SaaS Security
Supported File Types for Scanning Assets
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Supported File Types for Scanning Assets
Learn about the file type categories that Data Security supports for asset
scanning.
Data Security supports the file type categories listed below to scan assets. Data Security extracts metadata and contextual content for more than 100 file
formats. For the supported categories listed below, Data Security supports all
Apache Tika file types.
The following table lists the supported file categories. The example file types don't represent a
complete list—rather, commonly used formats: this list changes as the underlying
technology supports new file types. Use the examples to gauge the scope of the file
categories.
Data Security supports file size up to 25 MB for all SaaS Applications. Data Security will not scan files larger than 25 MB.
File Type Category | Scanning Support | Example File Types |
|---|---|---|
Hyper Text Markup Language | 
| htm, xhtml, ETC. |
XML and derived formats |
| ooxml, ETC. |
Microsoft Office, OLE-based and XML-based |
| doc, docx, ETC. |
Source code |
| Java, C, C++, ETC. |
Mail |
| MS Outlook msg, MS Outlook pst, RFC 822,
mbox, ETC. |
Executable programs and libraries |
| Windows EXE, Linux/BSD, ETC. |
Open Document Format |
| odf, ETC. |
iWorks |
| numbers, pages, keynote, ETC. |
Portable Document Format |
| pdf, ETC. |
Electronic Publication Format |
| ePub, ETC. |
Rich Text Format |
| rtf, ETC. |
Compression and packaging format |
| tar, rar, zip, 7zip, ETC. |
Text |
| txt, ETC. |
Feed and Syndication |
| RSS, Atom, IPTC ANPA, ETC. |
Help formats |
| chm, ETC. |
Java class files and archives |
| jar, ETC. |
Font formats |
| TrueType, Adobe Font, ETC. |