ComplianceAsCode · Mab879 · Jan 7, 2026 · Dec 29, 2025 · Dec 29, 2025 · Dec 29, 2025
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ set(SSG_BUILD_SCRIPTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/build-scripts")
 set(SSG_JINJA2_CACHE_DIR "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/jinja2_cache" CACHE PATH "Where the jinja2 cached bytecode should be stored. This speeds up builds at the expense of disk space. You can use one location for multiple SSG builds for performance improvements.")
 set(SSG_SHARED "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/shared")
 set(SSG_SHARED_REFS "${SSG_SHARED}/references")
-set(SSG_SHARED_TRANSFORMS "${SSG_SHARED}/transforms")
 set(SSG_UTILS_SCRIPTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/utils")
 
 # Content Generation Opetions

diff --git a/cmake/SSGCommon.cmake b/cmake/SSGCommon.cmake
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ macro(ssg_build_html_cce_table PRODUCT)
     add_custom_command(
         OUTPUT "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tables/table-${PRODUCT}-cces.html"
         COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E make_directory "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tables"
-        COMMAND "${XSLTPROC_EXECUTABLE}" --output "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tables/table-${PRODUCT}-cces.html" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/transforms/xccdf2table-cce.xslt" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ssg-${PRODUCT}-ds.xml"
+        COMMAND env "PYTHONPATH=$ENV{PYTHONPATH}" "${Python_EXECUTABLE}" "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/utils/gen_cce_table.py" --build-dir "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}" "${PRODUCT}" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tables/table-${PRODUCT}-cces.html"
         DEPENDS generate-ssg-${PRODUCT}-ds.xml "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ssg-${PRODUCT}-ds.xml"
         COMMENT "[${PRODUCT}-tables] generating HTML CCE identifiers table"
     )
@@ -1160,9 +1160,8 @@ macro(ssg_build_html_stig_tables PRODUCT)
     )
     add_custom_command(
         OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unlinked-stig-xccdf.xml"
-        COMMAND "${XSLTPROC_EXECUTABLE}" -stringparam overlay "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${PRODUCT}/overlays/stig_overlay.xml" --stringparam ocil-document "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ssg-${PRODUCT}-ocil.xml" --output "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unlinked-stig-xccdf.xml" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/transforms/xccdf-apply-overlay-stig.xslt" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ssg-${PRODUCT}-xccdf.xml"
+        COMMAND "PYTHONPATH=$ENV{PYTHONPATH}" "${Python_EXECUTABLE}" "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/utils/create_unlinked_stig_xccdf.py" --product-yaml "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/product.yml" --overlay "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/overlays/stig_overlay.xml" --ocil "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ssg-${PRODUCT}-ocil.xml" --xccdf "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ssg-${PRODUCT}-xccdf.xml" --output "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/unlinked-stig-xccdf.xml"
         DEPENDS generate-ssg-${PRODUCT}-xccdf.xml "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ssg-${PRODUCT}-xccdf.xml"
-        DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/transforms/xccdf-apply-overlay-stig.xslt"
         DEPENDS "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${PRODUCT}/overlays/stig_overlay.xml"
         DEPENDS "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ssg-${PRODUCT}-ocil.xml"
         COMMENT "[${PRODUCT}-tables] generating unlinked STIG XCCDF XML file"
@@ -1227,9 +1226,7 @@ macro(ssg_build_html_stig_tables_per_profile PRODUCT STIG_PROFILE)
     add_custom_command(
         OUTPUT "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tables/table-${PRODUCT}-${STIG_PROFILE}-testinfo.html"
         COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}" -E make_directory "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tables"
-        COMMAND "${XSLTPROC_EXECUTABLE}" -stringparam profile "${STIG_PROFILE}" -stringparam testinfo "y" -stringparam ocil-document "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ssg-${PRODUCT}-ocil.xml" --output "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tables/table-${PRODUCT}-${STIG_PROFILE}-testinfo.html" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/transforms/xccdf2table-profileccirefs.xslt" "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ssg-${PRODUCT}-xccdf.xml"
-        DEPENDS "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ssg-${PRODUCT}-ocil.xml"
-        DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/transforms/xccdf2table-profileccirefs.xslt"
+        COMMAND env "PYTHONPATH=$ENV{PYTHONPATH}" "${Python_EXECUTABLE}" "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/utils/gen_testinfo_table.py" --build-dir "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}" --product "${PRODUCT}" --profile "${STIG_PROFILE}" --output "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/tables/table-${PRODUCT}-${STIG_PROFILE}-testinfo.html"
         DEPENDS generate-ssg-${PRODUCT}-xccdf.xml "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/ssg-${PRODUCT}-xccdf.xml"
         COMMENT "[${PRODUCT}-tables] generating HTML STIG test info document for ${STIG_PROFILE}"
     )

