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title: About the shadow Resource
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platform: linux
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---
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# shadow
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Use the `shadow` InSpec audit resource to test the contents of `/etc/shadow`, which contains password details that are readable only by the `root` user. `shadow` is a [plural resource](https://www.inspec.io/docs/reference/glossary/#plural_resource). Like all plural resources, it functions by performing searches across multiple entries in the shadow file.
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The format for `/etc/shadow` includes:
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* A username
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* The hashed password for that user
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* The last date a password was changed, as the number of days since Jan 1 1970
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* The minimum number of days a password must exist, before it may be changed
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* The maximum number of days after which a password must be changed
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* The number of days a user is warned about an expiring password
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* The number of days a user must be inactive before the user account is disabled
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* The date on which a user account was disabled, as the number of days since Jan 1 1970
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These entries are defined as a colon-delimited row in the file, one row per user:
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dannos:Gb7crrO5CDF.:10063:0:99999:7:::
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The `shadow` resource understands this format, allows you to search on the fields, and exposes the selected users' properties.
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<br>
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## Availability
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### Installation
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This resource is distributed along with InSpec itself. You can use it automatically.
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### Version
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This resource first became available in v1.0.0 of InSpec.
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## Resource Parameters
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The `shadow` resource takes one optional parameter: the path to the shadow file. If omitted, `/etc/shadow` is assumed.
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# Expect a file to exist at the default location and have 32 users
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describe shadow do
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its('count') { should eq 32 }
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end
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# Use a custom location
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describe shadow('/etc/my-custom-place/shadow') do
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its('count') { should eq 32 }
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end
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## Examples
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A `shadow` resource block uses `where` to filter entries from the shadow file. If `where` is omitted, all entries are selected.
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# Select all users. Among them, there should not be a user with the name 'forbidden_user'.
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describe shadow do
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its('users') { should_not include 'forbidden_user' }
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end
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# Ensure there is only one user named 'root' (Select all with name 'root', then count them).
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describe shadow.where(user: 'root') do
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its('count') { should eq 1 }
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end
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Use `where` to match any of the supported [filter criteria](#filter_criteria). `where` has a method form for simple equality and a block form for more complex queries.
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# Method form, simple
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# Select just the root user (direct equality)
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describe shadow.where(user: 'root') do
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its ('count') { should eq 1 }
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end
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# Method form, with a regex
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# Select all users whose names begin with smb
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describe shadow.where(user: /^smb/) do
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its ('count') { should eq 2 }
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end
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# Block form
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# Select users whose passwords have expired
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describe shadow.where { expiry_date > 0 } do
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# This test directly asserts that there should be 0 such users
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its('count') { should eq 0 }
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# But if the count test fails, this test outputs the users that are causing the failure.
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its('users') { should be_empty }
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end
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<br>
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## Properties
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As a [plural resource](https://www.inspec.io/docs/reference/glossary/#plural_resource), all of `shadow`'s properties return lists (that is, Ruby Arrays). `include` and `be_empty` are two useful matchers when working with lists. You can also perform manipulation of the lists, such as calling `uniq`, `sort`, `count`, `first`, `last`, `min`, and `max`.
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### users
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A list of strings, representing the usernames matched by the filter.
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describe shadow
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its('users') { should include 'root' }
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end
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### passwords
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A list of strings, representing the encrypted password strings for entries matched by the `where` filter. Each string may not be an encrypted password, but rather a `*` or similar which indicates that direct logins are not allowed. Different operating systems use different flags here (such as `*LK*` to indicate the account is locked).
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# Use uniq to remove duplicates, then determine
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# if the only password left on the list is '*'
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describe shadow.where(user: /adm$/) do
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its('passwords.uniq.first') { should cmp '*' }
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its('passwords.uniq.count') { should eq 1 }
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end
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### last\_changes
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A list of integers, indicating the number of days since Jan 1 1970 since the password for each matching entry was changed.
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# Ensure all entries have changed their password in the last 90 days. (Probably want a filter on that)
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describe shadow do
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its('last_changes.min') { should be < Date.today - 90 - Date.new(1970,1,1) }
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end
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### min\_days
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A list of integers reflecting the minimum number of days a password must exist, before it may be changed, for the users that matched the filter.
