While published
, last-modified
, and oscal-version
are not required, values for these entries should be provided if the information is known. A link
with a rel
of source
should be provided if the information is known.
Indicates the version of the OSCAL model to which the document conforms, for example 1.1.0
or 1.0.0-M1
. That can be used as a hint for a tool indicating which version of the OSCAL XML or JSON schema to use for validation.
Indicates the version of the OSCAL model to which the document conforms, for example 1.1.0
or 1.0.0-milestone1
. That can be used as a hint for a tool indicating which version of the OSCAL XML or JSON schema to use for validation.
The OSCAL version serves a different purpose from the document version and is used to represent a different concept. If both have the same value, this is coincidental.