Converts dumped text from CIS Benchmark PDFs into usable CSV & Excel files.
For expected numbers see the reference results of the conversions.
- Python 3
- For Excel output install the
xlsxwriterPython package
Warning: Adobe Acrobat DC on Windows will produce broken txt files. Use Adobe Acrobat DC on MacOS only.
In Adobe Acrobat DC:
- File -> Export To -> Text (Plain)
- Ensure export is set to Settings -> UTF-8
- Uncheck "View Result"
usage: cis2csv.py [-h] [-l {DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR,CRITICAL}] inputFilePath
positional arguments:
inputFilePath CIS text dump to parse.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-l {DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR,CRITICAL}, --log-level {DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR,CRITICAL}
Set the logging level
usage: cis2excel.py [-h] [-l {DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR,CRITICAL}]
[--sheetName SHEETNAME]
inputFilePath
positional arguments:
inputFilePath CIS text dump to parse.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-l {DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR,CRITICAL}, --log-level {DEBUG,INFO,WARNING,ERROR,CRITICAL}
Set the logging level
--sheetName SHEETNAME
Set the sheet name in Excel.