital signature information to all SCC reports

 Feature  32854    Update SCAP content based on NIWC content for DISA Q2 2025
                   release of STIG manuals

 Feature  32853    Update SCAP content installation to perform XML Digital
                   Signature validation (if signed)

 Feature  32852    Update SCC to support upcoming SCAP 1.4 requirements for
                   Digital Signature validation

 Feature  32841    Update URL for obtaining information on SCC releases from
                   DISA's github repository to NIWC github

 Feature  32839    Update URL for obtaining SCAP content from DISA's github
                   repository to NIWC Atlantic SCAP Content Library URL

 Feature  32831    Add command line arguments and documentation for importing
                   deviations

 Feature  32822    Update XCCDF rule result messages to include Rule result,
                   and deviation information

 Feature  32821    Add support for multiple OVAL documents as part of a SCAP
                   datastream

 Feature  32820    Add feature to import/export tailoring files via SCC GUI

 Feature  32818    Add suport for DISA's CKLB format report

 Feature  32815    Add NIWC developed Windows Update SCAP benchmark to check
                   for missing updates

 Feature  32814    Improve error handling of Windows OVAL wuasearcher test to
                   report errors when unable to gather data

 Feature  32813    Update Windows WindowsUpdateSearcher test to report an error
                   if offline wsusscan2.cab file is more than 30 days old

 Feature  32812    Update XCCDF XML results to include "Error Information" from
                   SCC's reports

 Feature  32811    OVAL 5.12.1: Update OVAL results format of Windows
                   WuaUpdateSearcher to provide title, URL, severity
                   is_installed, is_hidden

 Feature  32809    Add support for new OVAL 5.12.1 Windows ntuser attribute of
                   'days_since_last_logon'

 Feature  32785    Add Deviations feature back to SCC, providing a method to
                   document why a given check should 'pass with deviation'

 Feature  32776    Update validation of content to require digital signature
                   for any content that contain new OVAL 5.12 shellcommand test

 Feature  32775    Update Windows WuaUpdateSearcher test to support using an
                   offline wssuscn2.cab from Microsoft for offline enclaves

 Feature  32719    Update SCC to write OVAL results as OVAL 5.12 by default

 Feature  32718    Add OVAL 5.12 schema's for validation of new OVAL 5.12
                   features/content



 SCAP Compliance Checker 5.11 Defects Resolved
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 Type     IssueID  Summary
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 Defect   32892    SCC Crash when saving manual question after filtering to
                   another question

 Defect   32863    Update error handling on Variable tests to ensure every
                   variable references as a var_ref can be found in the
                   document

 Defect   32848    Remove error message when SQL Instances are found to be
                   zero, just proceed as not-applicable

 Defect   32847    Fix issues loading multiple OVAL components when processing
                   XCCDF platform specification checks