Suggestions for improving CIS WorkBench

Update Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Benchmark Section 1.6.2

CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Benchmark Section 1.6.2 (Ensure system wide crypto policy is not set in sshd configuration) is wrong. On RHEL9 system wide crypto ...
Suggested by: Mihajlo (12 May) Upvoted: 12 May Comments: 1

Audit Procedure incorrect

For GitLab "1.1.5 Ensure there are restrictions on who can dismiss code change reviews" I think the audit procedure is not complete what happens after I ...
Suggested by: Julian (30 Apr) Upvoted: 30 Apr Comments: 1

Detailed benchmark information

I have reviewed several benchmarks, particularly those related to Windows Workstation and Windows Server. Overall, I found that most controls are well-defined and ...
Suggested by: dawood (10 Apr) Upvoted: 10 Apr Comments: 1

CIS Microsoft Windows 11 Stand-alone v4.0.0 L1 - 2.2.23 (L1) - Include printspoolerservice

2.2.23 (L1) Ensure 'Generate security audits' is set to 'LOCAL SERVICE, NETWORK SERVICE' FAILED due to: Output 'printspoolerservice' && 'network service' && ...
Suggested by: N M (10 Mar) Upvoted: 10 Mar Comments: 1

CIS CAT Pro: Windows Server Benchmarks for Windows OS that use 3rd party Virusscanner/Firewall etc.

Hi, I would be very helpfull to have a set of Benchmarks for CIS CAT Pro for instances of Windows Server where the customer uses a 3rd party Virusscanner/Firewall. ...
Suggested by: H.Y. (07 Mar) Upvoted: 07 Mar Comments: 1

Oracle19c-benchmark

Since new CISCAT 4.58/9 the regular Oracle19c Benchmark for unified auditing has been removed/disappeared. This was available until CISCAT 4.56/7. Please add this ...
Suggested by: Peter Verschoor (20 Feb) Upvoted: 20 Feb Comments: 1

9.1.10 - (L1) : Service principals can use Fabric APIs

The option : Service principals can use Fabric APIs is not an option anymore. Probaply changed or removed. ...
Suggested by: Dimitri Hendriks (29 Jan) Upvoted: 29 Jan Comments: 1

More helpful email notifications

I get a lot of emails about work being done in Workbench, but few of them seem to give me the context I need within the email or in the link to understand what was ...
Suggested by: Tim Smith (08 Jan) Upvoted: 08 Jan Comments: 1

ASLR checks in versions of RHEL CIS are giving False positives

Hi, I have looked into the profiles of CIS for Red Hat Enterprise, and found the checks for ASLR are implemented differently. (FP = False Positive) CIS Red Hat ...
Suggested by: Mattias Lindström (11 Nov, '25) Upvoted: 11 Nov, '25 Comments: 1

Windows 2016: 2.3.10.1: 'Network access: Allow anonymous SID/Name translation' is set to 'Disabled'

CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Benchmark v4.0.0 2.3.10.1 (L1) Ensure 'Network access: Allow anonymous SID/Name translation' is set to 'Disabled' Below Audit ...
Suggested by: Deepak Sridharan (28 Oct, '25) Upvoted: 28 Oct, '25 Comments: 1

2.6.6.6.2.1.1 Audit Procedure Path incorrect

The Audit procedure for 2.6.6.6.2.1.1 in the Office Enterprise benchmark suggests the path to be: "HKEY_USERS\[USER ...
Suggested by: Mehmanesh (28 Oct, '25) Upvoted: 28 Oct, '25 Comments: 1

Typo on benchmark for macOS 14.

When going to your v2.1.0 build kit => CIS Apple macOS 14.0 Sonoma Benchmark v2.1.0 - Build Kit We are offered to download this build kit => ...
Suggested by: Jules DAVID (24 Sep, '25) Upvoted: 24 Sep, '25 Comments: 1

Clarification of 4.1.5Secure Permissions for the Primary Archive Log Location (LOGARCHMETH1)

The control is about secure archive log location but the benchmark requirement is "Although there are many ways to ensure that your primary logs will be archived, we ...
Suggested by: Rex Liu (30 Jul, '25) Upvoted: 30 Jul, '25 Comments: 1

