List of implemented CPE versions

This package implements the validation of both CPE Names and platforms (set of CPE Names), and the comparisons between them, corresponding to some versions of CPE specification [3].

The functionality implemented in this package, associated with versions 1.1, 2.2 and 2.3 of CPE specification, is below:

  • Version 1.1 [4]:
    • CPE naming
    • CPE Name matching
  • Version 2.2 [5]:
    • CPE naming
    • CPE Name matching
    • CPE Language matching
  • Version 2.3:
    • CPE naming [6]
    • CPE Name matching [7]
    • CPE Applicability Language matching [8]

The CPE naming of version 2.3 supports the definition of three different styles of CPE Name:

  • WFN: Well-Formed Name
  • URI: Uniform Resource Identifier
  • FS: Formatted String