XYGATE Compliance PRO (XSW) Reference Manual

XYGATE
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Compliance PRO
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Reference Manual
Glossary
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Best Practices that have been created by XYPRO in accordance with HP NonStop
Server Security: A Practical Handbook are prefixed with BP. Best Practices defined by
the customer are prefixed with CP.
COLLECT
To collect is to gather data on the NonStop Host using the XYGATESW program and
its associated macros and program. Collecting XSW data acquires information about
the collection entity that was specified in the definition of the collection.
COLLECTION
A collection is a set of rules that define what data is to be collected and the datasets
that have been collected according to the rules. A collection has three parts: a
Resource Group that maps out what data is to be gathered; a schedule of when the
data will be gathered; and a limit of how many datasets will be retained before the
oldest is discarded to make way for the new.
COLLECTION ENTITY
A collection entity is the set of data for a specific area of interest on the NonStop host.
The collection entities are specified in the Resource Group definition. Collection
entities currently supported are the following:
• Users and Aliases
• Guardian Files with VPROCs
• Pathways
• Processes
• Safeguard
• Networks
• OSS Files
• SCF Persistence Manager
COMPARATIVE QUERY
A comparative query is one of the five types of Security Rules and Queries. A
comparative query compares the values of a specific characteristic across the various
nodes for which information has been collected. An example of a comparative query is
one where the values of the Safeguard Globals on one node are compared to the
same values across all the nodes that are represented in this dataset. The other types
of Rules/Queries are the distinct query, distinct comparison, orphan query and the
value-based query.