Documentation for Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL®)
Definition Type: Element
Name: file_object
Namespace: http://oval.mitre.org/XMLSchema/oval-definitions-5#unix
Type: oval-def:ObjectType
Containing Schema: unix-definitions-schema.xsd
Abstract
Documentation:
The file_object element is used by a file test to define the specific file(s) to be evaluated. Each object extends the standard ObjectType as definied in the oval-definitions-schema and one should refer to the ObjectType description for more information. The common set element allows complex objects to be created using filters and set logic. Again, please refer to the description of the set element in the oval-definitions-schema. A file object defines the path and filename of the file(s). In addition, a number of behaviors may be provided that help guide the collection of objects. Please refer to the FileBehaviors complex type for more information about specific behaviors.
Collapse XSD Schema Diagram:
Drilldown into filename in schema unix-definitions-schema_xsd Drilldown into path in schema unix-definitions-schema_xsd Drilldown into behaviors in schema unix-definitions-schema_xsd Drilldown into set in schema oval-definitions-schema_xsd Drilldown into notes in schema oval-definitions-schema_xsd Drilldown into Signature in schema xmldsig-core-schema_xsd Drilldown into deprecated in schema oval-definitions-schema_xsd Drilldown into comment in schema oval-definitions-schema_xsd Drilldown into version in schema oval-definitions-schema_xsd Drilldown into id in schema oval-definitions-schema_xsd Drilldown into ObjectType in schema oval-definitions-schema_xsdXSD Diagram of file_object in schema unix-definitions-schema_xsd (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL®))
Collapse XSD Schema Code: 
<xsd:element name="file_object" substitutionGroup="oval-def:object">
    <xsd:annotation>
        <xsd:documentation>The file_object element is used by a file test to define the specific file(s) to be evaluated. Each object extends the standard ObjectType as definied in the oval-definitions-schema and one should refer to the ObjectType description for more information. The common set element allows complex objects to be created using filters and set logic. Again, please refer to the description of the set element in the oval-definitions-schema.</xsd:documentation>
        <xsd:documentation>A file object defines the path and filename of the file(s). In addition, a number of behaviors may be provided that help guide the collection of objects. Please refer to the FileBehaviors complex type for more information about specific behaviors.</xsd:documentation>
    </xsd:annotation>
    <xsd:complexType>
        <xsd:complexContent>
            <xsd:extension base="oval-def:ObjectType">
                <xsd:sequence>
                    <xsd:choice minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
                        <xsd:element ref="oval-def:set" />
                        <xsd:sequence>
                            <xsd:element name="behaviors" type="unix-def:FileBehaviors" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1" />
                            <xsd:element name="path" type="oval-def:EntityObjectStringType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1">
                                <xsd:annotation>
                                    <xsd:documentation>The path element specifies the absolute path to a file on the machine.</xsd:documentation>
                                    <xsd:appinfo>
                                        <sch:pattern id="unixfileobjpath" xmlns:sch="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron">
                                            <sch:rule context="unix-def:file_object/unix-def:path">
                                                <sch:assert test="not(@datatype) or @datatype='string'">
                                                    <sch:value-of select="../@id" /> - datatype attribute for the path entity of a file_object should be 'string'</sch:assert>
                                            </sch:rule>
                                        </sch:pattern>
                                    </xsd:appinfo>
                                </xsd:annotation>
                            </xsd:element>
                            <xsd:element name="filename" type="oval-def:EntityObjectStringType" minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="1" nillable="true">
                                <xsd:annotation>
                                    <xsd:documentation>The filename element specifies the name of a file to evaluate. If the nillable attribute is set to true, then the object being specified is the higher level directory object. (not all the files in the directory) In this case, the filename element should not be used during collection and would result in the set of collected objects being the directories themselves. For example, one would set nillable to true if the desire was to as test the attributes or permissions associated with a directory. Setting nil equal to true is different than using a .* pattern match, which says to collect every file under a given path.</xsd:documentation>
                                    <xsd:appinfo>
                                        <sch:pattern id="unixfileobjfilename" xmlns:sch="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron">
                                            <sch:rule context="unix-def:file_object/unix-def:filename">
                                                <sch:assert test="not(@datatype) or @datatype='string'">
                                                    <sch:value-of select="../@id" /> - datatype attribute for the filename entity of a file_object should be 'string'</sch:assert>
                                            </sch:rule>
                                        </sch:pattern>
                                    </xsd:appinfo>
                                </xsd:annotation>
                            </xsd:element>
                        </xsd:sequence>
                    </xsd:choice>
                </xsd:sequence>
            </xsd:extension>
        </xsd:complexContent>
    </xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>
Collapse Child Elements:
Name Type Min Occurs Max Occurs
Signature ds:Signature 0 1
notes oval-def:notes 0 1
set oval-def:set (1) (1)
behaviors unix-def:behaviors 0 1
path unix-def:path 1 1
filename unix-def:filename 1 1
Collapse Child Attributes:
Name Type Default Value Use
id oval-def:id Required
version oval-def:version Required
comment oval-def:comment Optional
deprecated oval-def:deprecated false Optional
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oval-def:object
Documentation for Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL®)

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