Unknown file type
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| A file is of unknown type when it does not match the
criteria set for recognition in the client configuration file
/etc/opt/STK/config/client. This file contains
lists of extensions and names that identify different types
of files. It also contains a list of interpreters that
identify scripting languages. |
When scanning a file of unknown type, overreporting frequently occurs
because the file scanners report impacts for any word that
matches an identifier in the file scanner database. To resolve
this problem, make the file type known to the file scanner. See
scanning unrecognized file
types in "Using scandetail and
scansummary" for a list of file extensions, file
names, and interpreters that scandetail and
scansummary can recognize.
By default, files of unknown type are not scanned.
To include files of unknown type, use the +u option.
To exclude files of unknown type, use the -u option. For more
information, see the +u,-u option in
scandetail(1).
You can use -Y identifier_type to
exclude a particular identifier type from your scan when you know
that none of the unknown files you are scanning have references
that might trigger that particular identifier. For more
information, see the -Y
identifier_type in
scandetail(1).
| Note: Exercise caution when including -Y options in a
.scanrc file, as you may be instructing the file
scanner to ignore important impacts in all your scans. |
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