The Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC), is a list of common attack patterns. Creating the list is a community initiative. Together, these organizations and any others that wish to join the effort, are creating specific and succinct definitions for each of the elements in the CAPEC List. By leveraging the widest possible group of interests and talents we hope to ensure that the CAPEC elements are adequately described and differentiated. The next steps are to adequately capture the specific effects, behaviors, exploit mechanisms, and implementation details in the CAPEC dictionary as well as to review and revise the presentation approaches that will best suit this information.

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