---
title: 'Compliance'
---

Prowler allows you to execute checks based on requirements defined in compliance frameworks. By default, it will execute and give you an overview of the status of each compliance framework:

<img src="/images/cli/compliance/compliance.png" />

You can find CSVs containing detailed compliance results in the compliance folder within Prowler's output folder.

## Execute Prowler based on Compliance Frameworks

Prowler can analyze your environment based on a specific compliance framework and get more details, to do it, you can use option `--compliance`:

```sh
prowler <provider> --compliance <compliance_framework>
```

Standard results will be shown and additionally the framework information as the sample below for CIS AWS 2.0. For details a CSV file has been generated as well.

<img src="/images/cli/compliance/compliance-cis-sample1.png" />

<Note>
**If Prowler can't find a resource related with a check from a compliance requirement, this requirement won't appear on the output**
</Note>

## List Available Compliance Frameworks

To see which compliance frameworks are covered by Prowler, use the `--list-compliance` option:

```sh
prowler <provider> --list-compliance
```

Or you can visit [Prowler Hub](https://hub.prowler.com/compliance).

## List Requirements of Compliance Frameworks
To list requirements for a compliance framework, use the `--list-compliance-requirements` option:

```sh
prowler <provider> --list-compliance-requirements <compliance_framework(s)>
```

Example for the first requirements of CIS 1.5 for AWS:

```
Listing CIS 1.5 AWS Compliance Requirements:

Requirement Id: 1.1
	- Description: Maintain current contact details
	- Checks:
 		account_maintain_current_contact_details

Requirement Id: 1.2
	- Description: Ensure security contact information is registered
	- Checks:
 		account_security_contact_information_is_registered

Requirement Id: 1.3
	- Description: Ensure security questions are registered in the AWS account
	- Checks:
 		account_security_questions_are_registered_in_the_aws_account

Requirement Id: 1.4
	- Description: Ensure no 'root' user account access key exists
	- Checks:
 		iam_no_root_access_key

Requirement Id: 1.5
	- Description: Ensure MFA is enabled for the 'root' user account
	- Checks:
 		iam_root_mfa_enabled

[redacted]

```

## Create and contribute adding other Security Frameworks

This information is part of the Developer Guide and can be found [here](/developer-guide/security-compliance-framework).