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.