Missing info on 18.10.43.11.1.1.2 on Windows 11 Benchmark v4.0.0

Hello all, At least on workbench the data page for 18.10.43.11.1.1.2 contains info on 18.10.43.11.1.1.1, not 18.10.43.11.1.1.2. Thanks
Suggested by: Matt Brown (05 Jun, '25) Upvoted: 05 Jun, '25 Comments: 1

Turn off cloud optimized content

Hello EveryOne, I would like to know more about below CIS control what cloud optimized content is secure after applying this settings. AS per my understanding it ...
Suggested by: SUSHIL KUMAR (04 Jun, '25) Upvoted: 04 Jun, '25 Comments: 1

quotes

Last December scans of the Tomcat 10.1 Benchmark were producing failure codes when scanning the catalina.sh file if the following was not found: ...
Suggested by: Leroy (18 May, '25) Upvoted: 18 May, '25 Comments: 1

Benchmark 3248135 1.6.5

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/sections/3248135/recommendations/5315120 The example of remedy is reverted by the CIS script itself. The example given on the ...
Suggested by: Mino Polverino (04 Apr, '25) Upvoted: 04 Apr, '25 Comments: 1

2.22 Ensure that 'Require Multifactor Authentication to register or join devices with Microsoft Entr

I would like to challenge this recommendation. If imposing MFA on "device registration and joining", wont this interfere with users registering their MFA devices? ...
Suggested by: Filip Jodoin (18 Feb, '25) Upvoted: 18 Feb, '25 Comments: 1

4.15 Ensure the 'Minimum TLS version' for storage accounts is set to 'Version 1.2'

# Script the verification # Get all storage accounts and their resource groups $storageAccounts = Get-AzStorageAccount # Loop through each storage account and ...
Suggested by: Filip Jodoin (17 Feb, '25) Upvoted: 17 Feb, '25 Comments: 1

4.10 Ensure Soft Delete is Enabled for Azure Containers and Blob Storage

# Avoid having to use account-keys -- "Reader" Azure RBAC is sufficient with "auth login" az storage blob service-properties delete-policy show --account-name ...
Suggested by: Filip Jodoin (17 Feb, '25) Upvoted: 17 Feb, '25 Comments: 1

3.1.14 Ensure That 'Notify about alerts with the following severity' is Set to 'High'

# Az PowerShell alternative $(Invoke-RestMethod -Uri ...
Suggested by: Filip Jodoin (17 Feb, '25) Upvoted: 17 Feb, '25 Comments: 1

3.1.12 Ensure That 'All users with the following roles' is set to 'Owner'

# Az PowerShell SDK alternative $accessToken = (Get-AzAccessToken).Token $subscriptionId = (Get-AzContext).Subscription.Id $(Invoke-RestMethod -Uri ...
Suggested by: Filip Jodoin (17 Feb, '25) Upvoted: 17 Feb, '25 Comments: 1

Kindly provide us with the Microsoft SentinelOne CIS benchmarks for hardening the SentinelOne servic

Tried of Microsoft SentinelOne CIS benchmark pdf and unfortunately we didn't found it. Kindly provide us with the Microsoft SentinelOne CIS benchmarks for hardening ...
Suggested by: Ravish (30 Jan, '25) Upvoted: 30 Jan, '25 Comments: 1

Typo in PostgreSQL 17

The description for CIS PostgreSQL 17 Benchmark v.1.0.0. - PDF has a typo: "This document, CIS PostgreSQL 13 Benchmark" should be "This document, CIS PostgreSQL 17 ...
Suggested by: Lars Hesselberg (27 Jan, '25) Upvoted: 27 Jan, '25 Comments: 1

CIS Benchmark for Windows Server 2025

When is the CIS Level 1 and 2 Benchmark going to be made available for Windows Server 2025?
Suggested by: Tanveer (17 Jan, '25) Upvoted: 17 Jan, '25 Comments: 1

Juniper OS 23.X Cis Benchmark release date

Is CIS currently working on adding a Benchmark for JunOS 23.X?
Suggested by: Wade Alexandro (16 Jan, '25) Upvoted: 16 Jan, '25 Comments: 1

