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Report Generation and Customization

Generate and customize scan reports for different audiences.

Built-in Formats​

JSON​

Machine-readable, complete data:

pentora scan --targets 192.168.1.100 --output results.json --format json

CSV​

Spreadsheet import:

pentora scan --targets 192.168.1.100 --output report.csv --format csv

JSONL​

Streaming/log-friendly:

pentora scan --targets 192.168.1.100 --output results.jsonl --format jsonl

PDF (Enterprise)​

Executive reports:

pentora workspace export scan-id --format pdf -o executive-report.pdf

Custom Templates​

Use Go templates for custom output:

# Create template
cat > custom-report.tmpl <<'TMPL'
# Scan Report

**Date**: {{ .Timestamp }}
**Targets**: {{ .TargetCount }}

## Summary
- Live hosts: {{ .LiveHosts }}
- Open ports: {{ .OpenPorts }}
- Vulnerabilities: {{ .VulnCount }}

## Critical Findings
{{ range .Vulnerabilities }}
{{ if eq .Severity "critical" }}
- {{ .CVE }}: {{ .Title }}
{{ end }}
{{ end }}
TMPL

# Use template
pentora scan --targets 192.168.1.100 --template custom-report.tmpl -o report.md

Report Sections​

Executive Summary​

  • High-level overview
  • Risk summary
  • Key findings
  • Recommendations

Technical Details​

  • Host inventory
  • Service fingerprints
  • Vulnerability details
  • Remediation steps

Compliance (Enterprise)​

  • Framework mapping
  • Pass/fail status
  • Control violations

Scheduled Reports (Enterprise)​

# Weekly executive report
pentora report schedule \
  --name "Weekly Security Posture" \
  --schedule "0 9 * * 1" \
  --format pdf \
  --email exec-team@company.com

Custom Dashboards (Enterprise)​

Create custom dashboards in UI:

  1. Navigate to Reports → Dashboards
  2. Add widgets (scan summary, vulnerability trends)
  3. Save and share

See UI Dashboard for details.