diff --git a/docs-chef-io/content/inspec/resources/cassandradb_conf.md b/docs-chef-io/content/inspec/resources/cassandradb_conf.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2580939c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-chef-io/content/inspec/resources/cassandradb_conf.md
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
++++
+title = "cassandradb_conf resource"
+draft = false
+gh_repo = "inspec"
+platform = "os"
+
+[menu]
+  [menu.inspec]
+    title = "cassandradb_conf"
+    identifier = "inspec/resources/os/cassandradb_conf.md cassandradb_conf resource"
+    parent = "inspec/resources/os"
++++
+
+Use the `cassandradb_conf` Chef InSpec audit resource to test the configuration of a Cassandra database, which is typically located at `$CASSANDRA_HOME/cassandra.yaml` or `$CASSANDRA_HOME\conf\cassandra.yaml` depending upon the platform.
+
+## Installation
+
+This resource is distributed along with Chef InSpec itself. You can use it automatically.
+
+## Requirements
+
+- The value of the `CASSANDRA_HOME` environment variable must be set in the system.
+
+## Syntax
+
+A `cassandradb_conf` resource block fetches configurations in the `cassandra.yaml` file, and then compares them with the value stated in the test:
+
+    describe cassandradb_conf do
+      its('config item') { should eq 'value' }
+    end
+
+## Examples
+
+The following examples show how to use this Chef InSpec audit resource.
+
+### Test parameters set within the configuration file
+
+    describe cassandradb_conf do
+      its('listen_address') { should eq 'localhost' }
+      its('num_tokens') { should eq 16 }
+    end
+
+## Matchers
+
+For a full list of available matchers, please visit our [matchers page](/inspec/matchers/).
diff --git a/docs-chef-io/content/inspec/resources/cassandradb_session.md b/docs-chef-io/content/inspec/resources/cassandradb_session.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..187b9c945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs-chef-io/content/inspec/resources/cassandradb_session.md
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
++++
+title = "cassandradb_session resource"
+draft = false
+gh_repo = "inspec"
+platform = "os"
+
+[menu]
+  [menu.inspec]
+    title = "cassandradb_session"
+    identifier = "inspec/resources/os/cassandradb_session.md cassandradb_session resource"
+    parent = "inspec/resources/os"
++++
+
+Use the `cassandradb_session` Chef InSpec audit resource to test Cassandra Query Language (CQL) commands run against a Cassandra database.
+
+## Availability
+
+### Installation
+
+This resource is distributed along with Chef InSpec itself. You can use it automatically.
+
+## Syntax
+
+A `cassandradb_session` resource block declares the username, password, host, and port to use for the session, and then the command to be run:
+
+    describe cassandradb_session(user: 'USERNAME', password: 'PASSWORD', host: 'localhost', port: 9042).query('QUERY') do
+      its('value') { should eq('EXPECTED') }
+    end
+
+where
+
+- `cassandradb_session` declares a username, password, host and port to run the query.
+- `query('QUERY')` contains the query to be run.
+- `its('value') { should eq('expected') }` compares the results of the query against the expected result in the test.
+
+### Optional Parameters
+
+The `cassandradb_session` InSpec resource accepts `user`, `password`, `host`, and `port` parameters.
+
+In Particular:
+
+#### `user`
+
+Default value: `cassandra`.
+
+#### `password`
+
+Default value: `cassandra`.
+
+## Examples
+
+The following examples show how to use this Chef InSpec audit resource.
+
+### Test for matching values using a Cassandra query
+
+```ruby
+cql = cassandradb_session(user: 'MY_USER', password: 'PASSWORD', host: 'localhost', port: 9042)
+
+describe cql.query("SELECT cluster_name FROM system.local") do
+  its('output') { should match /Test Cluster/ }
+end
+```
+
+### Test for matching values using a Cassandra query from a sample database
+
+```ruby
+cql = cassandradb_session(user: 'MY_USER', password: 'PASSWORD', host: 'localhost', port: 9042)
+
+describe cql.query("use SAMPLEDB; SELECT name FROM SAMPLETABLE") do
+  its('output') { should match /Test Name/ }
+end
+```
+
+## Matchers
+
+For a full list of available matchers, please visit our [matchers page](/inspec/matchers/).
