:doc:`SecurityHub <../../securityhub>` / Client / describe_standards

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describe_standards
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.. py:method:: SecurityHub.Client.describe_standards(**kwargs)

  

  Returns a list of the available standards in Security Hub.

   

  For each standard, the results include the standard ARN, the name, and a description.

  

  See also: `AWS API Documentation <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/WebAPI/securityhub-2018-10-26/DescribeStandards>`_  


  **Request Syntax**
  ::

    response = client.describe_standards(
        NextToken='string',
        MaxResults=123
    )
    
  :type NextToken: string
  :param NextToken: 

    The token that is required for pagination. On your first call to the ``DescribeStandards`` operation, set the value of this parameter to ``NULL``.

     

    For subsequent calls to the operation, to continue listing data, set the value of this parameter to the value returned from the previous response.

    

  
  :type MaxResults: integer
  :param MaxResults: 

    The maximum number of standards to return.

    

  
  
  :rtype: dict
  :returns: 
    
    **Response Syntax**

    
    ::

      {
          'Standards': [
              {
                  'StandardsArn': 'string',
                  'Name': 'string',
                  'Description': 'string',
                  'EnabledByDefault': True|False,
                  'StandardsManagedBy': {
                      'Company': 'string',
                      'Product': 'string'
                  }
              },
          ],
          'NextToken': 'string'
      }
      
    **Response Structure**

    

    - *(dict) --* 
      

      - **Standards** *(list) --* 

        A list of available standards.

        
        

        - *(dict) --* 

          Provides information about a specific security standard.

          
          

          - **StandardsArn** *(string) --* 

            The ARN of the standard.

            
          

          - **Name** *(string) --* 

            The name of the standard.

            
          

          - **Description** *(string) --* 

            A description of the standard.

            
          

          - **EnabledByDefault** *(boolean) --* 

            Whether the standard is enabled by default. When Security Hub is enabled from the console, if a standard is enabled by default, the check box for that standard is selected by default.

             

            When Security Hub is enabled using the ``EnableSecurityHub`` API operation, the standard is enabled by default unless ``EnableDefaultStandards`` is set to ``false``.

            
          

          - **StandardsManagedBy** *(dict) --* 

            Provides details about the management of a standard.

            
            

            - **Company** *(string) --* 

              An identifier for the company that manages a specific security standard. For existing standards, the value is equal to ``Amazon Web Services``.

              
            

            - **Product** *(string) --* 

              An identifier for the product that manages a specific security standard. For existing standards, the value is equal to the Amazon Web Services service that manages the standard.

              
        
      
    
      

      - **NextToken** *(string) --* 

        The pagination token to use to request the next page of results.

        
  
  **Exceptions**
  
  *   :py:class:`SecurityHub.Client.exceptions.InternalException`

  
  *   :py:class:`SecurityHub.Client.exceptions.InvalidInputException`

  
  *   :py:class:`SecurityHub.Client.exceptions.InvalidAccessException`

  