[Verse 1]
There's a language for security that you need to know
Not a tool or application, but the way data flows
XML and JSON, YAML too
Machine-readable formats that speak compliance through
Every control and assessment, every plan you make
OSCAL is the standard for the data that you take
[Chorus]
OSCAL is the language, not the tool
Open Security Controls Assessment rule
Lifecycle management from start to end
Machine-readable data that systems comprehend
O-S-C-A-L, remember this way
Language for compliance every single day
[Verse 2]
From the catalog of controls to implementation plans
Assessment results and reports, it's all in OSCAL's hands
Tools consume and produce it, but OSCAL stands alone
Standardized and structured, it's the common ground we've known
No more proprietary formats causing all the pain
OSCAL speaks one language across the compliance chain
[Chorus]
OSCAL is the language, not the tool
Open Security Controls Assessment rule
Lifecycle management from start to end
Machine-readable data that systems comprehend
O-S-C-A-L, remember this way
Language for compliance every single day
[Bridge]
Think of it like HTML for the web we see
OSCAL is the markup for security
Controls and assessments in a common tongue
The future of compliance has already begun
[Verse 3]
When you automate compliance, OSCAL leads the dance
Every phase of control lifecycle gets its proper chance
Documentation, testing, monitoring what's real
OSCAL makes it possible for systems to feel
The pulse of your security in formats they can read
A universal language for every compliance need
[Chorus]
OSCAL is the language, not the tool
Open Security Controls Assessment rule
Lifecycle management from start to end
Machine-readable data that systems comprehend
O-S-C-A-L, remember this way
Language for compliance every single day
[Outro]
Not a tool, but a language
For security's true way
OSCAL is the standard
For compliance today