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'''Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)''' is an independent and [[open source]] [[database]] created by and for the community. The goal of the project is to provide accurate, detailed, current, and unbiased technical information on [[Information security|security]] vulnerabilities. The project promotes greater, open collaboration between companies and individuals, eliminates redundant works, and reduce expenses inherent with the development and maintenance of in-house vulnerability databases.

Its goal is to provide accurate, unbiased information about security vulnerabilities in computerized equipment. The core of OSVDB is a relational database which ties various information about security vulnerabilities into a common, cross-referenced data source.

==History==

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The [[Open Security Foundation]] (OSF) was created to ensure the project's continuing support. [[Brian Martin]] (AKA Jericho), [[Chris Sullo]] (of Nikto fame), and [[Jake Kouns]] are project leaders for the OSVDB project, and currently hold leadership roles in the OSF. It is a client/server implementation that consists of a server daemon (mysqld) and many different client programs/libraries. It has a pluggable data store architecture

==Mission==

Its goal is to provide accurate, unbiased information about security vulnerabilities in computerized equipment. The core of OSVDB is a relational database which ties various information about security vulnerabilities into a common, cross-referenced data source.

==Process==

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* Christian Seifert (Mangler)

== About Open Security Foundation ==

The Open Security Foundation is a non-profit 501c3 organization established in early [[2005]] to function as a support organization for [[Openopen Sourcesource]] security projects. It was originally conceived and founded as a support for the OSVDB project, but its scope is evolving to provide support for numerous other projects.

The foundation allows organizations and individuals to provide charitable contributions to support open source security projects that provide value to the global community. The foundation also provides guidance, legal, administrative, policy guidelines, and other support to numerous projects.