Compliance can be measured in a variety of ways. One way is to ensure conformance of a system's configuration to a standard.
By evaluating a target against a policy group, you are determining whether a target complies with the guidelines of the standard, and in the case when a target does not meet the desired state, what changes are required to make that target compliant.
When testing a target, the possible evaluation results are:
| Evaluation Results | Description |
|---|---|
| Compliant |
Target does meet the desired state |
Non-Compliant |
Target does not meet the desired state. At least one test in the policy group detected a deviation from the desired state. |
Error |
No results returned due to an error. The error may be an unexpected internal error or an error in the test. Examples of errors in the test include attempts to:
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