InSpec Shell

• An interactive session that enables you to explore InSpec resources and controls on:

  • Your local workstation

  • A remote target

  • A local docker container

  • A cloud provider

• To launch the session locally: inspec shell

• To see the resources InSpec provides: help resources

• To launch the session on an instance:

  • inspec shell -t ssh://user:password@host

  • inspec shell -t winrm://user:password@host

  • inspec shell -t docker://container_id

  • inspec shell -t cloud://region-subscription