diff --git a/lib/inspec/resources/chocolatey_package.rb b/lib/inspec/resources/chocolatey_package.rb
index 48abc4e38..4510446f9 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/resources/chocolatey_package.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/resources/chocolatey_package.rb
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ module Inspec::Resources
       end
     end
 
+    def resource_id
+      @package_name || "chocolatey_package"
+    end
+
     def to_s
       "Chocolatey package #{package_name}"
     end
diff --git a/lib/inspec/resources/chrony_conf.rb b/lib/inspec/resources/chrony_conf.rb
index ba710dc8d..574834618 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/resources/chrony_conf.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/resources/chrony_conf.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ module Inspec::Resources
       param
     end
 
+    def resource_id
+      @conf_path || "chrony_conf"
+    end
+
     def to_s
       "chrony.conf"
     end
diff --git a/lib/inspec/resources/command.rb b/lib/inspec/resources/command.rb
index 2869595e8..700a98b29 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/resources/command.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/resources/command.rb
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ module Inspec::Resources
       res.exit_status.to_i == 0
     end
 
+    # to_s method outputs the command which we are using here as UUID to identify resource and also it take cares of Redact output
+    def resource_id
+      to_s || "command"
+    end
+
     def to_s
       output = "Command: `#{@command}`"
       # Redact output if the `redact_regex` option is passed
diff --git a/lib/inspec/resources/cpan.rb b/lib/inspec/resources/cpan.rb
index 626fe4052..759b1d8f8 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/resources/cpan.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/resources/cpan.rb
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ module Inspec::Resources
       info[:version]
     end
 
+    def resource_id
+      @package_name || "cpan"
+    end
+
     def to_s
       "Perl Module #{@package_name}"
     end
diff --git a/lib/inspec/resources/cran.rb b/lib/inspec/resources/cran.rb
index 21ae847b6..c2a4de414 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/resources/cran.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/resources/cran.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ module Inspec::Resources
       info[:version]
     end
 
+    def resource_id
+      @package_name || "cran"
+    end
+
     def to_s
       "R Module #{@package_name}"
     end
diff --git a/lib/inspec/resources/cron.rb b/lib/inspec/resources/cron.rb
index f9d586578..4a1b211f7 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/resources/cron.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/resources/cron.rb
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ module Inspec::Resources
       @params.include?(rule)
     end
 
+    def resource_id
+      user = @user || "current user"
+      "cron #{user}"
+    end
+
     def to_s
       if is_user_crontab?
         "cron for user #{@user}"
diff --git a/lib/inspec/resources/csv.rb b/lib/inspec/resources/csv.rb
index 243e0d176..381342358 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/resources/csv.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/resources/csv.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ module Inspec::Resources
 
     def initialize(path, headers = true)
       @headers = headers
-      super(path)
+      @path = path
+      super(@path)
     end
 
     # override the parse method from JsonConfig
@@ -68,6 +69,10 @@ module Inspec::Resources
       end
     end
 
+    def resource_id
+      @path || "csv"
+    end
+
     private
 
     # used by JsonConfig to build up a full to_s method
diff --git a/lib/inspec/resources/dh_params.rb b/lib/inspec/resources/dh_params.rb
index 92ca1d5e0..beabd4e90 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/resources/dh_params.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/resources/dh_params.rb
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ module Inspec::Resources
       @dh_params.params_ok?
     end
 
+    def resource_id
+      @dh_params_path || "dh_params"
+    end
+
     def to_s
       "dh_params #{@dh_params_path}"
     end
diff --git a/test/unit/resources/chocolatey_package_test.rb b/test/unit/resources/chocolatey_package_test.rb
index d6f6bf1c2..08b5c969a 100644
--- a/test/unit/resources/chocolatey_package_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/resources/chocolatey_package_test.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ describe "Inspec::Resources::ChocoPkg" do
   it "can parse output from `choco` when package is installed" do
     pkg = { name: "git", installed: false, version: nil, type: "chocolatey" }
     resource = MockLoader.new(:windows).load_resource("chocolatey_package", "git")
+    _(resource.resource_id).must_equal "git"
     _(resource.installed?).must_equal pkg[:installed]
     _(resource.version).must_be_nil
     _(resource.info).must_equal pkg
@@ -18,4 +19,9 @@ describe "Inspec::Resources::ChocoPkg" do
     _(resource.version).must_equal pkg[:version]
     _(resource.info).must_equal pkg
   end
+
+  it "gets the resource_id for the current resource" do
+    resource = MockLoader.new(:windows).load_resource("chocolatey_package", "nssm")
+    _(resource.resource_id).must_equal "nssm"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/resources/chrony_conf_test.rb b/test/unit/resources/chrony_conf_test.rb
index eabe58647..f9807ebde 100644
--- a/test/unit/resources/chrony_conf_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/resources/chrony_conf_test.rb
@@ -15,4 +15,9 @@ describe "Inspec::Resources::ChronyConf" do
     }
     assert_nil resource.allow
   end
+
+  it "gets resource_id for the current resource" do
+    resource = load_resource("chrony_conf")
+    _(resource.resource_id).must_equal "/etc/chrony.conf"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/resources/command_test.rb b/test/unit/resources/command_test.rb
index fea5a8558..be1ba2990 100644
--- a/test/unit/resources/command_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/resources/command_test.rb
@@ -14,10 +14,12 @@ describe Inspec::Resources::Cmd do
   end
 
