Re: [scap_interest] scap_interest Digest, Vol 5, Issue 19

[Adam Montville <[e-mail]>]

+1

On 2/17/12 7:28 AM, "[e-mail]"
<[e-mail]> wrote:

>Hello, Rubin, Kent, all,
>
>I think interoperability testing is an important aspect of the
>standardization process.  It helps us prove out the specifications are
>well written (or that they require changes) which enables new vendors or
>implementers to code against the same specification and expect an
>interoperable implementation.
>
>This is important at each stage, from supporting data formats to the
>ability to uniformly exchanging those formats with interpretable controls
>and expected messaging patterns/flows.  The specifications for the data
>formats should go beyond schemas to cover error handling and other
>requirements for developers to enable interoperable solution development.
> When you move to transport and APIs for exchanges, this becomes more
>critical if we want to evolve the ability to support the ecosystem of
>data format specifications.  Products and use of these specifications can
>diverge by adding value in areas like data analysis and how exchanged
>data sets may be leveraged.
>
>Thank you,
>Kathleen  
>
>-----Original Message-----
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>Subject: Re: [scap_interest] scap_interest Digest, Vol 5, Issue 19
>
>To all:
>
>Kent brings up a good point.
>
>Validation does not equate to interoperability.
>
>How does the community feel about an SCAP interoperability testing
>function?
>
>David Oliva
>
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