diff --git a/cfg/master.yaml b/cfg/master.yaml
index 7005f95..e02f76f 100644
--- a/cfg/master.yaml
+++ b/cfg/master.yaml
@@ -599,12 +599,18 @@ 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: "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 +633,18 @@ 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: "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 +667,18 @@ 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: "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 +701,18 @@ 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: "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 +735,18 @@ 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: "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..5e43638 100644
--- a/cfg/node.yaml
+++ b/cfg/node.yaml
@@ -223,8 +223,17 @@ 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: "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 +257,18 @@ 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: "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 +288,17 @@ 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: "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 +320,17 @@ 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: "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>"
diff --git a/cmd/util.go b/cmd/util.go
index 937e3e0..64950f2 100644
--- a/cmd/util.go
+++ b/cmd/util.go
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ func verifyConf(confPath ...string) {
 
 	for _, c := range confPath {
 		if _, err := os.Stat(c); err != nil && os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			continueWithError(err, "")
+			e := fmt.Errorf("configuration file %s not found", c)
+			continueWithError(e, "")
 			missing += c + ", "
 		}
 	}
@@ -93,8 +94,9 @@ func verifyBin(binPath ...string) {
 		bin = bin + "," + b
 		binSlice = append(binSlice, b)
 		if err != nil {
+			e := fmt.Errorf("executable file %s not found", b)
+			continueWithError(e, "")
 			missing += b + ", "
-			continueWithError(err, "")
 		}
 	}
 	bin = strings.Trim(bin, ",")