CIS-CAT v4 GUI Session ID Pop Up Error

Problem

Solution

Local Assessment;

• If the hostname starts with a non-letter you will see an error in the Assessment progress page “Error(s) occurred validating the XML Configuration File”

• The workarounds are to use a command line CIS-CAT Assessment. Or, rename the system so the hostname starts with a letter

Remote Assessment;

• If the hostname starts with a non-letter you will see a pop-up error as shown below

• In the configuration file, the session id= must start with a letter, no other symbol is valid.

• In the sample error below, the configuration file contains <session id="1test"> Editing that file and changing it to <session id="test1"> will allow the configuration file to load.

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