diff --git a/lib/inspec/resources.rb b/lib/inspec/resources.rb
index 7b780221e..486a19947 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/resources.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/resources.rb
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ require "inspec/resources/chocolatey_package"
 require "inspec/resources/command"
 require "inspec/resources/cran"
 require "inspec/resources/cpan"
+require "inspec/resources/cassandradb_session"
+require "inspec/resources/cassandradb_conf"
+require "inspec/resources/cassandra"
 require "inspec/resources/crontab"
 require "inspec/resources/dh_params"
 require "inspec/resources/directory"
diff --git a/lib/inspec/resources/cassandra.rb b/lib/inspec/resources/cassandra.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fe9bd13f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/inspec/resources/cassandra.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+module Inspec::Resources
+  class Cassandra < Inspec.resource(1)
+    name "cassandra"
+    supports platform: "unix"
+    supports platform: "windows"
+
+    desc "The 'cassandra' resource is a helper for the 'cql_conf'"
+
+    attr_reader :conf_path
+
+    def initialize
+      case inspec.os[:family]
+      when "debian", "redhat", "linux", "suse"
+        determine_conf_dir_and_path_in_linux
+      when "windows"
+        determine_conf_dir_and_path_in_windows
+      end
+    end
+
+    def to_s
+      "CassandraDB"
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def determine_conf_dir_and_path_in_linux
+      cassandra_home = inspec.os_env("CASSANDRA_HOME").content
+
+      if cassandra_home.nil? || cassandra_home.empty?
+        warn "$CASSANDRA_HOME environment variable not set in the system"
+        nil
+      else
+        conf_path = "#{cassandra_home}/cassandra.yaml"
+        if !inspec.file(conf_path).exist?
+          warn "Cassandra conf file not found in #{cassandra_home} directory."
+          nil
+        else
+          @conf_path = conf_path
+        end
+      end
+    rescue => e
+      fail_resource "Errors reading cassandra conf file: #{e}"
+    end
+
+    def determine_conf_dir_and_path_in_windows
+      cassandra_home = inspec.os_env("CASSANDRA_HOME").content
+
+      if cassandra_home.nil? || cassandra_home.empty?
+        warn "CASSANDRA_HOME environment variable not set in the system"
+        nil
+      else
+        conf_path = "#{cassandra_home}\\conf\\cassandra.yaml"
+        if !inspec.file(conf_path).exist?
+          warn "Cassandra conf file not found in #{cassandra_home}\\conf directory."
+          nil
+        else
+          @conf_path = conf_path
+        end
+      end
+    rescue => e
+      fail_resource "Errors reading cassandra conf file: #{e}"
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/inspec/resources/cassandradb_conf.rb b/lib/inspec/resources/cassandradb_conf.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da3f84cd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/inspec/resources/cassandradb_conf.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+require "inspec/resources/json"
+require "inspec/resources/cassandra"
+
+module Inspec::Resources
+  class CassandradbConf < JsonConfig
+    name "cassandradb_conf"
+    supports platform: "unix"
+    supports platform: "windows"
+    desc "Use the cql_conf InSpec audit resource to test the contents of the configuration file for Cassandra DB"
+    example <<~EXAMPLE
+      describe cassandradb_conf do
+        its('listen_address') { should eq '0.0.0.0' }
+      end
+    EXAMPLE
+
+    def initialize(conf_path = nil)
+      cassandra = nil
+      if conf_path.nil?
+        cassandra = inspec.cassandra
+        @conf_path = cassandra.conf_path
+      else
+        @conf_path = conf_path
+      end
+
+      if cassandra && cassandra.resource_failed?
+        raise cassandra.resource_exception_message
+      elsif @conf_path.nil?
