Performing a Compliance Scan and Active Remediation Using OSCAP

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Performing a Compliance Scan and Active Remediation Using OSCAP

In this lab, we'll install and use openscap-scanner from the terminal. Using active remediation, we'll run a compliance scan that will permit OpenSCAP to fix any problems it finds. Then we'll create a report from the scan findings. Lastly, we'll review the report findings to see what OpenSCAP found and was able to remediate. *This course is not approved or sponsored by Red Hat.*

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Lab Info

Level

Intermediate

Last updated

Apr 06, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Install the Necessary Packages
1. Become root.
```
sudo su 
```
1. Install the OpenSCAP scanner and the SCAP security guide.
```
yum install -y openscap-scanner scap-security-guide
```

Challenge

Run a Compliance Scan with Remediation

Use the following command to run a scan with remediation:

oscap xccdf eval --remediate --profile xccdf_org.ssgproject.content_profile_rht-ccp --results scan-results.xml /usr/share/xml/scap/ssg/content/ssg-rhel7-ds.xml

Challenge

Generate a Report from the Scan Results
1. Run the following command to generate a report:
```
oscap xccdf generate report scan-results.xml > scan-results.html
```

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