What is CSET?

The Cybersecurity Evaluation Tool (CSET) is a free software tool that helps users identify vulnerabilities in an organization's enterprise and industrial control cyber systems. CSET uses a hybrid risk and standards-based approach to evaluate the cybersecurity of a system and provide recommendations for improvement.

CSET runs in Windows on a laptop or desktop computer.
It can also be configured to run in a client-server architecture.

What is CSET? CSET Overview

How Do I Use CSET? CSET Detailed Video

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CSET Releases

Local installers ("standalone") are available as well as binaries for creating enterprise installations.

Documentation

See the CSET documentation.

License

MIT License, Apache License 2.0

Copyright 2018 Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC

See License.txt, and NOTICE.txt

Contact information of authors: cset@hq.dhs.gov

Idaho National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1625, MS 3870, Idaho Falls, ID 83415

Includes software licensed under LGPL

LGPL dependencies are required to build CSET. You will be required to acquire them via nuGet in order to build this software. They are not distributed with this source.

System Requirements

System Requirements for Local Installation

It is recommended that users meet the minimum system hardware and software requirements prior to installing CSET. This includes:

• Pentium dual core 2.2 GHz processor (Intel x86 compatible) • 6 GB free disk space • 4 GB of RAM • Microsoft Windows 10 or higher • Microsoft .NET 7 Runtime (included in CSET installation) • Microsoft ASP.NET Core 7 Runtime (included in CSET installation) • Microsoft SQL Server 2022 LocalDB (included in CSET installation)

System Requirements for Enterprise Installation

It is recommended that users meet the minimum system hardware and software requirements prior to installing CSET. This includes:

• Pentium dual core 2.2 GHz processor (Intel x86 compatible) • 8 GB free disk space • 4 GB of RAM • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Edition or higher recommended • Microsoft .NET 7 Runtime • Microsoft ASP.NET Core 7 Runtime • Microsoft SQL Server 2022 or higher recommended • Internet Information Server (IIS) or Kestrel

Other Items of Note: • For all platforms, it is recommended the user upgrade to the latest Windows Service Pack and install critical updates available from the Windows Update web site to ensure the best compatibility and security.