CKL file format description

Many people share .ckl files without attaching instructions on how to use it. Yet it isn’t evident for everyone which program a .ckl file can be edited, converted or printed with. On this page, we try to provide assistance for handling .ckl files.

1 filename extension(s) found in our database.

.ckl - DISA STIG Checklist

The CKL data files are related to DISA STIG Viewer. The CKL file is a DISA STIG Checklist. The Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIGs) and the NSA Guides are the configuration standards for DOD IA and IA-enabled devices/systems.

Application:

DISA STIG Viewer

Category:

Data files

Mime-type:

application/octet-stream

Magic:

- / -

Aliases:

DISA STIG Checklist related extensions:

.vcl: Vixen Curve Library
.kco: Kwalitan Codes Data
.ptshortcut: PowerTunes Shortcut
.vmfx: Vensim Binary Model
.adr: z-Tree Address Data
.3f: Advent 3B2 Template

Naturally, other applications may also use the .ckl file extension. Even harmful programs can create .ckl files. Be especially cautious with .ckl files coming from an unknown source!

Can't open a .ckl file?

When you double-click a file to open it, Windows examines the filename extension. If Windows recognizes the filename extension, it opens the file in the program that is associated with that filename extension. When Windows does not recognize a filename extension, you receive the following message:

Windows can't open this file:

example.ckl

To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select one from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.

To avoid this error, you need to set the file association correctly.

Open Control Panel > Control Panel Home > Default Programs > Set Associations.
Select a file type in the list and click Change Program.

The .ckl file extension is often given incorrectly!

According to the searches on our site, these misspellings were the most common in the past year:

cjl, ck, ck1, cki, ckm, cko, ckp, cl, clk, cll, cml, col, cul, dkl, kcl

Is it possible that the filename extension is misspelled?

Similar file extensions in our database:

.ckp: PSI-BLAST Checkpoint Profile Data
.cml: Chemical Markup Language File
.cki: Off by One Web Browser Cookie Data
.cjl: DigitalHIWAY Concatenated JPEG Library
.kl: Haxial Compiler KL Source
.ckp: Microsoft SQL Server Checkpoint Data

Operating systems

DataTypes.net currently supports the following operating systems:

Windows XP/Vista, Windows 7/8/10, Windows 11, CentOS, Debian GNU/Linux, Ubuntu Linux, FreeBSD, macOS, Mac OS X, iOS, Android

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