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OSCAL Content Registry

The OSCAL Content Registry is an open platform for publishing, discovering, and sharing machine-readable security and compliance documentation written in the Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL), a set of formats developed by NIST.

Supported Model Types

The registry supports all seven OSCAL model types:

  • Catalog – collections of security controls
  • Profile – baselines that select and tailor controls from catalogs
  • Component Definition – descriptions of how components implement controls
  • System Security Plan (SSP) – security plans for information systems
  • Assessment Plan (SAP) – plans for assessing control implementations
  • Assessment Results (SAR) – findings from security assessments
  • Plan of Action & Milestones (POA&M) – tracking of remediation activities

Features

  • Browse and search documents across all model types
  • Upload and manage your own OSCAL documents
  • Automatic metadata extraction and validation
  • Document versioning tied to content UUID
  • Favorite documents for quick access
  • RESTful API for programmatic access

API Access

All documents are available through a public REST API. See the API documentation for details.

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