Welcome
Configuration Management (SCM)
BigFix Compliance Configuration Management (SCM) includes configurable content that is checks and checklists, which assess and manages the devices to ensure compliance standards are met.
Configuration Management for Console User Guide
Configuration management (SCM) is used to manage security configuration of devices using checklists which includes creating custom checklists, customize individual checks, synchronizing, deploying checklists to devices.
Configuring Unix checklists
The Configuration Management checklists for UNIX™ systems are delivered as a set of Fixlets and tasks that can help you find the information you need to manage your deployment.
Unix checklist components
The Unix checklist components ensure that the system is systematically reviewed and remains operational, secure, and compliant.
Remediation
Most UNIX™ checks include built-in remediation capabilities. However, a smaller subset of UNIX audit checks allows customization to audit a non-default value.
Remediating configuration settings
UNIX™ checklists support remediation, allowing console operators to resolve vulnerabilities with a single action. A remediation action can only be executed on an endpoint where the Fixlet is relevant.

BigFix Documentation Homepage
BigFix 10 Compliance Documentation
Welcome to the BigFix Compliance documentation, where you can find information about how to install, maintain, and use BigFix Compliance.
BigFix Platform
BigFix Query
Compliance Overview
BigFix Compliance helps support endpoint security throughout your organization.
Compliance Guides in PDF format
Following is a list of links to the BigFix Compliance user guides in PDF format:
Compliance Setup Guide and User Guide
BigFix Compliance Analytics is a web-based application designed to help you manage security, vulnerability, and risk assessment. The application archives security and vulnerability compliance check results to identify configuration issues and report levels of compliance toward security configuration goals.
Configuration Management (SCM)
BigFix Compliance Configuration Management (SCM) includes configurable content that is checks and checklists, which assess and manages the devices to ensure compliance standards are met.
- Configuration Management for Console User Guide
  Configuration management (SCM) is used to manage security configuration of devices using checklists which includes creating custom checklists, customize individual checks, synchronizing, deploying checklists to devices.
  - Setting up Configuration Management
    Follow these steps to set up your Configuration Management deployment.
  - Using checks and checklists
  - Configuring Windows and Web Browser Checklist
    The Configuration Management checklists for the Windows™ and Web Browser systems are delivered as a set of Fixlets and tasks that can help you find the information you need to manage your deployment.
  - Configuring Linux checklists
    The Configuration Management checklists for Linux systems are delivered as a set of Fixlets and tasks that can help you find the information you need to manage your deployment.
  - Configuring Middleware Checklists
    The Configuration Management checklists for Middleware systems are delivered as a set of Fixlet and tasks that can help you find the information you need to manage your deployment.
  - Configuring Unix checklists
    The Configuration Management checklists for UNIX™ systems are delivered as a set of Fixlets and tasks that can help you find the information you need to manage your deployment.
    - Overview
      You can configure the UNIX™ checklists for the AIX®, MAC, and Solaris.
    - Setup and configuration
      Create custom copies of the UNIX™ checklist content if you want to modify the checks based on a specific corporate policy. You can manually create a custom site to host the UNIX checklists or use the Create Custom Checklist wizard to create copies of the UNIX checklists and save them in a custom site.
    - Unix checklist components
      The Unix checklist components ensure that the system is systematically reviewed and remains operational, secure, and compliant.
      - Environment Setup Task
        The Environment Setup Task is a crucial component of UNIX™ checklists. It plays a key role in determining the compliance status of each check in the checklist.
      - Applicability Fixlets
        Learn about concepts and the work process in Configuration Management.
      - Remediation
        Most UNIX™ checks include built-in remediation capabilities. However, a smaller subset of UNIX audit checks allows customization to audit a non-default value.
        Remediating configuration settings
        UNIX™ checklists support remediation, allowing console operators to resolve vulnerabilities with a single action. A remediation action can only be executed on an endpoint where the Fixlet is relevant.
        Modifying check parameters
        In addition to monitoring compliance status and remediating non-compliant settings, you can modify configuration settings to align with your organization's policies.
    - Measured Value Analysis
      Many check Fixlets have a corresponding analysis, often referred to as "measured values", which report the value of the element being evaluated by the check Fixlet.
    - Using checks and checklists
      The check Fixlets in Configuration Management checklists evaluate an endpoint against a defined configuration standard. Many of these check Fixlets have a corresponding analysis, often referred to as "measured values", which reports the value of the element being assessed by the check Fixlet.
  - Importing SCAP content
  - Configuration Management Reporting
  - Frequently asked questions
- Security Configuration Management for WebUI User Guide
  Security Configuration Management (SCM) App in WebUI continuously assess and manages the device for security misconfiguration and deviation, which enables operator to deploy remediation action to ensure the device meets compliance standards.
Client Manager for Endpoint Protection
BigFix Compliance CMEP is an effective tool to monitor the deployment and health status of various Endpoint Protection products and provide quick remediation actions to recover needed endpoint protection.
BigFix Client Compliance
This guide describes the BigFix Client Compliance and its solutions (BigFix Client Compliance Configuration and BigFix Client Compliance Windows (IPSec Framework)) which helps in maintaining the compliance status of the computers.
BigFix and Carbon Black integration
The HCL BigFix and Carbon Black integration allows administrators to deploy a full endpoint security solution to detect, contain, investigate, and remediate security threats and attacks on endpoints across the enterprise. The following sections provide useful information and links to the resources available for the solution.
Middleware Application Patching
Middleware patching is an important process for organizations to ensure their systems are secure and up to date. By applying the appropriate patches and security updates, organizations can minimize the risk of malicious attacks and potential data loss. BigFix users can enjoy unified patch management by using a single platform for deploying database and middleware patches.
BigFix Remediate
BigFix MCM
Glossary
This glossary provides terms and definitions for the BigFix® Compliance software and products.

Remediating configuration settings

UNIX™ checklists support remediation, allowing console operators to resolve vulnerabilities with a single action. A remediation action can only be executed on an endpoint where the Fixlet is relevant.

About this task

You can audit, assess, and remediate configuration settings using Security and Compliance Analytics (SCA), now known as BigFix Compliance Analytics. For Fixlet checks that support automatic remediation, an action button appears within the relevant Fixlet. Remediation actions can only be applied to relevant and selected endpoints.

Note: Not all Fixlets include a remediation action.

Note: If an external global policy is enabled, any local endpoint changes will be overwritten. In such cases, remediation must be performed using the external global policy solution.

Navigate to the Security Configuration Domain > All Security Configuration > Fixlets and Tasks.
Expand the sub-folders to locate the desired Fixlet.
Open the Fixlet, click the Description tab, and scroll down to the Actions box.
Click the link in the Actions box to remediate the specified policy issue.
Figure 1. Check containing an action for remediation
Set your parameters in the Take Action dialog and click OK.