BenchParse

BenchParse extracts CIS Benchmark data from PDFs and structures it into a formatted Excel report.

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📖 Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Features
• Installation and Usage
• Feedback
• Contributors
• License

🚀 Introduction

BenchParse is a Python-based tool designed to convert CIS Benchmark PDFs into a well-organized Excel file. It extracts control recommendations, descriptions, rationale, impact, audit, remediation, and profile applicability sections from the PDF, then organizes them into a clean and readable format for easy review and compliance tracking.

BenchParse

Excel Output

✨ Features:

• 📄 PDF Parsing: Extracts data from CIS Benchmark PDFs.

• 📊 Excel Conversion: Converts extracted data into a structured Excel file.

• 🔍 Detailed Control Information: Extracts control names, titles, and descriptions.

• ⚙️ Sections Organization: Organizes data into relevant sections like “Rationale” and “Remediation.”

• 🛠️ Customizable Output: Allows users to specify output file names for easy storage.

⚙️ Installation and Usage:

1. Pre-requisites: Ensure you have Python3 installed on your system.
2. Clone the Repo: Use "git clone https://github.com/Cursed271/BenchParse"
3. Traverse into the Directory: Use "cd BenchParse"
4. Install Dependencies: Use "pip3 install -r requirements.txt"
5. Execute the Script: Use "python3 BenchParse.py"
6. Enter the Path of the CIS Benchmark (When Prompted)
7. Enter the Name of the Output File (When Prompted)

💬 Feedback

Have suggestions or feature requests? Feel free to reach out via:

• 🐦 Twitter: @Cursed271
• 🐙 GitHub: @Cursed271
• 🔗 LinkedIn: Steven Pereira
• 📧 Email: cursed.pereira@proton.me
• 🐞 File an Issue: GitHub Issues
• 💡 Request a Feature: Feature Requests

Your feedback helps improve BenchParse! Contributions and PRs are always welcome. 🚀

🙌 Contributors

• Steven Pereira (aka Cursed) - Creator & Maintainer

📜 License

BenchParse is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.