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Proposal: Expand Coverage of Windows Handle Types in HandleTypeEnum
Status: Closed
Comment Period Closes: 12/17/13
Affects Backwards Compatibility: No
Relevant Issue: https://github.com/CybOXProject/schemas/issues/83
The HandleTypeEnum in the Windows Handle Object is incomplete and missing several types of handles. Thus, it should be expanded to be more complete and provide additional coverage of Handle types used in Windows.
In version 2.0.1 of the Windows Handle Object, the HandleTypeEnum included the following values:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| AccessToken | Specifies an access token handle. |
| Event | Specifies an event handle. |
| File | Specifies a file handle. |
| FileMapping | Specifies a file mapping handle. |
| Job | Specifies a job handle. |
| IOCompletionPort | Specifies an IO completion port handle. |
| Mailslot | Specifies a mailslot handle. |
| Mutex | Specifies a mutex handle. |
| NamedPipe | Specifies a named pipe handle. |
| Pipe | Specifies a pipe handle. |
| Process | Specifies a process handle. |
| Semaphore | Specifies a semaphore handle. |
| Thread | Specifies a thread handle. |
| Transaction | Specifies a transaction handle. |
| WaitableTimer | Specifies a waitable timer handle. |
| RegistryKey | Specifies a registry key handle. |
| Window | Specifies a window handle. |
| ServiceControlManager | Specifies a service control manager handle. |
Based on some resources we've looked at (including http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa383751%28v=vs.85%29.aspx) we propose adding the following values to the HandleTypeEnum in the Windows Handle Object to have complete coverage of Handle types:
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| CommunicationsDevice | Specifies a communications device handle. |
| ConsoleInput | Specifies a console input handle. |
| ConsoleScreenBuffer | Specifies a console screen buffer handle. |
| MemoryResourceNotification | Specifies a memory resource notification handle. |
| Directory | Specifies a directory handle. |
| SymbolicLink | Specifies a symbolic link handle. |
| Token | Specifies a symbolic token handle. |
| Profile | Specifies a profile handle. |
| WindowStation | Specifies a window station handle. |
| Port | Specifies a port handle. |
| WaitablePort | Specifies a waitable port handle. |
| Controller | Specifies a controller handle. |
| Driver | Specifies a driver handle. |
| Desktop | Specifies a desktop handle. |
| Adapter | Specifies an adapter handle. |
| Bitmap | Specifies a bitmap handle. |
| Brush | Specifies a brush handle. |
| ColorSpace | Specifies a color space handle. |
| Cursor | Specifies a cursor handle. |
| DeviceContext | Specifies a device context handle. |
| EnhancedMetafile | Specifies an enhanced metafile handle. |
| Font | Specifies a font handle. |
| GDIObject | Specifies a GDI object handle. |
| Hook | Specifies a hook handle. |
| Icon | Specifies an icon handle. |
| Module | Specifies a module instance handle. |
| Menu | Specifies a menu handle. |
| Metafile | Specifies a metafile handle. |
| DisplayMonitor | Specifies a display monitor handle. |
| Palette | Specifies a palette handle. |
| Pen | Specifies a pen handle. |
| Region | Specifies a region handle. |
| Resource | Specifies a resource handle. |
There is no expected compatibility impact.
- Do all of the handle types being suggested for inclusion make sense? Are the descriptions and names accurate?
- Are we missing any other handles types, i.e. should we add any other useful handle types beyond the ones already suggested?