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Checklist Repository

The National Checklist Program (NCP), defined by the NIST SP 800-70, is the U.S. government repository of publicly available security checklists (or benchmarks) that provide detailed low level guidance on setting the security configuration of operating systems and applications.

NCP provides metadata and links to checklists of various formats including checklists that conform to the Security Content Automation Protocol (SCAP). SCAP enables validated security products to automatically perform configuration checking using NCP checklists. For more information relating to the NCP please visit the information page or the glossary of terms.
Please note that the current search fields have been adjusted to reflect NIST SP 800-70 Revision 4.

Search for Checklists using the fields below. The keyword search will search across the name, and summary.

There are 307 matching records. Displaying matches 1 through 20.

Name (Version) Target Authority Last Modified Resources
CIS Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Benchmark (1.0.0) Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 6.0.0
Cisco Firepower Threat Defense 7.0.0
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
08/05/2025 Prose - CIS Cisco Firepower Threat Defense Benchmark, v1.0.0
Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS Benchmark (3.0.0) Canonical Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
08/04/2025 Prose - CIS Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS Benchmark v3.0.0
CIS Microsoft Azure Compute Services Benchmark (2.0.0) Microsoft Azure
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
07/28/2025 Prose - CIS Microsoft Azure Compute Services Benchmark v2.0.0
CIS Google Cloud Platform Foundation Benchmark (4.0.0) Google Cloud Platform
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
07/28/2025 Prose - CIS Google Cloud Platform Foundation Benchmark v4.0.0
CIS Ubuntu Linux 24.04 LTS STIG Benchmark (1.0.0) Canonical Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
07/09/2025 Prose - CIS Ubuntu Linux 24.04 LTS STIG Benchmark v1.0.0
CIS SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Benchmark (3.2.1) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.0
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
07/09/2025 Prose - CIS SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Benchmark v3.2.1
CIS Ubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS STIG Benchmark (1.0.0) Canonical Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
07/09/2025 Prose - CIS Ubuntu Linux 22.04 LTS STIG Benchmark v1.0.0
CIS PostgreSQL 16 Benchmark (1.1.0) PostgreSQL 16.0
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
07/08/2025 Prose - CIS PostgreSQL 16 Benchmark v1.1.0
CIS PostgreSQL 15 Benchmark (1.2.0) PostgreSQL 15.0
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
07/07/2025 Prose - CIS PostgreSQL 15 Benchmark v1.2.0
CIS Microsoft Intune for Windows 11 Benchmark (4.0.0) Microsoft Windows 11
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - CIS Microsoft Intune for Windows 11 Benchmark v4.0.0
CIS Microsoft Outlook 2010 Benchmark (1.0.0) Microsoft Outlook 2010
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - CIS Microsoft Outlook 2010 Benchmark v1.0.0
CIS Microsoft Intune for Windows 10 Benchmark (4.0.0) Microsoft Windows 10
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - CIS Microsoft Intune for Windows 10 Benchmark v4.0.0
CIS Microsoft IIS 8 Benchmark (1.5.0) Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) 8.0
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - CIS Microsoft IIS 8 Benchmark, 1.5.0
CIS Microsoft Edge Benchmark (3.0.0) Microsoft Edge
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - CIS Microsoft Edge Benchmark v3.0.0
CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations Benchmark (5.0.0) Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - CIS Microsoft 365 Foundations Benchmark v5.0.0
CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark (3.0.0) Microsoft Azure
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark v3.0.0
CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark (2.1.0) Microsoft Azure
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - CIS Microsoft Azure Foundations Benchmark v2.1.0
CIS Kubernetes Benchmark (1.9.0) Kubernetes 1.13.0
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - CIS Kubernetes Benchmark v1.9.0
CIS MariaDB 10.6 Benchmark (1.0.0) MariaDB Enterprise Server 10.x
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - CIS MariaDB 10.6 Benchmark v1.0.0
CIS Google Workspace Foundations Benchmark (1.2.0) Google Cloud Computing Platform
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - CIS Google Workspace Foundations Benchmark v1.2.0
* This checklist is still undergoing review for inclusion into the NCP.