SCAP Policies

The Audit  SCAP Policies section displays the compliance policies defined in your organization. Each policy ties together a SCAP content file, an XCCDF profile, and optional tailoring to define a compliance standard.

Click Create to create a new compliance policy. For more information about creating policies, see Create compliance policy.

Each row in the list provides Details, Edit, and Delete action buttons. Use Details to view the policy summary, configuration, and scan history. Use Edit to modify the policy. Use Delete to remove the policy. A confirmation dialog is displayed before deletion.

You can filter the list using the search bar, which searches across the policy name and SCAP content name.

Table 1. SCAP Policies List Columns
Column Description

Name

The display name of the compliance policy.

Content

The name of the associated SCAP content, or N/A if none is assigned.

Systems Scanned

The number of systems that have been scanned using this policy.

Compliance

A compliance badge showing the percentage of compliant systems and the ratio of compliant to total scanned systems.

Actions

Available actions: Details, Edit, and Delete.

1. Create compliance policy

The Audit  SCAP Policies  Create page allows you to define a new compliance policy.

Table 2. Create Compliance Policy Fields
Field Required Description

Policy Name

Yes

A display name for the compliance policy.

Description

No

A brief description of the policy.

SCAP Content

Yes

Select a SCAP content file. The XCCDF Profile list is populated based on this selection.

XCCDF Profile

Yes

Select an XCCDF profile from the chosen SCAP content.

Tailoring File

No

Optionally select a tailoring file to customize the profile. The Tailoring Profile list is populated based on this selection.

Tailoring Profile

No

Select a profile from the chosen tailoring file.

Advanced Arguments

No

Additional command-line arguments, for example: --rule <rule_id> --remediate.

OVAL Files

No

Paths to local OVAL definitions on the target system, comma separated.

Fetch Remote Resources

No

Enable fetching of remote resources during scans. This requires internet access and significant memory on the target system.

Enabling Fetch Remote Resources requires internet access and significant available memory on the target minion. Ensure the target system has sufficient resources before enabling this option.

Click Create to save the new policy.

2. Edit compliance policy

The Audit  SCAP Policies  Edit page allows you to update an existing compliance policy. All fields from the creation form can be modified.

Click Update to save the changes. Click Back to List to return to the policies list without saving.

3. Policy details

The Audit  SCAP Policies  Details page displays a comprehensive overview of a compliance policy, including compliance statistics, configuration, and scan history.

3.1. Summary cards

The top of the page shows four summary cards:

Table 3. Summary Cards
Card Description

Total Scans

The total number of scans performed using this policy.

Systems Scanned

The number of unique systems scanned.

Compliant Scans

The number of scans where all rules passed.

Compliance Rate

The percentage of scans that are compliant.

3.2. Policy configuration

This panel displays the current configuration of the policy:

  • SCAP Content

  • XCCDF Profile

  • Tailoring File (if configured)

  • Tailoring Profile (if configured)

  • OVAL Files (if configured)

  • Advanced Arguments (if configured)

  • Fetch Remote Resources (Yes or No)

  • Description (if provided)

3.3. Scan history

The scan history table shows all scans performed using this policy. Use the checkbox Show only latest scan per system to filter the table to display only the most recent scan for each system.

You can filter the scan history using the search bar, which searches by system name.

Table 4. Scan History Columns
Column Description

System

The name of the scanned system, linked to the system details page.

Scan Date

The date and time the scan was performed.

Passed

The number of rules that passed.

Failed

The number of rules that failed.

Other

The number of rules that were not selected or not applicable.

Status

The compliance status: Compliant (no failures) or Non-Compliant (one or more failures).

Actions

Click View Details to view the full XCCDF scan results.