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Considering the complexity of installing application on target system, it is recommended that option 1 is to be used. 

For more information about Lynis, please check the link below:

https://cisofy.com/documentation/lynis/get-started/

Install

yum install lynis

Run

lynis audit system
Push result

Report

After running, detailed test logs are stored in  /var/log/lynis.log, information for each test includes:

  • Time of an action/event
  • Reason(s) why a test failed or was skipped
  • Output of (internal) tests
  • Suggestions about configuration options or how to fix/improve things
  • Threat/impact score

In addition to log file, Lynis also creates a report and stores it in /var/log/lynis-report.dat. The report file contains the following information:

  • Remarks = #<remark>
  • Section = [<section name>]
  • Option/value = <option name>=<value of option>