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name: openshift-openshift_compliance_operator
title: Using the compliance operator
description: With the compliance operator, you can check whether the worker nodes in your cluster meet the set of criteria in the profile that is tailored to Red Hat® OpenShift® on IBM Cloud®. For more information, see the Red Hat OpenShift documentation.
last-updated: 2026-07-10
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> ## Documentation Index
> The table of contents for this documentation set is at https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/openshift?format=markdown
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> Use these files to discover more information as needed.

# Using the compliance operator
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With the compliance operator, you can check whether the worker nodes in your cluster meet the set of criteria in the profile that is tailored to Red Hat® OpenShift® on IBM Cloud®. For more information, see the [Red Hat OpenShift documentation](https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.21/html/security_and_compliance/compliance-operator#understanding-compliance-operator){: external}.
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Looking for the CIS Kubernetes benchmark? See [Running the worker node CIS Kubernetes benchmark](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/openshift?topic=openshift-cis-benchmark&format=markdown#cis-worker-test).
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To use the compliance operator, review the OpenShift Container Platform documentation, such as the following resources.
- [Understanding the compliance operator](https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/openshift_container_platform/4.21/html/security_and_compliance/compliance-operator#understanding-compliance-operator){: external} documentation set.
- [Self-paced compliance operator workshop in GitHub](https://github.com/openshift/compliance-operator/tree/master/doc/tutorials){: external}.
- How does the compliance operator work? [Part 1](https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-does-compliance-operator-work-for-openshift-part-1){: external} and [Part 2](https://www.redhat.com/en/blog/how-does-compliance-operator-work-for-openshift-part-2){: external} blogs.