XML API prescan status
The getprescanresults.do call returns the prescanresults.xml file. This file contains three types of information about any issues with your uploaded files and modules.
File issues
Provides information about the files you have uploaded. If the scan engine fails to prescan the file, it returns a fatal error. Additional information that may be provided is in the element file_issue and attribute details. Each issues states whether it is (Required) or (Optional) to fix before you can run the application scan. Examples of returned message text include:
- Compiled without debug symbols.
- Has corrupt headers.
- Compiled using obfuscation.
Issue details
Provides you with general information about the prescan. If the prescan failed, you receive a fatal error. Additional information that may be provided is in the module element, as the child element issue and attribute details. Examples of these details include:
- No supporting files or PDB files
- One or more uploaded files are compiled with a compiler that is not currently supported by Veracode.
- One or more PHP files could not be compiled.
Module status
Provides you with general information about the modules that the scan engine has prescanned. If the module upload fails, the results you receive begins with (Fatal) and includes thehas_fatal_errors="true" parameter. Additional information that may be provided is in the element module and attribute status. Examples of returned message text include:
- JSP Compilation Errors
- PDB Files Not Loadable
- Unsupported Architecture/Platform/Compiler