   it "runs a valid mocked command" do
-    _(resource("env").result).wont_be_nil
-    _(resource("env").stdout).must_include "PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin\n"
-    _(resource("env").stderr).must_equal ""
-    _(resource("env").exit_status).must_equal 0
+    resource = load_resource("command", "env")
+    _(resource.resource_id).must_equal "Command: `env`"
+    _(resource.result).wont_be_nil
+    _(resource.stdout).must_include "PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin\n"
+    _(resource.stderr).must_equal ""
+    _(resource.exit_status).must_equal 0
   end
 
   it "exist? returns false on nil os name" do
@@ -42,8 +44,10 @@ describe Inspec::Resources::Cmd do
 
   it "redacts output if `redact_regex` is passed with capture groups" do
     cmd = "command_with_password -p supersecret -d no_redact"
+    resource = load_resource("command", cmd, redact_regex: /(-p ).*( -d)/)
     expected_to_s = "Command: `command_with_password -p REDACTED -d no_redact`"
-    _(resource(cmd, redact_regex: /(-p ).*( -d)/).to_s).must_equal(expected_to_s)
+    _(resource.resource_id).must_equal(expected_to_s)
+    _(resource.to_s).must_equal(expected_to_s)
   end
 
   it "redacts output if `redact_regex` is passed without a capture group" do
diff --git a/test/unit/resources/cpan_test.rb b/test/unit/resources/cpan_test.rb
index 0df08f139..9e87b1368 100644
--- a/test/unit/resources/cpan_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/resources/cpan_test.rb
@@ -18,4 +18,8 @@ describe "Inspec::Resources::Cpan" do
     _(resource.info[:type]).must_equal "cpan"
     _(resource.info).must_equal pkg
   end
+  it "gets the resource_id for the current resource" do
+    resource = load_resource("cpan", "DBD::Pg")
+    _(resource.resource_id).must_equal "DBD::Pg"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/resources/cran_test.rb b/test/unit/resources/cran_test.rb
index 7964ba269..4adea792b 100644
--- a/test/unit/resources/cran_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/resources/cran_test.rb
@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@ describe "Inspec::Resources::Cran" do
     _(resource.info[:name]).must_equal "DoesNotExist"
     _(resource.info[:type]).must_equal "cran"
   end
+  it "gets resource_id for the current resource" do
+    resource = load_resource("cran", "DBI")
+    _(resource.resource_id).must_equal "DBI"
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/resources/cron_test.rb b/test/unit/resources/cron_test.rb
index 6ea0f6973..3420608a4 100644
--- a/test/unit/resources/cron_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/resources/cron_test.rb
@@ -36,4 +36,15 @@ describe "Inspec::Resources::Cron" do
       _(resource.resource_exception_message).must_include "Error while executing crontab -l -u testuser command:"
     end
   end
+
+  describe "resource_id" do
+    it "generates the resource_id for the current resouce if user is not specified" do
+      _(cron.resource_id).must_equal "cron current user"
+    end
+
+    it "generates the resource_id for the current resouce if user is specified" do
+      resource = load_resource("cron", { user: "testuser" })
+      _(resource.resource_id).must_equal "cron testuser"
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/test/unit/resources/csv_test.rb b/test/unit/resources/csv_test.rb
index 3172c58a0..7308ee228 100644
--- a/test/unit/resources/csv_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/resources/csv_test.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ describe "Inspec::Resources::CSV" do
       {}
     end
 
+    it "gets the resource_id for the current resource" do
+      _(resource.resource_id).must_equal "example.csv"
+    end
+
     it "captures an array of params" do
       _(resource.params).must_be_kind_of Array
     end
diff --git a/test/unit/resources/dh_params_test.rb b/test/unit/resources/dh_params_test.rb
index e92ee4750..334af6b97 100644
--- a/test/unit/resources/dh_params_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/resources/dh_params_test.rb
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ describe "Inspec::Resources::DhParams" do
     EOF
   end
 
+  it "gets the resource_id for the current resource" do
+    _(resource_dh_params.resource_id).must_equal "dh_params.dh_pem"
+  end
+
   it "parses the generator used for the Diffie-Hellman operation" do
     _(resource_dh_params.send("generator")).must_equal 2
   end