Configuration management

In telecommunication, the term configuration management has the following meanings:

1. [The] management of security features and assurances through control of changes made to hardware, software, firmware, documentation, test, test fixtures and test documentation of an automated information system, throughout the development and operational life of a system. Source Code Management or revision control is part of this.
2. The control of changes--including the recording thereof--that are made to the hardware, software, firmware, and documentation throughout the system lifecycle.

Products for configuration management

• Code Co-op
• CVS, a descendant of RCS (.scc compliant?)
• PVCS, a competitor of SCCS (.scc compliant)
• Rational ClearCase, a proprietary program (.scc compliant)
• RCS, a descendant of SCCS, diffs based on most recent version (.scc compliant)
• Visual SourceSafe (.scc compliant)
• Subversion
• SCCS the original UNIX .scc program, based on diffs

See also

• Revision control
• Change management
• SCM

Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from the National Information Systems Security Glossary