Overview#

The System Hardening Checklist API is a comprehensive security assessment platform designed to evaluate organizational security posture and generate actionable hardening recommendations. Built for security professionals, compliance officers, and system administrators, this API provides detailed security assessments aligned with industry-leading compliance frameworks.

The platform enables organizations to systematically evaluate their hardening implementation across multiple categories, identify gaps against critical controls, and track compliance progress over time. By integrating assessment data with framework-specific guidance, the API delivers context-aware recommendations tailored to your security baseline and compliance requirements.

Ideal users include security teams conducting internal assessments, compliance managers tracking framework adherence, infrastructure teams implementing hardening standards, and organizations requiring documented evidence of security control implementation for audit purposes.

Usage#

Assessment Request Example:

json

{
  "checklistData": {
    "sessionId": "sess-20240115-prod-001",
    "checklist": {
      "access_control": [
        "mfa_enabled",
        "rbac_implemented",
        "service_accounts_managed"
      ],
      "network_security": [
        "firewall_configured",
        "segmentation_implemented",
        "ids_enabled"
      ],
      "encryption": [
        "tls_1_2_enforced",
        "data_at_rest_encrypted"
      ]
    },
    "totalItems": 10,
    "implementedItems": 8,
    "timestamp": "2024-01-15T14:30:00Z"
  },
  "sessionId": "sess-20240115-prod-001",
  "userId": 12345,
  "timestamp": "2024-01-15T14:30:00Z"
}

Assessment Response Example:

json

{
  "assessmentId": "assess-20240115-001",
  "sessionId": "sess-20240115-prod-001",
  "status": "completed",
  "overallScore": 80,
  "compliancePercentage": 80,
  "categories": [
    {
      "name": "access_control",
      "score": 85,
      "implementedControls": 3,
      "totalControls": 4,
      "status": "good"
    },
    {
      "name": "network_security",
      "score": 75,
      "implementedControls": 2,
      "totalControls": 3,
      "status": "needs_improvement"
    },
    {
      "name": "encryption",
      "score": 80,
      "implementedControls": 2,
      "totalControls": 2,
      "status": "good"
    }
  ],
  "criticalGaps": [
    {
      "category": "network_security",
      "control": "ids_enabled",
      "severity": "high",
      "recommendation": "Deploy intrusion detection system across network perimeter"
    }
  ],
  "frameworkAlignment": {
    "CIS": "Moderate compliance",
    "NIST": "Moderate compliance",
    "ISO27001": "Adequate controls"
  },
  "timestamp": "2024-01-15T14:30:15Z"
}

Endpoints#

GET /#

Health Check

Verifies API availability and service status.

Method: GET

Path: /

Parameters: None

Response:

text

Status 200: Service operational confirmation

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POST /api/hardening/assess#

Generate Hardening Assessment Report

Processes checklist data and generates a comprehensive hardening assessment report with gap analysis, compliance scoring, and framework alignment.

Method: POST

Path: /api/hardening/assess

Request Body (required):

ParameterTypeRequiredDescriptionchecklistDataChecklistData objectYesAssessment checklist containing category implementation statussessionIdstringYesUnique session identifier for trackinguserIdinteger or nullNoUser identifier for audit loggingtimestampstringYesISO 8601 timestamp of assessment initiation

ChecklistData Schema:

ParameterTypeRequiredDescriptionsessionIdstringYesSession identifier matching parent requestchecklistobjectYesKey-value mapping of categories to implemented control arraystotalItemsintegerYesTotal number of security controls in scopeimplementedItemsintegerYesNumber of controls currently implementedtimestampstringYesISO 8601 timestamp of checklist completion

Response:

text

Status 200: Assessment report with scoring, category analysis, critical gaps, and framework alignment
Status 422: Validation error with details on missing/invalid fields

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GET /api/hardening/categories#

Retrieve Available Hardening Categories

Returns the complete list of hardening assessment categories supported by the API.

Method: GET

Path: /api/hardening/categories

Parameters: None

Response:

text

Status 200: Array of category objects with descriptions and control counts

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GET /api/hardening/frameworks#

Retrieve Compliance Frameworks

Returns information on supported compliance frameworks including CIS Controls, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, ISO 27001, and others.

Method: GET

Path: /api/hardening/frameworks

Parameters: None

Response:

text

Status 200: Array of framework objects with details, versions, and mapping guidance

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GET /api/hardening/critical-controls#

Retrieve Critical Controls by Category

Returns categorized critical security controls that require priority implementation.

Method: GET

Path: /api/hardening/critical-controls

Parameters: None

Response:

text

Status 200: Nested object structure with categories and associated critical controls with severity levels

Pricing#

PlanCalls/DayCalls/MonthPriceFree550FreeDeveloper20500$39/moProfessional2005,000$99/moEnterprise100,0001,000,000$299/mo

About#

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References#

• Kong Route: https://api.mkkpro.com/hardening/system-checklist
• API Docs: https://api.mkkpro.com:8111/docs