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Glossary

Term Meaning in PostQ Code Scanner
Assessment Deterministic evaluation of available scanner facts against metadata or policy.
CBOM Cryptography Bill of Materials interoperability report.
Crypto function One selected cryptographic API call after normalization and enrichment.
Detected expression Source expression observed at a crypto API parameter.
Evidence source How a parameter fact was obtained, such as direct capture, constant propagation, or intrafile data flow.
Finding Canonical scanner evidence. Findings can include crypto functions, anti-pattern signals, and parameter-flow evidence.
FIPS evidence Scanner assessment of available algorithm/property/provider/runtime facts; not product or deployment certification.
Flow path OpenGrep source-to-sink evidence supporting a parameter value.
Manual review Work required because static evidence is incomplete, unresolved, or requires application/deployment context.
OpenGrep The local source-analysis engine used by PostQ packaged rules.
Operation group Related crypto-function calls presented as one logical asset or lifecycle.
Origin Where a detected parameter expression appears to come from, such as source, configuration, environment, or external input.
PQC Post-quantum cryptography.
Quantum classification Scanner-owned category based on available algorithm and operation facts; one input to migration planning.
Resolution Whether deterministic static evidence supports a parameter value.
SARIF Static Analysis Results Interchange Format used by compatible security tools.
Scan session Identity and metadata shared by reports generated in one scanner run.
Schema version Version of a generated report contract.
Trial ledger Protected local state used to enforce offline trial repository limits and detect time rollback.