Possible Error in CIS Oracle Database 19c Benchmark 1.1.0 Chapter 3.2

Hi all, I'am currently working on CIS Oracle Database 19c Benchmark 1.1.0 and in Chapter 3.2-Ensure 'PASSWORD_LOCK_TIME' Is Greater than or Equal to '1' the query ...
Suggested by: Stefan Obermeyer (15 Jan, '25) Upvoted: 15 Jan, '25 Comments: 1

Update rules 3.8 and 3.9

As discussed before in version 3.0.0, rules 3.8 and 3.9 could indeed be merged. Moreover, maybe the approach for audit and remediation is not optimal. Indeed, I ...
Suggested by: Arsène Volte (27 Dec, '24) Upvoted: 27 Dec, '24 Comments: 1

Windows 11 benchmark - Block execution from removable devices

Can we add rule to prevent executables to be run from removable devices as a second layer of defense (L2 rule)?
Suggested by: sumesh shivdas (18 Dec, '24) Upvoted: 18 Dec, '24 Comments: 1

updates

I have checked the activity for the most common benchmarks that we use (windows 10 and 11) and the updates all say 9 months ago. Has nothing been changed or updated ...
Suggested by: Brandon C (09 Dec, '24) Upvoted: 09 Dec, '24 Comments: 1

Amazon RDS encryption-in-transit

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/sections/2300747/recommendations/3682102 This section should also include guidance on how to properly modify Parameter Groups. ...
Suggested by: Lance U (01 Nov, '24) Upvoted: 01 Nov, '24 Comments: 1

Amazon RDS encryption-at-rest

https://workbench.cisecurity.org/sections/2300747/recommendations/3682101 In that page, the guidance indicates encryption-at-rest can be enabled for an existing ...
Suggested by: Lance U (01 Nov, '24) Upvoted: 01 Nov, '24 Comments: 1

Contained Availability Groups in - CIS Microsoft SQL Server 2022 Benchmark v1.1.0 NEXT

I would like to see some controls or how to adapt the CIS benchmark to Contained Availability Groups. Some rules has passed when I have run the CIS benchmark ...
Suggested by: Francisco Palomino Benito (30 Oct, '24) Upvoted: 30 Oct, '24 Comments: 1

For Windows 11 enterprise check 18.10.3.2 is misleading

18.10.3.2 states that "If a Microsoft Store app is required for legitimate use, an Administrator will need to perform the installation from an Administrator context." ...
Suggested by: Henry Williams (26 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 26 Jul, '24 Comments: 1

/usr/sbin/aide => /usr/bin/aide

Page 90 in CIS_SUSE_Linux_Enterprise_15_Benchmark_v1.1.1.pdf should be /usr/bin/aide and not /usr/sbin/aide Have a lot of fun... sles@suse-leap-cis:~> ls -l ...
Suggested by: Dr. Christian Golbs (23 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 23 Jul, '24 Comments: 1

Chrome OS / ChromeBook Benchmarks

Are these ever going to be updated/ finished?
Suggested by: Kevin Mazzone (16 Jul, '24) Upvoted: 16 Jul, '24 Comments: 1

bootloader password check faulty

Audit process for new CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Benchmark v2.0.0 section 1.4.1 seems to be faulty. you are doing a find in /boot for usr.cfg to set a ...
Suggested by: Steve Milner (18 Jun, '24) Upvoted: 18 Jun, '24 Comments: 1

CIS Kubernetes Benchmark v1.10.0 - 1.2.29

In 1.2.29 Ensure that the API Server only makes use of Strong Cryptographic Ciphers the benchmark recommends to use some insecure ciphers. Please compare with ...
Suggested by: Vitali Henrichs (16 May, '24) Upvoted: 16 May, '24 Comments: 1

3.1.13 Ensure 'Additional email addresses' is Configured with a Security Contact Email

# Az PowerShell alternative $(Invoke-RestMethod -Uri ...
Suggested by: Filip Jodoin (17 Feb, '25) Upvoted: 17 Feb, '25 Comments: 0

CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Benchmark Section 1.6.2 is wrong

CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Benchmark Section 1.6.2 (Ensure system wide crypto policy is not set in sshd configuration) is wrong. On RHEL9 system wide crypto ...
Suggested by: Mihajlo (13 Apr) Comments: 1