# InSpec 1.6.0, audit cookbook 2.3.0

**URL:** <https://discourse.chef.io/t/inspec-1-6-0-audit-cookbook-2-3-0/9937>\
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**Created:** [November 28, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/inspec-1-6-0-audit-cookbook-2-3-0/9937 "2016-11-28T12:28:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![chris-rock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@chris-rock](https://discourse.chef.io/u/chris-rock)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://discourse.chef.io/t/inspec-1-6-0-audit-cookbook-2-3-0/9937/1 "2016-11-28T12:28:52Z")

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Dear InSpec friends,

I hope you had a great thanksgiving. Lets start the week with fresh software:

- InSpec 1.6.0
- audit cookbook 2.3.0

**InSpec 1.6.0 Release Notes:**

This release ships with a new color scheme for InSpec CLI by [Hannah Maddy](https://github.com/hannah-radish) and [Victoria Jeffrey](https://github.com/vjeffrey)  
 ![](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/images/transparent.png)

In addition, [John Kerry](https://github.com/jkerry) from [NCR](https://www.ncr.com/) added support for junit reporting. This enables you to see inspec reports in Jenkins. His post [Test Kitchen, Inspec, and Jenkins Reporting](http://kerryhouse.net/chef/2016/11/18/kitchen-inspec-jenkins.html) describes this feature in detail.

![](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/images/transparent.png)

Also [Gary Bright](https://github.com/username-is-already-taken2) and [Chris](https://github.com/cdbeard2016) from [NIU Solutions](https://www.niu-solutions.com/) added the `windows_task` resource:

```auto
      describe windows_task('\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Time Synchronization\\SynchronizeTime') do
        it { should be_enabled }
      end
      describe windows_task('\\Microsoft\\Windows\\AppID\\PolicyConverter') do
        it { should be_disabled }
      end
      describe windows_task('\\Microsoft\\Windows\\Defrag\\ScheduledDefrag') do
        it { should exist }
      end
      describe windows_task('\\Microsoft\\Windows\\AppID\\PolicyConverter') do
        its('logon_mode') { should eq 'Interactive/Background' }
        its('last_result') { should eq '1' }
        its('task_to_run') { should cmp '%Windir%\\system32\\appidpolicyconverter.exe' }
        its('run_as_user') { should eq 'LOCAL SERVICE' }
      end

```

Full release notes are available at [Release v1.6.0 · chef/inspec · GitHub](https://github.com/chef/inspec/releases/tag/v1.6.0)

**Audit Cookbook 2.3.0 Release Notes:**

The audit cookbook supports the new Chef Automate profile storage as released in [0.6.6](https://discourse.chef.io/t/chef-automate-release-0-6-6/9899/1). Further documentation about this new feature is available at [Chef Web Docs](https://docs.chef.io/integrate_compliance_chef_automate.html#collector-chef-server-visibility) and [audit cookbook documenation](https://github.com/chef-cookbooks/audit#reporting-to-chef-automate-chef-visibility-via-chef-server)

Full release notes are available at [Release Audit Cookbook 2.3.0 · chef-cookbooks/audit · GitHub](https://github.com/chef-cookbooks/audit/releases/tag/v2.3.0)

Chris