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Cis Benchmarks

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bagelhole·vlatest·security·MIT

This skill generates CIS benchmark configurations for your systems, streamlining security assessments and ensuring compliance.

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  1. 1

    Run this in your project

    terminal
    $ npx skills add bagelhole/devops-security-agent-skills --skill cis-benchmarks -a claude-code

  2. Uses the open-source skills CLI and needs Node.js. Add -g to install it for your user instead of this project.

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bagelhole

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  • Declares what it does: passed

    SKILL.md parses and declares a name and a description.

    SKILL.md exists, its frontmatter parses, and it declares a name and a description.

  • No undeclared network calls: passed

    Makes no network calls.

    Every host the skill dials — from its scripts, its config endpoints or the commands it tells the agent to run — is either well-known package and API infrastructure or declared in its own frontmatter. Links in documentation are not counted.

  • No obfuscated payloads: passed

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  • No credential access: passed

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0365f57a07
Manifest
security/hardening/cis-benchmarks/SKILL.md
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1 file, 115 lines
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About this skill

What it does

The cis-benchmarks skill allows AI agents to assess system configurations against the Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks. It can identify deviations from secure configuration standards, providing recommendations for remediation. This helps ensure systems adhere to industry best practices and reduces potential security vulnerabilities.

When to use it

  • Security Audits: Regularly evaluate server or cloud environment compliance with CIS benchmark guidelines.
  • Post-Deployment Verification: Confirm that newly deployed infrastructure aligns with established security standards.
  • Incident Response: Quickly determine if a system's configuration contributed to a security incident.
  • Configuration Hardening: Automate the process of hardening systems based on CIS recommendations.

Key capabilities

  • CIS Benchmark Assessment
  • Deviation Identification
  • Remediation Recommendations
  • Secure Configuration Standards Adherence

Example prompts

  • "Assess my AWS EC2 instance against the CIS benchmark for Windows."
  • "What deviations from the CIS benchmark do I have on this Kubernetes cluster?"
  • "Provide remediation steps for finding a non-compliant setting in my Linux server's CIS assessment."

Tips & gotchas

The skill requires access to the target system or environment. Ensure appropriate credentials and permissions are provided to the AI agent for accurate assessments.