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# min_days seems crazy today; make sure it is zero for everyone
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describe shadow do
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its('min_days.uniq') { should eq [0] }
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end
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### max\_days
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A list of integers reflecting the maximum number of days after which the password must be changed for each user matching the filter.
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# Make sure there is no policy allowing longer than 90 days
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describe shadow do
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its('max_days.max') { should be < 90 }
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end
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### warn\_days
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A list of integers reflecting the number of days a user is warned about an expiring password for each user matching the filter.
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# Ensure everyone gets the same 7-day policy
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describe shadow do
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its('warn_days.uniq.count') { should eq 1 }
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its('warn_days.uniq.first') { should eq 7 }
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end
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### inactive\_days
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A list of integers reflecting the number of days a user must be inactive before the user account is disabled for each user matching the filter.
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# Ensure everyone except admins has an stale policy of no more than 14 days
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describe shadow.where { user !~ /adm$/ } do
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its('inactive_days.max') { should be <= 14 }
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end
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### expiry\_dates
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A list of integers reflecting the number of days since Jan 1 1970 that a user account has been disabled, for each user matching the filter. Value is `nil` if the account has not expired.
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# No one should have an expired account.
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describe shadow do
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its('expiry_dates.compact') { should be_empty }
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end
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### count
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The `count` property tests the number of records that the filter matched.
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# Should probably only have one root user
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describe shadow.user('root') do
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its('count') { should eq 1 }
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end
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<br>
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## Filter Criteria
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You may use any of these filter criteria with the `where` function. They are named after the columns in the shadow file. Each has a related list [property](#properties).
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### user
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The string username of a user. Always present. Not required to be unique.
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# Expect all users whose name ends in adm to have a disabled password via the '*' flag
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describe shadow.where(user: /adm$/) do
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its('password.uniq') { should eq ['*'] }
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end
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### password
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The encrypted password strings, or an account status string. Each string may not be an encrypted password, but rather a `*` or similar which indicates that direct logins are not allowed. Different operating systems use other flags here (such as `*LK*` to indicate the account is locked).
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# Find 'locked' accounts and ensure 'nobody' is on the list
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describe shadow.where(password: '*LK*') do
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its('users') { should include 'nobody' }
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end
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### last_change
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An integer reflecting the number of days since Jan 1 1970 since the user's password was changed.
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# Find users who have not changed their password within 90 days
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describe shadow.where { last_change > Date.today - 90 - Date.new(1970,1,1) } do
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its('users') { should be_empty }
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end
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### min_days
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An integer reflecting the minimum number of days a user is required to wait before
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changing their password again.
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# Find users who have a nonzero wait time
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describe shadow.where { min_days > 0 } do
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its('users') { should be_empty }
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end
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### max_days
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An integer reflecting the maximum number of days a user may go without changing their password.
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# All users should have a 30-day policy
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describe shadow.where { max_days != 30 } do
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its('users') { should be_empty }
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end
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### warn_days
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An integer reflecting the number of days before a password expiration that a user recieves an alert.
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# All users should have a 7-day warning policy
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describe shadow.where { warn_days != 7 } do
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its('users') { should be_empty }
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end
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### inactive_days
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An integer reflecting the number of days that must pass before a user who has not logged in will be disabled.
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# Ensure everyone has a stale policy of no more than 14 days.
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describe shadow.where { inactive_days.nil? || inactive_days > 14 } do
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its('users') { should be_empty }
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end
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### expiry_date
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An integer reflecting the number of days since Jan 1, 1970 on which the user was disabled. The `expiry_date` criterion is `nil` for enabled users.
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# Ensure no one is disabled due to a old password
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describe shadow.where { !expiry_date.nil? } do
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its('users') { should be_empty }
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end
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# Ensure no one is disabled for more than 14 days
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describe shadow.where { !expiry_date.nil? && expiry_date - Date.new(1970,1,1) > 14} do
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its('users') { should be_empty }
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end
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## Matchers
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This resource has no resource-specific matchers.
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For a full list of available matchers, please visit our [Universal Matchers page](https://www.inspec.io/docs/reference/matchers/).
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