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Miscellaneous

Prowler Version

Showing the Prowler version:

prowler <provider> -V/-v/--version

Prowler Execution Options

Prowler provides various execution settings.

Verbose Execution

To enable verbose mode in Prowler, similar to Version 2, use:

prowler <provider> --verbose

Filter findings by status

Prowler allows filtering findings based on their status, ensuring reports and CLI display only relevant findings:

prowler <provider> --status [PASS, FAIL, MANUAL]

Disable Exit Code 3

By default, Prowler triggers exit code 3 for failed checks. To disable this behavior:

prowler <provider> -z/--ignore-exit-code-3

Hide Prowler Banner

To run Prowler without displaying the banner:

prowler <provider> -b/--no-banner

Disable Colors in Output

To run Prowler without color formatting:

prowler <provider> --no-color

Checks in Prowler

Prowler provides various security checks per cloud provider. Use the following options to list, execute, or exclude specific checks:

  • List Available Checks: To display all available checks for the chosen provider:
prowler <provider> --list-checks
  • Execute Specific Checks: Run one or more specific security checks using:
prowler <provider> -c/--checks s3_bucket_public_access
  • Exclude Specific Checks: Exclude checks from execution with:
prowler <provider> -e/--excluded-checks ec2 rds
  • Execute Checks from a JSON File: To run checks defined in a JSON file, structure the file as follows:
<checks_list>.json

{
    "<provider>": [
        "<check_name_1",
        "<check_name_2",
        "<check_name_3",
        ...
    ],
    ...
}

prowler <provider> -C/--checks-file <checks_list>.json

Custom Checks in Prowler

Prowler supports custom security checks, allowing users to define their own logic.

prowler <provider> -x/--checks-folder <custom_checks_folder>
Note

S3 URIs are also supported for custom check folders (e.g., s3://bucket/prefix/checks_folder/). Ensure the credentials used have s3:GetObject permissions in the specified S3 path.

Folder Structure for Custom Checks

Each check must reside in a dedicated subfolder, following this structure:

  • __init__.py (empty file) – Ensures Python treats the check folder as a package.
  • check_name.py (name file) – Defines the check’s logic for contextual information.
  • check_name.metadata.json (metadata file) – Defines the check’s metadata for contextual information.
Note

The check name must start with the service name followed by an underscore (e.g., ec2_instance_public_ip).

To see more information about how to write checks, refer to the Developer Guide.

Note

If you want to run ONLY your custom check(s), import it with -x (--checks-folder) and then run it with -c (--checks), e.g.: console prowler aws -x s3://bucket/prowler/providers/aws/services/s3/s3_bucket_policy/ -c s3_bucket_policy

Severities

Each of Prowler's checks has a severity, which can be one of the following:

  • informational
  • low
  • medium
  • high
  • critical

To execute specific severity(s):

prowler <provider> --severity critical high

Service

Prowler has services per provider, there are options related with them:

  • List the available services in the provider:
prowler <provider> --list-services
  • Execute specific service(s):
prowler <provider> -s/--services s3 iam
  • Exclude specific service(s):
prowler <provider> --excluded-services ec2 rds

Categories

Prowler groups checks in different categories. There are options related with said categories:

  • List the available categories in the provider:
prowler <provider> --list-categories
  • Execute specific category(s):
prowler  <provider> --categories secrets