+        return skip_resource "Cassandra db conf path is not set"
+      end
+
+      super(@conf_path)
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def parse(content)
+      YAML.load(content)
+    rescue => e
+      raise Inspec::Exceptions::ResourceFailed, "Unable to parse `cassandra.yaml` file: #{e.message}"
+    end
+
+    def resource_base_name
+      "Cassandra Configuration"
+    end
+
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/inspec/resources/cassandradb_session.rb b/lib/inspec/resources/cassandradb_session.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c32c4b84f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/inspec/resources/cassandradb_session.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+module Inspec::Resources
+  class Lines
+    attr_reader :output
+
+    def initialize(raw, desc)
+      @output = raw
+      @desc = desc
+    end
+
+    def to_s
+      @desc
+    end
+  end
+
+  class CassandradbSession < Inspec.resource(1)
+    name "cassandradb_session"
+    supports platform: "unix"
+    supports platform: "windows"
+    desc "Use the cassandradb_session InSpec resource to test commands against an Cassandra database"
+    example <<~EXAMPLE
+      cql = cassandradb_session(user: 'my_user', password: 'password', host: 'host', port: 'port')
+      describe cql.query("SELECT cluster_name FROM system.local") do
+        its('output') { should match /Test Cluster/ }
+      end
+    EXAMPLE
+
+    attr_reader :user, :password, :host, :port
+
+    def initialize(opts = {})
+      @user = opts[:user] || "cassandra"
+      @password = opts[:password] || "cassandra"
+      @host = opts[:host]
+      @port = opts[:port]
+    end
+
+    def query(q)
+      cassandra_cmd = create_cassandra_cmd(q)
+      cmd = inspec.command(cassandra_cmd)
+      out = cmd.stdout + "\n" + cmd.stderr
+      if cmd.exit_status != 0 || out =~ /Unable to connect to any servers/ || out.downcase =~ /^error:.*/
+        raise Inspec::Exceptions::ResourceFailed, "Cassandra query with errors: #{out}"
+      else
+        Lines.new(cmd.stdout.strip, "Cassandra query: #{q}")
+      end
+    end
+
+    def to_s
+      "Cassandra DB Session"
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def create_cassandra_cmd(q)
+      # TODO: simple escape, must be handled by a library
+      # that does this securely
+      escaped_query = q.gsub(/\\/, "\\\\").gsub(/"/, '\\"').gsub(/\$/, '\\$')
+
+      # construct the query
+      command = "cqlsh"
+      command += " #{@host}" unless @host.nil?
+      command += " #{@port}" unless @port.nil?
+      command += " -u #{@user}"
+      command += " -p #{@password}"
+      command += " --execute '#{escaped_query}'"
+      command
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cmd/cassandra-connection-error b/test/fixtures/cmd/cassandra-connection-error
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3fa5c8a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/cmd/cassandra-connection-error
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Unable to connect to any servers
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cmd/cassandra-connection-success b/test/fixtures/cmd/cassandra-connection-success
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..687392fcd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/cmd/cassandra-connection-success
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+\r\n cluster_name\r\n--------------\r\n Test Cluster\r\n\r\n(1 rows)\r\n\n
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cmd/env b/test/fixtures/cmd/env
index bf82033b2..e1f840fde 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/cmd/env
+++ b/test/fixtures/cmd/env
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
 ORACLE_HOME=/opt/oracle/product/18c/dbhomeXE
+CASSANDRA_HOME=/etc/cassandra
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cmd/fetch-cassandra-conf-in-windows b/test/fixtures/cmd/fetch-cassandra-conf-in-windows
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a7078206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/cmd/fetch-cassandra-conf-in-windows
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+C:\Program Files\apache-cassandra-3.11.4-bin\apache-cassandra-3.11.4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/files/cassandra.yaml b/test/fixtures/files/cassandra.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fce6baaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/files/cassandra.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+cluster_name: 'Test Cluster'
+num_tokens: 16
+listen_address: localhost
+native_transport_port: 9042
+audit_logging_options:
+  enabled: false
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/helpers/mock_loader.rb b/test/helpers/mock_loader.rb
index 61e882ddf..94ed37edf 100644
--- a/test/helpers/mock_loader.rb
+++ b/test/helpers/mock_loader.rb
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ class MockLoader
       "/etc/mongod.conf" => mockfile.call("mongod.conf"),
       "/opt/oracle/product/18c/dbhomeXE/network/admin/listener.ora" => mockfile.call("listener.ora"),
       "C:\\app\\Administrator\\product\\18.0.0\\dbhomeXE\\network\\admin\\listener.ora" => mockfile.call("listener.ora"),
