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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 147 matching records. Displaying matches 1 through 20.

Name (Version) Target Authority Last Modified Resources
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
Oracle Linux 9 STIG (Ver 1, Rel 1) Oracle Linux 9.0
Defense Information Systems Agency
07/21/2025 Standalone XCCDF 1.1.4 - Oracle Linux 9 STIG - Ver 1, Rel 1
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 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 Container-Optimized OS Benchmark (1.1.0) Google Container-Optimized OS
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - CIS Google Container-Optimized OS Benchmark v1.1.0
CIS Fedora 28 Family Linux Benchmark (2.0.0) Fedora Linux
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - CIS Fedora 28 Family Linux Benchmark v2.0.0
CIS Fedora 19 Family Linux Benchmark (1.0.0) Fedora Linux
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - CIS Fedora 19 Family Linux Benchmark v1.0.0
CIS Distribution Independent Linux Benchmark (2.0.0) Linux Kernel
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - CIS Distribution Independent Linux Benchmark v2.0.0
CIS Apache HTTP Server 2.4 Benchmark (2.2.0) Apache HTTP Server 2.4.0
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - Prose - CIS Apache HTTP Server 2.4 Benchmark v2.2.0
AlmaLinux OS 9 (2.0.0) AlmaLinux OS 9
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
06/30/2025 Prose - AlmaLinux OS 9, 2.0.0
Microsoft SCOM STIG (Ver 1, Rel 1) Microsoft SCOM
Defense Information Systems Agency
06/02/2025 Standalone XCCDF 1.1.4 - Sunset - Microsoft SCOM STIG - Ver 1, Rel 2
IBM Aspera Platform 4.2 STIG (Ver 1, Rel 3) IBM Aspera Platform
Defense Information Systems Agency
06/02/2025 Standalone XCCDF 1.1.4 - Sunset - IBM Aspera Platform 4.2 STIG - Ver 1, Rel 3
Apache 2.2 STIG - UNIX (Version 1, Release 11) Apache HTTP Server 2.2
Defense Information Systems Agency
06/02/2025 Standalone XCCDF 1.1.4 - Sunset - Apache 2.2 STIG UNIX - Ver 1, Rel 11
Google Chrome Browser STIG for Windows (Version 2, Release 10) Google Chrome 33
Defense Information Systems Agency
05/08/2025 SCAP 1.3 Content - Google Chrome STIG Benchmark - Ver 2, Rel 10
Automated Content - SCC 5.10.2 Windows
GPOs - Group Policy Objects (GPOs) - April 2025
Intune Policies - Intune Policy - April 2025
Standalone XCCDF 1.1.4 - Google Chrome STIG - Ver 2, Rel 10
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 15 STIG for Ansible (Ver 2, Rel 4) SUSE Enterprise Linux 15
Defense Information Systems Agency
04/09/2025 Standalone XCCDF 1.1.4 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 for Ansible - Ver 2, Rel 4
* This checklist is still undergoing review for inclusion into the NCP.