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Compatibility Questionnaire: PatchLink Corporation (PatchLink OVAL Add-In (Special Edition), Version 6.3)
General Capability Questions |
Accuracy Questions |
Documentation Questions |
Capability Specific Questions |
Statements
Organizational InformationName of Your Organization:PatchLink Corporation
Web Site:Product InformationProduct/Service Name:PatchLink OVAL Add-In (Special Edition), Version 6.3
Compatible Categories: OVAL Systems Characteristics Producer
OVAL Systems Characteristics Consumer OVAL Definition Consumer OVAL Results Producer OVAL Results Consumer Product/Service Home Page:Product AccessibilityProvide a short description of how and
where your capability is made available to your customers and the public:
OVAL Add-In (Special Edition, Version 6.3) will
be available for free download from Patchlink's website (http://www.patchlink.com/downloads/index.html)
with unlimited clients, unlimited private or commercial use for a
minimum of 18 months with registeration of the product.
Language Version IndicationDescribe how and where the capability indicates
the version of the OVAL Language used to validate, create, or update
its content:
By Navigating to /OVAL/MaintainanceSchema.aspx the schema used for validation is displayed. By Navigating to /OVAL/ElementPedigree.aspx the import Schema Versions are displayed. Definitions will be exported as the highest number schema version listed there. This assumes backward compatibility will occur with Schema changes. Approach for Correction of ErrorsIndicate how a user who discovers an error in the capability's use of OVAL can report the error:
The user report problems via either: OVAL\ResultsProblemReports.aspx, or OVAL\ObjectsProblemReports.aspx Describe the approach to responding to the above error reports and how applicable fixes will be applied:
The reports will be acted upon by the website administrator,
or automatically forwarded to PatchLink Support (if under a service contact).
The administrator may configure email contact information to have
problems automatically forwarded to the definition's owner (i.e. interpreter
or definition). Fixes are automatically incorporated from the definition's
owner feed/drop site.
Compatibility DocumentationProvide a copy, or directions to the location, of where the documentation describes OVAL and OVAL Compatibility for any customers:
See attached PDF's Language SupportIndicate the component schemas and/or individual OVAL Tests that the capability does not support for each category of OVAL Compatibility being applied for:
All schemas and tests are supported on the website
and in the database. The client component schemas and/or individual OVAL Tests are aspects
of the 3rd party clients that are selected by the user.
Finding Elements Using OVALProvide details regarding how users can identify and find individual OVAL content (through OVAL-IDs) that is being consumed by the capability. For example, how can a user determine which definitions have been consumed and what the result of each definition is:
The web page, OVAL/ClientDetail.aspx allows listing
by definitiontype and state for individual computer. OVAL/ResultsSummary.aspx shows the
overall state of all computers and allow a click-thru to OVAL/ResultsDetail.asp
which can list the individual results and computers that have them.
OVAL Content Importation Process ExplanationIf the capability does not support consuming OVAL content at runtime, explain the documented process by which users can submit OVAL content for interpretation by the capability, including how quickly submitted content is made available to the capability:
OVAL content(Definitions) may be uploaded by /OVAL/AutoUpdates.aspx.
The definitions are consolidated with prior definitions (supports deltas).
The new defintions (if valid) becomes immediately available from
OVAL/OSDefinition.aspx.
Statement of CompatibilityHave an authorized individual sign and date the following Compatibility Statement (required): "As an authorized representative of my organization I agree that we will abide by all of the mandatory Compatibility Requirements as well as all of the additional mandatory Compatibility Requirements that are appropriate for our specific type of capability."
Statement of AccuracyHave an authorized individual sign and date the following accuracy Statement (recommended): "As an authorized representative of my organization and to the best of my knowledge, there are no errors in the correctness of our capability's use of OVAL schema and logic."
Statement on Follow-on Correctness Testing SupportHave an authorized individual sign and date the following statement about your organizations willingness to support correctness testing of other capabilities, which will be managed by the Reviewing Authority and kept to reasonable levels of effort for all involved. (required): "As an authorized representative of my organization, we agree to support the Review Authority in follow-on correctness testing activities, where appropriate types of OVAL documents might need to be exchanged with other organizations attempting to prove the correctness of their capabilities."
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