How to access the out-of-the-box configuration report for CIS Hardened Images.

Problem

Solution

For all CIS Hardened Images (excluding the images that will be end-of-life in the first half of 2023), the file location for the configuration reports will always be in the CIS_Hardening_Reports folder (C:\CIS Hardening Reports on Windows and \home\CIS_Hardened_Reports on Linux).

For Windows, the only additional file that accounts for the release notes is the Base CIS-CAT Report (since Windows does not have the same "package" set up as Linux and is based on end-user feedback). The Base CIS-CAT Report provides a report of CIS-CAT Pro run against the instance before any change is made by CIS (e.g., software updates, CIS hardening).

For Linux, there are three additional files that account for the release notes:

• Base_CIS-CAT_Report.html - this provides a report of a CIS-CAT run against the instance prior to any change being made by CIS (updates, hardening, etc.)

• basevm.txt - this text file provides a list of the packages resident on the instance prior to any change being made by CIS (e.g., software updates, CIS hardening).

• afterhardening.txt - this text file provides a list of packages resident on the instance after the corresponding CIS Benchmark was applied to the image.

The screenshot below shows the three files in the /home/CIS_Hardened_Reports directory:

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Example Table

This table compares four CIS Hardened Images and files found within their CIS_Hardening_Reports folder:

Keywords; Hardened Images configuration report out-of-the-box hardening, CIS_Hardening_Reports folder files,

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