CHAPTER 6: THE ISO/IEC 19770-2 SWID TAG DATA FUNDAMENTALS

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Figure 9: ISO/IEC 19770-2 tag elements

Although derived from actual use and application of the standard in my own experience, the section below does not stand alone in providing complete information on SWID content and structure. I recommend that as you read through this, you refer to the official standards document, ‘Information technology – Software asset management – Part 2: Software identification tag’, ISO/IEC 19770-2:2009(E).

ISO/IEC 19770-2 mandatory tag elements

As described earlier, there should be a tag designed for each software component or licensable function. In order to comply ...

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