Version 5.2 (Archived)
This page provides information about the current official version of the OVAL Language. All information about the version is included in this centralized location.
Downloads
Includes downloads for the Version 5.2 Definition Schema, System Characteristics Schema, Results Schema, and Documentation.
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Complete Schema - has all documentation embedded and the Schematron mark-up.
Minimal Schema - includes the raw xml schema only. Schematron - a schema that can provide additional validation of OVAL V5 documents. Documentation pdf - includes element dictionaries, etc., which users can elect to view in a browser or save. All files zip - all files zipped together to allow for one simple download. xsd - a user can either right click to download the file or left click to open the file in their default viewer. |
OVAL Definition Schema Downloads |
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| File Name | Complete Schema | Minimal Schema | Documentation | Schematron |
| All Files | zip | zip | zip | zip |
| Core | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Common | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Independent | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Cisco IOS | xsd | xsd | - | |
| HP-UX | xsd | xsd | - | |
| UNIX | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Linux | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Apple Macintosh | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Sun Solaris | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Microsoft Windows | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Apache | xsd | xsd | - | |
| FreeBSD | xsd | xsd | - | |
OVAL System Characteristics Schema Downloads |
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| File Name | Complete Schema | Minimal Schema | Documentation | Schematron |
| All Files | zip | zip | zip | zip |
| Core | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Common | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Independent | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Cisco IOS | xsd | xsd | - | |
| HP-UX | xsd | xsd | - | |
| UNIX | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Linux | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Apple Macintosh | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Sun Solaris | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Microsoft Windows | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Apache | xsd | xsd | - | |
| FreeBSD | xsd | xsd | - | |
OVAL Results Schema Downloads |
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| File Name | Complete Schema | Minimal Schema | Documentation | Schematron |
| All Files | zip | zip | zip | zip |
| Core | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Common | xsd | xsd | - | |
OVAL Variables Schema Downloads |
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| File Name | Complete Schema | Minimal Schema | Documentation | Schematron |
| All Files | zip | zip | zip | zip |
| Core | xsd | xsd | - | |
| Common | xsd | xsd | - | |
Example XML Stylesheets |
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| File Name | Description | |||
| results_to_html.xsl | The results_to_html stylesheet converts an OVAL Results document into a more readable html format. | |||
| minimal_schema.xsl | The minimal_schema stylesheet removes all annotation elements from the OVAL Schema leaving only the minimal schema. | |||
New in Version 5.2
Version 5.2 of the Official OVAL Schema is a direct result of feedback from the OVAL Community. This will be a minor version change and may require some new development by tools that support earlier versions of the Language. The changes pending to the different schemas are outlined below.
Version 5.2 of the OVAL Schema will include the following:
- updated documentation
- removed unecessary 'trustee_domain' and 'trustee_sid' entities from fileauditedpermissions_item
- removed unecessary 'trustee_domain' and 'trustee_sid' entities from fileeffectiverights_item
- removed unecessary 'trustee_domain' and 'trustee_sid' entities from regkeyauditedpermissions_item
- removed unecessary 'trustee_domain' and 'trustee_sid' entities from regkeyeffectiverights_item
- added 'include_group' and 'resolve_group' behaviors to file audited permissions test
- added 'include_group' and 'resolve_group' behaviors to regkey audited permissions test
- added 'include_group' and 'resolve_group' behaviors to regkey effective rights test
- removed the ability to have nested <possible> elements in an external variable (this feature is not necessary)
- changed the <possible> child element of an <external_variable> to contain either a single value held within a <possible_value> element or a range of values held within a <possible_restriction> element
- added a filehash test to the independent schema
Timeline for Version 5.2
| PLANNING | DRAFT | RELEASE CANDIDATE | OFFICIAL |
| 15 Dec 2006 |
20 Dec 2006 |
17 Jan 2007 |
31 Jan 2007 |
Status Reports on Version 5.2
Status updates are included below. You may also review the Community Forum Archives for discussions about Version 5.2, or enter "Version 5.2" as a keyword search for a list of forum discussions about the new version.
[2007-01-17]
A release candidate for version 5.2 is now available. No new additions will be made for this version. The only changes to the schema will be regarding errors that are found.
[2007-01-04]
added the filesha1 test to the independent schema
[2006-12-20]
A draft of version 5.2 is now available. This draft fixes the errors identified in effective rights and audited permissions tests.
[2006-12-15]
Version 5.2 is currently in the planning stage. It will be a small update that updates some of the documentation and fixes some errors found in the the windows component schemas. As a minor version change Version 5.2 will not invalidate existing content that currently validates against Version 5.1, thus it should not require any major reworking of existing tools already compatible with version 5.1.
Page Last Updated: March 31, 2010