diff --git a/docs/flowcharts/flowchart_products.md b/docs/flowcharts/flowchart_products.md
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ flowchart TD
                 65[profile_name.profile] --> |refers to| 66([rules])
                 65[profile_name.profile] --> |may override| 67[variables]
                 65[profile_name.profile] --> |may use| 68[controls]
-        61[product_name] --> |contains| 69[transforms]
         61[product_name] --> |may have| 70[kickstart]
         61[product_name] --> |may have| 71[checks]
             71[checks] --> |instructed using| 72([OVAL + XCCDF])

diff --git a/docs/flowcharts/flowchart_shared.md b/docs/flowcharts/flowchart_shared.md
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ flowchart TD
             39[template_name] --> |may have| 43(processing scripts)
                 43(processing scripts) --> |written at| 44[template.py]
             39[template_name] --> |may have| 45[tests]
-    30[shared] --> |contains| 46[transforms]
-        46[transforms] --> |instructed using| 47([XSLT])
-            47([XSLT]) --> |written at| 48[name.xslt]
-        46[transforms] --> |contains| 49(scripts)
-            49(scripts) --> |uses| 50(python or bash)
     30[shared] --> |contains| 51[references]
         51[references] --> |contains| 52(Available CCEs)
         51[references] --> |contains| 53(Misc References)

diff --git a/docs/manual/developer/03_creating_content.md b/docs/manual/developer/03_creating_content.md
@@ -253,9 +253,8 @@ For example:
     ├── kickstart
     ├── overlays
     ├── profiles
-    └── transforms
 
-    4 directories
+    3 directories
 
 #### Product Level Directory Descriptions
 
@@ -281,10 +280,6 @@ For example:
 <td><p><code>profiles</code></p></td>
 <td><p><code>Required</code> Contains profiles that are created and tailored to meet government or commercial compliance standards.</p></td>
 </tr>
-<tr class="odd">
-<td><p><code>transforms</code></p></td>
-<td><p><code>Required</code> Contains XSLT files and scripts that are used to transform the content into the expected compliance document such as XCCDF, OVAL, data stream, etc.</p></td>
-</tr>
 </tbody>
 </table>
 
