 Distribution A: Approved for Public Release (16 Feb 2021) NIWCLANT SPR# 2021-52

 SCAP Compliance Checker Release Notes                   Feb 11, 2026   09:25:55
 Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic
 https://www.niwcatlantic.navy.mil/scap/


 SCAP Compliance Checker 5.14 Features Added
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 Type     IssueID  Summary
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 Feature  33097    Update UNIX file searches to apply filters at the time of
                   search instead of gathering all directories/files and then
                   filtering

 Feature  33080    Update screen log to print duration for each test and
                   provide a list of slow tests (longer than 5 min) at the end
                   of the scan

 Feature  33079    Improve filesearch efficiency on unix path pattern matches

 Feature  33057    Add option to put a maximum number of failed item/state
                   comparions to perform for each test

 Feature  33043    Redesign UNIX shadow test to be more efficient for large
                   numbers of users

 Feature  33042    Redesign UNIX password test to be more efficient for large
                   numbers of users



 SCAP Compliance Checker 5.14 Defects Resolved
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 Type     IssueID  Summary
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 Defect   33090    Improve support for TMSAD XML-exc-C14N for validating
                   digitally signed content

 Defect   33089    Fix GPG signature verification issues with RHEL7 build

 Defect   33072    Update content update repositories only work on non-standard
                   ports   

 Defect   33070    cscc --checkForContentUpdates --installUpdates ignores
                   content settings

 Defect   33064    Incorrect debian_evr_string Version Comparison in SCC 5.12

 Defect   33061    Update error handling of OVAL fileeffectiverights53 tests to
                   only print a warning if unable to gather permissions

 Defect   33049    Fix permissions on CKLB report on linux

 Defect   33036    Improve UNIX file search efficiency to use new failed item
                   theshold when tests specify 'none_exist'

