---
title: 'Panguard Scan'
description: '60-second security health check with 10 scanners, risk scoring, and PDF report generation.'
icon: 'magnifying-glass'
---

Panguard Scan is a fast, comprehensive security auditing tool that assesses your system's security posture in under 60 seconds. It runs 10 specialized scanners, produces a 0--100 risk score with an A--F letter grade, and optionally generates a professional PDF report.

## Quick Start

```bash
# Quick scan (~30 seconds)
panguard scan --quick

# Full scan (~60 seconds)
panguard scan

# Generate PDF report
panguard scan --output report.pdf

# Traditional Chinese output
panguard scan --lang zh-TW
```

## Quick Mode vs Full Mode

| Capability                 | Quick Mode (`--quick`) | Full Mode (default) |
| -------------------------- | ---------------------- | ------------------- |
| Duration                   | ~30 seconds            | ~60 seconds         |
| OS detection               | Yes                    | Yes                 |
| Network interfaces         | Yes                    | Yes                 |
| Open ports                 | Yes                    | Yes                 |
| Running services           | Yes                    | Yes                 |
| Password policy            | Yes                    | Yes                 |
| Firewall status            | Yes                    | Yes                 |
| Security tool detection    | Yes                    | Yes                 |
| SSL certificate validation | --                     | Yes                 |
| Scheduled task audit       | --                     | Yes                 |
| Shared folder security     | --                     | Yes                 |
| Risk scoring               | Yes                    | Yes                 |
| PDF report                 | With `--output`        | With `--output`     |

## Severity Levels

Every finding is classified into one of five severity levels:

| Level        | Meaning                                | Action Timeline     |
| ------------ | -------------------------------------- | ------------------- |
| **CRITICAL** | Immediate compromise risk              | Fix immediately     |
| **HIGH**     | Significant security risk              | Fix within 24 hours |
| **MEDIUM**   | Moderate risk, improvement recommended | Fix within one week |
| **LOW**      | Low risk, best-practice recommendation | Fix when convenient |
| **INFO**     | Informational finding                  | Acknowledge         |

## Product Combinations

### Scan + Guard

Use Scan to establish a baseline, then activate Guard for continuous monitoring:

```bash
# 1. Run initial scan
panguard scan --output baseline.pdf

# 2. Fix issues found

# 3. Start continuous protection
panguard guard start

# 4. Re-scan periodically to track improvement
panguard scan --output weekly-check.pdf
```

### Scan + Report

Scan findings feed directly into compliance report generation:

```bash
panguard scan --output scan-result.pdf
```

## CLI Options

```
panguard scan [options]

Options:
  --quick              Quick mode (~30 seconds)
  --output <path>      PDF report output path
  --lang <en|zh-TW>    Language (default: en)
  --verbose            Verbose output
  --json               Pure JSON output (for AI agents)
  --target <host>      Remote target (IP or domain)
```

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  <Card title="Scanners" icon="list-check" href="/products/scan/scanners">
    All 10 scanner types in detail.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Risk Scoring" icon="chart-bar" href="/products/scan/risk-scoring">
    How the 0-100 risk score is calculated.
  </Card>
  <Card title="PDF Reports" icon="file-pdf" href="/products/scan/pdf-reports">
    PDF report structure and customization.
  </Card>
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