@@ -313,8 +308,7 @@ export NEW_PRODUCT=$NAME$VERSION
 export CAPITAL_NAME="CUSTOM"
 mkdir $NEW_PRODUCT \
         $NEW_PRODUCT/overlays \
-        $NEW_PRODUCT/profiles \
-        $NEW_PRODUCT/transforms
+        $NEW_PRODUCT/profiles
 </pre>
 2. Add the product to [CMakeLists.txt](https://github.com/ComplianceAsCode/content/blob/master/CMakeLists.txt) by adding the following lines:
 <pre>
@@ -418,7 +412,7 @@ ssg_build_product("$NEW_PRODUCT")
 EOF
 ```
 
-7. Create a new file in the product directory called `product.yml` (note: you may want to change the `pkg_manager` attribute):
+6. Create a new file in the product directory called `product.yml` (note: you may want to change the `pkg_manager` attribute):
 ```
 cat << EOF >  $NEW_PRODUCT/product.yml
 product: $NEW_PRODUCT
@@ -448,7 +442,7 @@ reference_uris:
 EOF
 ```
 
-8. Create a draft profile under `profiles` directory called `standard.profile`:
+7. Create a draft profile under `profiles` directory called `standard.profile`:
 ```
 cat << EOF >  $NEW_PRODUCT/profiles/standard.profile
 documentation_complete: true
@@ -465,84 +459,7 @@ selections:
 EOF
 ```
 
-9. Create a new file under `transforms` directory called `constants.xslt` (you may want to review the links below):
-```
-cat << EOF >  $NEW_PRODUCT/transforms/constants.xslt
-<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
-
-<xsl:include href="../../../shared/transforms/shared_constants.xslt"/>
-
-<xsl:variable name="product_long_name">$FULL_NAME</xsl:variable>
-<xsl:variable name="product_short_name">$FULL_SHORT_NAME</xsl:variable>
-<xsl:variable name="product_stig_id_name">${CAPITAL_NAME}_STIG</xsl:variable>
-<xsl:variable name="prod_type">$NEW_PRODUCT</xsl:variable>
-
-<!-- Define URI of official Center for Internet Security Benchmark for $FULL_NAME -->
-<xsl:variable name="cisuri">https://benchmarks.cisecurity.org/tools2/linux/CIS_${CAMEL_CASE_NAME}_Benchmark_v1.0.pdf</xsl:variable>
-
-<!-- Define URI for custom policy reference which can be used for linking to corporate policy -->
-<!--xsl:variable name="custom-ref-uri">https://www.example.org</xsl:variable-->
-
-</xsl:stylesheet>
-EOF
-```
-
-11. Create a new file under `transforms` directory called `table-style.xslt`:
-```
-cat << EOF >  $NEW_PRODUCT/transforms/table-style.xslt
-<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
-
-<xsl:import href="../../../shared/transforms/shared_table-style.xslt"/>
-
-</xsl:stylesheet>
-EOF
-```
-
-12. Create a new file under `transforms` directory called `xccdf-apply-overlay-stig.xslt`:
-```
-cat << EOF >  $NEW_PRODUCT/transforms/xccdf-apply-overlay-stig.xslt
-<?xml version="1.0"?>
-<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.1" xmlns:xccdf="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.1" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" exclude-result-prefixes="xccdf">
-
-<xsl:include href="../../../shared/transforms/shared_xccdf-apply-overlay-stig.xslt"/>
-<xsl:include href="constants.xslt"/>
-<xsl:variable name="overlays" select="document($overlay)/xccdf:overlays" />
-
-</xsl:stylesheet>
-EOF
-```
-
-13. Create a new file under `transforms` directory called `xccdf2table-cce.xslt`:
-```
-cat << EOF >  $NEW_PRODUCT/transforms/xccdf2table-cce.xslt
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:cce="http://cce.mitre.org" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:cdf="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.1" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
-
-<xsl:import href="../../../shared/transforms/shared_xccdf2table-cce.xslt"/>
-
-<xsl:include href="constants.xslt"/>
-<xsl:include href="table-style.xslt"/>
-
-</xsl:stylesheet>
-EOF
-```
-
-14. Create a new file under `transforms` directory called `xccdf2table-profileccirefs.xslt`:
-```
-cat << EOF >  $NEW_PRODUCT/transforms/xccdf2table-profileccirefs.xslt
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
-<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:cdf="http://checklists.nist.gov/xccdf/1.1" xmlns:cci="https://www.cyber.mil/stigs/cci" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xmlns:ovalns="http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5">
-
-<xsl:import href="../../../shared/transforms/shared_xccdf2table-profileccirefs.xslt"/>
-
-<xsl:include href="constants.xslt"/>
-<xsl:include href="table-style.xslt"/>
-
-</xsl:stylesheet>
-EOF
-```
-
-15. Create a new file under `shared/checks/oval` directory called `installed_OS_is_custom6.xml`:
+8. Create a new file under `shared/checks/oval` directory called `installed_OS_is_custom6.xml`:
 ```
 cat << EOF >  shared/checks/oval/installed_OS_is_$NEW_PRODUCT.xml
 <def-group>

