> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://cortex-docs.paloaltonetworks.com/cortex-xdr-3.x/cortex-xdr-3.x-documentation/detect-threats-and-analyze-data/asset-management/cloud-compliance.md).

# Cloud Compliance

Cloud Compliance performs the Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarking compliance checks on endpoint resources for Linux and Kubernetes agents. Cloud Compliance is mainly designed for cloud based Linux assets and Kubernetes hosts, but can also provide the same metric data for on-prem Linux appliances. As a result, Cloud Compliance provides an overview of violations in terms of Cloud Security posture on your Linux boxes in terms of Linux and container compliances, and also for Kubernetes, when applicable.

To receive data in the **Cloud Compliance** page, configure your Linux agent settings profile to collect this data by selecting the **enable cloud compliance collection** option in **XDR Pro** . The endpoints require this data collection option enabled for around 12 hours to set the benchmarks and display the results on the **Cloud Compliance** page.


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