{"revision":"c10276e953456835cdbb1f3a60d58ae1980be353","document":{"id":41844,"path":"platform-security/security-center/scan-checks.md","title":"Scan checks","bundle":null,"doc_type":null,"release":"australia","body":"\n# Scan checks\n\nUse checks to detect anomalies within an instance, running against tables, records, or metadata.\n\n\\[Omitted image \"sec-center-checks.png\"\\] Alt text: SC Auditor suite findings\n\nChecks are rules designed to detect anomalies within an instance. Select a check on the list to view details including what the check evaluates, and possible steps to correct the issue if the check returns any findings.\n\nSelect the **+Create task** button to create a Security Task related to a scan check. For details on Security Tasks, see [Security Tasks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/security-center/security-task-manager.md).\n\nChecks are divided into four classes to identify issues and implement security recommendations for your organization: table checks, column type checks, script only checks, and linter checks.\n\n|Check class|Description|\n|-----------|-----------|\n|[Table checks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/hs-create-table-health-check.md)|Use this check class when you know the specific tables and checks you want to test.|\n|[Column checks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/hs-create-column-health-check.md)|Use this check class to implement the rule you created to iterate all records matching the target column field type.|\n|[Script checks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/hs-create-script-health-check.md)|Use this check class to verify meta data, configurations, and execute complex checks by writing your own checks.|\n|[Linter checks](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/platform-administration/hc-linter-check.md)|Use this check class to identify any issues in a script. When a linter check is run on a record, an abstract syntax tree for its code is generated which can be used to analyze issues with the code.|\n\n**Parent Topic:**[Security scanner](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-security/security-center/sc-scanning.md)\n\n"}}