Before You Begin with Oracle Configuration and Compliance

Here are some basic terms used when discussing Oracle Configuration and Compliance.

Term	Definition
Assessment	An evaluation of a ruleset against an entity
Assessment template	A container defining how and when assessments run
Benchmark	A standard or point of reference that entities can be compared against
Cloud rule	A check based on REST API
Custom (Script) rule	A check based on a host script
Compliance	The measurement of how your system meets a security standard
Compliance score	A numerical score by which you can measure your system’s compliance
Deviation	How your system differs from the accepted standard
Entity	A monitored resource such as a database, a host server, a computer resource, or an application server
Entity type	The type of monitored resource
Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language (OVAL)	A standard for assessing and reporting the machine state of a computer system
Rule	A single check returning zero or more violations
Ruleset	A set of rules that run during the execution phase of a compliance assessment
Ruleset-Entity score	The score derived from an evaluation of a ruleset against an entity
Ruleset-Entity violations	The specific issues discovered during an evaluation of a ruleset against an entity