NetIQ Corporation provides a Secure Configuration Manager library of policy templates and security checks to test for current known vulnerabilities. NetIQ regularly updates and augments the library in direct response to security bulletins as they are published. To keep your library current with corrections for the latest known vulnerabilities, NetIQ maintains an AutoSync update service Web site that Secure Configuration Manager can automatically access.
The updates listed in the AutoSync wizard include release notes for available hotfixes and service packs. The wizard labels these updates as Notifications. The AutoSync wizard does not apply Notification updates to Secure Configuration Manager.
When Secure Configuration Manager connects to the AutoSync Web site, the product compares your locally-stored security files with the files on the AutoSync Web site and provides you the option to download to your local library any new or changed files. An icon in your Windows task bar indicates that updates are available. You can update your library on demand or schedule AutoSync to check for updates to the library regularly.