Overview
This product has charges associated with it for hardening and maintenance. This Citadel Hardened VM is secured using 300+ security controls and validated using Citadel Audit. This AMI has been hardened by security professionals to meet the rigorous standards of the PCI DSS.
This AMI delivers a secure, stable, and high-performance environment, ideal for developing and running cloud and enterprise applications. Regularly updated and maintained, this Citadel VM stands at the forefront of reliability and efficiency.
Deploying this image, hardened with the latest open source security frameworks and verified by Citadel Audit, significantly enhances your operational security while reducing costs, time, and associated risks. Tailored to meet PCI compliance standards, it offers a robust foundation for securing sensitive data. However, we recommend customers conduct their own verification using their preferred tools to ensure full compliance.
We've meticulously configured our Citadel VM to incorporate the most effective security recommendations, ensuring maximum protection without compromising the technology's functionality or performance.
This is our recommended default Hardened AMI, backed by our commitment to providing continuous security and maintenance updates, ensuring your infrastructure remains secure and up-to-date with the latest standards.
Highlights
- Built on open source secure frameworks and validated by Citadel Audit, our solutions offer unparalleled security and reliability, widely accepted by governments and industries. Our community-driven approach safeguards critical infrastructure and sensitive data, proving our commitment to the highest cybersecurity standards. Essential for top-tier security defense.
- Security Hardened and Updated Quarterly
- Performance Optimized
Details
Typical total price
$0.016/hour
Pricing
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Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
t2.nano Recommended | $0.01 | $0.006 | $0.016 |
t2.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.01 | $0.012 | $0.022 |
t2.small | $0.01 | $0.023 | $0.033 |
t2.medium | $0.01 | $0.046 | $0.056 |
t2.large | $0.01 | $0.093 | $0.103 |
t2.xlarge | $0.01 | $0.186 | $0.196 |
t2.2xlarge | $0.01 | $0.371 | $0.381 |
t3.nano | $0.01 | $0.005 | $0.015 |
t3.micro AWS Free Tier | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.02 |
t3.small | $0.01 | $0.021 | $0.031 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
Vendor refund policy
No refunds are available but you can cancel your subscription at any time.
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Delivery details
64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
This is an updated version of Frontline Launch VM. Included now is a Frontline Audit security report and also an auto-update feature to allow you to have the latest version of the image on launch. Updated with file permission fixes.
Additional details
Usage instructions
After you launch your instance, you can connect to it and use it the way that you'd use a computer sitting in front of you. Further instructions available here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstancesLinux.html
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Every Citadel virtual machine comes with the warm support of our dedicated and enthusiastic world-class team. We're here because we love to assist you. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to get in touch! Our email support team is eagerly waiting to help you at support@citadelelement.com
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