diff --git a/_modules/oscap/commands.py b/_modules/oscap/commands.py
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+from __future__ import absolute_import
+import tempfile
+import os
+from oscap.utils import build_tailoring, normalize_id, run
+
+def oscap_has_sce():
+    (stdout, _, _) = run('oscap -V')
+    return any([x for x in stdout.splitlines() if x.startswith('SCE Vers')])
+
+def xccdf(benchmark,
+          pillar_data=None,
+          xccdf_version='1.2',
+          profile='default',
+          tailoring_id=None):
+
+    tailoring_file = None
+    profile = normalize_id(profile, xccdf_version=xccdf_version)
+
+    tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='oscap-')
+
+    if pillar_data:
+        if not tailoring_id:
+            raise Exception('Tailoring id must be set!')
+        profile = normalize_id(pillar_data['profile'], typeof='profile')
+        tailoring_file = os.path.join(tempdir, 'tailoring.xml')
+
+    cmd = 'oscap xccdf eval --profile {profile} ' +\
+          '--results results.xml --report report.html'
+    if oscap_has_sce():
+        cmd += ' --sce-results'
+    if tailoring_file:
+        cmd += ' --tailoring-file {tailoring_file}'
+    cmd += ' {benchmark}'
+    cmd = cmd.format(profile=profile,
+                     tailoring_file=tailoring_file,
+                     benchmark=benchmark)
+
+    if tailoring_file:
+        with open(tailoring_file, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(build_tailoring(pillar_data, tailoring_id))
+
+    stdout, stderr, rc = run(cmd, tempdir)
+    return stdout, stderr, rc, tempdir
+
+def oval(benchmark):
+    tempdir = tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix='oscap-')
+    cmd = 'oscap oval eval --results results.xml --report report.html {}'
+    cmd = cmd.format(benchmark)
+
+    stdout, stderr, rc = run(cmd, tempdir)
+    return stdout, stderr, rc, tempdir