---
name: "scap-workbench"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "scap-workbench"
version: "1.1.5-1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/scap-workbench"
---

# scap-workbench(8)

GUI tool for systems compliance evaluation

## NAME

scap-workbench - GUI tool for systems compliance evaluation

## SYNOPSIS

**scap-workbench** \[--skip-valid\] \[*XCCDF\_FILE*\]

## DESCRIPTION

SCAP Workbench is GUI tool for security compliance checking. Compliance can be described with SCAP standards - XCCDF and OVAL.

This tool enables users to:

 \* evaluate local and/or remote machines using SCAP content **(scanning)**\
  \* perform remediation on both local and remote machines **(remediation)**\
  \* adjust XCCDF scanning profiles **(tailoring)**

## OPTIONS

- **--skip-valid**

  If this option is provided openscap validation will not be performed. This is recommended only for advanced users and may cause OpenSCAP or SCAP Workbench to crash!

- **XCCDF\_FILE**

  If this parameter is provided the scanner will immediately open given XCCDF or source datastream (SDS) file after it starts.

## SCAP CONTENT

Sample content is provided by the OpenSCAP project (in the **openscap-content** package).

Other sources of SCAP content are:

- **National Vulnerability Database** - *http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/ncp/repository*

  - **Red Hat content repository** - *http://www.redhat.com/security/data/oval/*

  - **scap-security-guide project** - *http://fedorahosted.org/scap-security-guide/*

  - **sce-community-content project** - *http://fedorahosted.org/sce-community-content/*

  ## AUTHORS

```
Martin Preisler <mpreisle@redhat.com>
```

## NOTES

SCAP Workbench uses the OpenSCAP library, see *http://www.open-scap.org*

## SEE ALSO

[oscap(8)](/oscap/8.md)