diff --git a/docs/manual/developer/06_contributing_with_content.md b/docs/manual/developer/06_contributing_with_content.md
@@ -394,13 +394,9 @@ A rule may contain those reference-type attributes:
     for an example of reference-type attributes as there are others that
     are not referenced above.
 
-Some of existing rule definitions contain attributes that use macros.
-There are two implementations of macros:
-
--   [Jinja macros](http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/2.10/), that are defined
-    in `*.jinja` files in `shared/macros` directory.
-
--   Legacy XSLT macros, which are defined in `shared/transforms/*.xslt`.
+Some of existing rule definitions contain attributes that use
+[Jinja macros](http://jinja.pocoo.org/docs/2.10/), that are defined
+in `*.jinja` files in `shared/macros` directory.
 
 For example, the `ocil` attribute of `service_ntpd_enabled` uses the
 `ocil_service_enabled` jinja macro. Due to the need of supporting

diff --git a/products/al2023/transforms/constants.xslt b/products/al2023/transforms/constants.xslt
diff --git a/products/al2023/transforms/table-style.xslt b/products/al2023/transforms/table-style.xslt
diff --git a/products/al2023/transforms/xccdf2table-cce.xslt b/products/al2023/transforms/xccdf2table-cce.xslt
diff --git a/products/alinux2/transforms/constants.xslt b/products/alinux2/transforms/constants.xslt
diff --git a/products/alinux2/transforms/shorthand2xccdf.xslt b/products/alinux2/transforms/shorthand2xccdf.xslt
diff --git a/products/alinux2/transforms/table-srgmap.xslt b/products/alinux2/transforms/table-srgmap.xslt
diff --git a/products/alinux2/transforms/table-style.xslt b/products/alinux2/transforms/table-style.xslt
diff --git a/products/alinux2/transforms/xccdf-apply-overlay-stig.xslt b/products/alinux2/transforms/xccdf-apply-overlay-stig.xslt
diff --git a/products/alinux2/transforms/xccdf2table-cce.xslt b/products/alinux2/transforms/xccdf2table-cce.xslt
diff --git a/products/alinux2/transforms/xccdf2table-profileccirefs.xslt b/products/alinux2/transforms/xccdf2table-profileccirefs.xslt
diff --git a/products/alinux3/transforms/constants.xslt b/products/alinux3/transforms/constants.xslt
diff --git a/products/alinux3/transforms/shorthand2xccdf.xslt b/products/alinux3/transforms/shorthand2xccdf.xslt
diff --git a/products/alinux3/transforms/table-srgmap.xslt b/products/alinux3/transforms/table-srgmap.xslt
diff --git a/products/alinux3/transforms/table-style.xslt b/products/alinux3/transforms/table-style.xslt
diff --git a/products/alinux3/transforms/xccdf-apply-overlay-stig.xslt b/products/alinux3/transforms/xccdf-apply-overlay-stig.xslt
diff --git a/products/alinux3/transforms/xccdf2table-cce.xslt b/products/alinux3/transforms/xccdf2table-cce.xslt
diff --git a/products/alinux3/transforms/xccdf2table-profileccirefs.xslt b/products/alinux3/transforms/xccdf2table-profileccirefs.xslt
diff --git a/products/almalinux9/transforms/constants.xslt b/products/almalinux9/transforms/constants.xslt
diff --git a/products/almalinux9/transforms/table-style.xslt b/products/almalinux9/transforms/table-style.xslt