diff --git a/cfg/master.yaml b/cfg/master.yaml
index 7005f95..f54bf6a 100644
--- a/cfg/master.yaml
+++ b/cfg/master.yaml
@@ -599,12 +599,23 @@ groups:
       # audit: "/bin/bash -c 'if test -e $apiserverconf; then stat -c %a $apiserverconf; fi'"
       audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $apiserverconf; then stat -c %a $apiserverconf; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
         - flag: "644"
           compare:
             op: eq
             value: "644"
           set: true
+        - flag: "640"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "640"
+          set: true
+        - flag: "600"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "600"
+          set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $apiserverconf"
       scored: true
@@ -627,12 +638,23 @@ groups:
       text: "Ensure that the config file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
       audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $config; then stat -c %a $config; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
         - flag: "644"
           compare:
             op: eq
             value: "644"
           set: true
+        - flag: "640"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "640"
+          set: true
+        - flag: "600"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "600"
+          set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $config"
       scored: true
@@ -655,12 +677,23 @@ groups:
       text: "Ensure that the scheduler file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
       audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $schedulerconf; then stat -c %a $schedulerconf; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
           - flag: "644"
             compare:
               op: eq
               value: "644"
             set: true
+          - flag: "640"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "640"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "600"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "600"
+            set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $schedulerconf"
       scored: true
@@ -683,12 +716,23 @@ groups:
       text: "Ensure that the etcd.conf file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
       audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $etcdconf; then stat -c %a $etcdconf; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
           - flag: "644"
             compare:
               op: eq
               value: "644"
             set: true
+          - flag: "640"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "640"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "600"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "600"
+            set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $etcdconf"
       scored: true
@@ -711,12 +755,23 @@ groups:
       text: "Ensure that the flanneld file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
       audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $flanneldconf; then stat -c %a $flanneldconf; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
         - flag: "644"
           compare:
             op: eq
             value: "644"
           set: true
+        - flag: "640"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "640"
+          set: true
+        - flag: "600"
+          compare:
+            op: eq
+            value: "600"
+          set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the master node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $flanneldconf"
       scored: true
diff --git a/cfg/node.yaml b/cfg/node.yaml
index 0b5b90b..dfff376 100644
--- a/cfg/node.yaml
+++ b/cfg/node.yaml
@@ -223,8 +223,22 @@ groups:
       text: "Ensure that the config file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
       audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $config; then stat -c %a $config; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
           - flag: "644"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "644"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "640"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "640"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "600"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "600"
             set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $config"
@@ -248,12 +262,23 @@ groups:
       text: "Ensure that the kubelet file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
       audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $kubeletconf; then stat -c %a $kubeletconf; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
           - flag: "644"
             compare:
               op: eq
               value: 644
             set: true
+          - flag: "640"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "640"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "600"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "600"
+            set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $kubeletconf"
       scored: true
@@ -273,8 +298,22 @@ groups:
       text: "Ensure that the proxy file permissions are set to 644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
       audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $proxyconf; then stat -c %a $proxyconf; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
           - flag: "644"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "644"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "640"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "640"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "600"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "600"
             set: true
       remediation: "Run the below command (based on the file location on your system) on the each worker node. 
               \nFor example, chmod 644 $proxyconf"
@@ -296,8 +335,22 @@ groups:
               644 or more restrictive (Scored)"
       audit: "/bin/sh -c 'if test -e $ca-file; then stat -c %a $ca-file; fi'"
       tests:
+        bin_op: or
         test_items:
           - flag: "644"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "644"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "640"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "640"
+            set: true
+          - flag: "600"
+            compare:
+              op: eq
+              value: "600"
             set: true
       remediation: "Run the following command to modify the file permissions of the --client-ca-file
               \nchmod 644 <filename>"