Compatibility Questionnaire: NetIQ Solutions from Attachmate (NetIQ Secure Configuration Manager) — Archive
Important: The OVAL Compatibility Program was moved to "archive" status in December 2009, and replaced with the "OVAL Adoption Program." Under the OVAL Adoption Program product validation is performed by an external organization, allowing the OVAL Team to focus on educating vendors on best practices regarding the use and implementation OVAL and on how OVAL can continue to evolve as needed by the community.
Refer to the OVAL Adoption Program section for addition information and to review all products and services listed.
Organizational Information
Name of Your Organization:
Web Site:
Product Information
Product/Service Name:
Compatible Categories:
OVAL Systems Characteristics Consumer (Planned)
OVAL Definition Consumer (Beta)
OVAL Results Producer (Planned)
OVAL Results Consumer (Planned)
Product/Service Home Page:
Product Accessibility
Language Version Indication
It will be provided in the documentation that will follow release of the conversion tool.
Approach for Correction of Errors
OVAL definitions consumer capability will be released as separate stand-alone tool that will be supported by our technical support.
There is a standard technical support procedure for addressing errors in NetIQ products. Errors will be fixed by scheduled new releases of the OVAL conversion tool.
Compatibility Documentation
Marketing materials and product documentation are not yet available. When they are they will be available on our website.
Language Support
hpux-definitions-schema
ios-definitions-schema
linux-definitions-schema
macos-definitions-schema
solaris-definitions-schema
unix-definitions-schema
xmldsig-definitions-schema
Finding Elements Using OVAL
The result of the work of conversion tool will be security template that will contain individual security checks each of which will represent separate OVAL definitions. Those checks will be available through product console and will contain OVAL-ID information.
OVAL Content Importation Process Explanation
- User runs conversion tool that converts definitions file into NetIQ security template
- Using NetIQ SCM console user imports security template in the product
- Security template is ready to be run in enterprise environment
Statement of Compatibility
Have 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."
| Name: | Matthew Ulery | |
| Title: | Group Product Manager |
Statement of Accuracy
Have 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 the OVAL Language and the interpretation of the logic."
| Name: | Matthew Ulery | |
| Title: | Group Product Manager |
Statement on Follow-on Correctness Testing Support
Have 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."
| Name: | Matthew Ulery | |
| Title: | Group Product Manager |
Page Last Updated: December 17, 2009