+      "/etc/cassandra/cassandra.yaml" => mockfile.call("cassandra.yaml"),
+      "C:\\Program Files\\apache-cassandra-3.11.4-bin\\apache-cassandra-3.11.4\\conf\\cassandra.yaml" => mockfile.call("cassandra.yaml"),
       "/etc/rabbitmq/rabbitmq.config" => mockfile.call("rabbitmq.config"),
       "kitchen.yml" => mockfile.call("kitchen.yml"),
       "example.csv" => mockfile.call("example.csv"),
@@ -502,6 +504,7 @@ class MockLoader
       "sh -c 'type \"sqlplus\"'" => cmd.call("oracle-cmd"),
       "1998da5bc0f09bd5258fad51f45447556572b747f631661831d6fcb49269a448" => cmd.call("oracle-result"),
       "${Env:ORACLE_HOME}" => cmd.call("fetch-oracle-listener-in-windows"),
+      "${Env:CASSANDRA_HOME}" => cmd.call("fetch-cassandra-conf-in-windows"),
       # nginx mock cmd
       %{nginx -V 2>&1} => cmd.call("nginx-v"),
       %{/usr/sbin/nginx -V 2>&1} => cmd.call("nginx-v"),
diff --git a/test/unit/resources/cassandradb_conf_test.rb b/test/unit/resources/cassandradb_conf_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c542b7a9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/resources/cassandradb_conf_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+require "helper"
+require "inspec/resource"
+require "inspec/resources/cassandradb_conf"
+
+describe "Inspec::Resources::CassandradbConf" do
+  it "verify configurations of cassandra DB in linux when conf path is passed" do
+    resource = MockLoader.new(:centos7).load_resource("cassandradb_conf", "/etc/cassandra/cassandra.yaml")
+    _(resource.params["listen_address"]).must_equal "localhost"
+    _(resource.params["native_transport_port"]).must_equal 9042
+    _(resource.params["audit_logging_options"]["enabled"]).must_equal false
+  end
+
+  it "verify configurations of cassandra DB in windows when conf path is passed" do
+    resource = MockLoader.new(:windows).load_resource("cassandradb_conf", "C:\\Program Files\\apache-cassandra-3.11.4-bin\\apache-cassandra-3.11.4\\conf\\cassandra.yaml")
+    _(resource.params["listen_address"]).must_equal "localhost"
+    _(resource.params["native_transport_port"]).must_equal 9042
+    _(resource.params["audit_logging_options"]["enabled"]).must_equal false
+  end
+
+  it "verify configurations of cassandra DB in linux when conf path is not passed" do
+    resource = MockLoader.new(:centos7).load_resource("cassandradb_conf", nil)
+    _(resource.params["listen_address"]).must_equal "localhost"
+    _(resource.params["native_transport_port"]).must_equal 9042
+    _(resource.params["audit_logging_options"]["enabled"]).must_equal false
+  end
+
+  it "verify configurations of cassandra DB in windows when conf path is not passed" do
+    resource = MockLoader.new(:windows).load_resource("cassandradb_conf", nil)
+    _(resource.params["listen_address"]).must_equal "localhost"
+    _(resource.params["native_transport_port"]).must_equal 9042
+    _(resource.params["audit_logging_options"]["enabled"]).must_equal false
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/unit/resources/cassandradb_session_test.rb b/test/unit/resources/cassandradb_session_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..36cf53a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/resources/cassandradb_session_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+require "helper"
+require "inspec/resource"
+require "inspec/resources/cassandradb_session"
+
+describe "Inspec::Resources::CassandradbSession" do
+  it "verify cassandradb_session configuration" do
+    resource = load_resource("cassandradb_session", host: "localhost", port: 9042)
+    _(resource.resource_failed?).must_equal false
+    _(resource.user).must_equal "cassandra"
+    _(resource.password).must_equal "cassandra"
+    _(resource.host).must_equal "localhost"
+    _(resource.port).must_equal 9042
+  end
+
+  it "success when connection is estalished" do
+    resource = quick_resource(:cassandradb_session, :linux, user: "USER", password: "rightpassword", host: "localhost", port: 9042) do |cmd|
+      cmd.strip!
+      case cmd
+      when "cqlsh localhost 9042 -u USER -p rightpassword --execute 'SELECT cluster_name FROM system.local'" then
+        stdout_file "test/fixtures/cmd/cassandra-connection-success"
+      else
+        raise cmd.inspect
+      end
+    end
+
+    _(resource.resource_failed?).must_equal false
+    query = resource.query("SELECT cluster_name FROM system.local")
+    _(query.output).must_match(/Test Cluster/)
+  end
+
+  it "fails when no connection established" do
+    resource = quick_resource(:cassandradb_session, :linux, user: "USER", password: "wrongpassword", host: "localhost", port: 1234) do |cmd|
+      cmd.strip!
+      case cmd
+      when "cqlsh localhost 1234 -u USER -p wrongpassword --execute 'SELECT cluster_name FROM system.local'" then
+        stdout_file "test/fixtures/cmd/cassandra-connection-error"
+      else
+        raise cmd.inspect
+      end
+      ex = assert_raises(Inspec::Exceptions::ResourceFailed) { resource.query("SELECT cluster_name FROM system.local") }
+      _(ex.message).must_include("Cassandra query with errors")
+    end
+  end
+
+  it "does not fails auth when no user or no password is provided" do
+    resource = quick_resource(:cassandradb_session, :linux)
+    _(resource.resource_failed?).must_equal false
+  end
+
+end