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README.md

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 # FIDIUS fidius-cvedb
 
-The FIDIUS CVE-DB Gem is used to create and run your own vulnerability database,
-or as an addition to the FIDIUS Command&Control Server to receive vulnerability
-information about target hosts. It uses the National Vulnerability Database
-(NVD [nvd.nist.gov](http://nvd.nist.gov/)) to gather vulnerability entries
-which are based on the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifiers.
+The FIDIUS CVE-DB Gem is used to run your own vulnerability database,
+based on the National Vulnerability Database (NVD
+[nvd.nist.gov](http://nvd.nist.gov/)).  It can be used for projects
+that need access to vulnerability information, such as the Common
+Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifiers.
 
-Therefore it includes rake tasks to download and parse XML files provided by the
+It includes rake tasks to download and parse XML files provided by the
 NVD, to store and update them in your personal database. Furthermore it includes
 ActiveRecord models, migrations and example database configuration to store
 Vulnerabilities easily.
 
-This gem is developed in the context of the students project "FIDIUS" at the
-University of Bremen, for more information about FIDIUS visit
+This gem is being developed in the context of the student project "FIDIUS" at the
+Universitaet Bremen; for more information about FIDIUS visit
 [fidius.me](http://fidius.me/en).
 
 ## Installation
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 ## Configuration
 
 The setup depends on the context you want to use the gem. It can be used in the
-context of the FIDIUS Command&Control Server, or in your own Rails-app. It might
+context of the FIDIUS Command&Control Server, or in your own Rails app. It might
 access an already existing database or migrate a new one.
 
 0. Go to your Rails-app folder and run `fidius-cvedb --standalone` or
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ access an already existing database or migrate a new one.
    needed.
 3. When you set up your own database initialize it (note that it needs to be
    migrated before). Go to your Rails-app folder and run
-   `rake nvd:initialize`. This will download all available informations from the
+   `rake nvd:initialize`. This will download all available information from the
    NVD, parse and store it in your database. This takes about 3 hours, depending
    on your machine. To keep your database up-to-date run `rake nvd:update`
-   regularly, e.g. as daily cronjob.
-4. Now you should be able to use the NVD Entries, to test this go to your
-   console (`rails console` | `ruby script/console`) and get an Entry:
+   regularly, e.g. as a daily cron job.
+4. Now you should be able to use the NVD entries, to test this go to your
+   console (`rails console` | `ruby script/console`) and get an entry:
 
         $ FIDIUS::CveDb::NvdEntry.first
 
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 fidius-cvedb was written by
 
 * FIDIUS Intrusion Detection with Intelligent User Support
-  <[email protected]>, <http://fidius.me>
+  <grp-fidius+cvedb@tzi.de>, <http://fidius.me>
 * in particular:
  * Andreas Bender <[email protected]>
  * Jens Färber <[email protected]>
 
 If you have any questions, remarks, suggestion, improvements,
 etc. feel free to drop a line at the addresses given above.
-You might also join `#fidius` on Freenode or use the contact
+You might also join [`#fidius` on Freenode](irc://irc.freenode.net/fidius) or use the contact
 form on our [website](http://fidius.me/en/contact).