> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.ankra.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Security Reports

> Email a weekly or monthly summary of a cluster's vulnerability posture to the people who need it, or send one on demand.

Ankra can email a recurring security report for a cluster - a snapshot of its vulnerability posture drawn from the [Security Center](/guides/cluster-security). Reports run on a weekly or monthly schedule, go to a recipient list you control, and can also be sent immediately.

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## What the report contains

The report reflects the same data as the cluster's Security view: actionable findings by severity, and how the posture has moved since the previous report. Accepted risk is excluded from actionable counts - the report is built for the people who need to know what still requires attention, not for restating everything Trivy has ever observed.

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## Prerequisites

* The cluster has the [Trivy Operator integration](/guides/cluster-security#prerequisites) installed and producing reports. If the scanner state is `not_installed` or `installed_no_reports`, there is no data to report on.
* Access to the cluster's settings.

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## Schedule a report

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the cluster's settings">
    Open the cluster in Ankra, go to its settings, and choose **Integrations**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Schedule the security report">
    Open the security report scheduling options and choose a **weekly** or **monthly** cadence.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add recipients">
    Enter the email addresses that should receive the report. Recipients do not need to be Ankra users.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Save the schedule. The report is generated and emailed on the chosen cadence from now on.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  Report scheduling is also offered from the cluster's **Security** view, as a secondary action next to the scanner status.
</Tip>

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## Send a report now

Next to the schedule there is a send-now action that emails the current report to the configured recipients immediately. Use it to verify delivery after setting up a schedule, or to share the current posture ahead of a review without waiting for the next scheduled run.

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## Troubleshooting

| Symptom                          | Likely cause                                                             | Fix                                                                                                                  |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Report is empty or shows no data | Trivy Operator is not installed, or it has not produced scan reports yet | Install the [Trivy Operator add-on](/guides/cluster-security#prerequisites) and wait for the first scans to complete |
| No email arrives                 | No recipients saved, or the schedule was not saved                       | Re-open the integration, confirm the recipient list, and use send-now to test delivery                               |

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## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Cluster Security" icon="shield-halved" href="/guides/cluster-security">
    The Security Center the report draws from.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Alerts" icon="bell" href="/guides/alerts">
    Threshold-based notifications instead of a scheduled summary.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>