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StigReady Base for AlmaLinux 8: STIG-aligned disk layout and EC2 cloud hardening on official media (v1.0.8), boot-verified on AWS Nitro. SBOM and CVE scan for every build. Foundation before CIS/STIG remediation or StigReady Applied.
Overview
StigReady Base for AlmaLinux 8: STIG-aligned disk layout and EC2 cloud hardening on official media (v1.0.8), boot-verified on AWS Nitro. SBOM and CVE scan for every build. Foundation before CIS/STIG remediation or StigReady Applied.
Who this is for: Platform engineers and integrators who need a repeatable EC2 foundation with the STIG filesystem layout already in place - before applying your own profiles or subscribing to a scored StigReady Applied image.
What you get (StigReady Base tier):
- Separate mounts for /home, /tmp, /var, /var/log, /var/log/audit, /var/tmp (applied at install; not retrofittable after launch)
- EC2 cloud baseline: IMDSv2 required, no pre-installed SSH authorized_keys, PermitRootLogin and password SSH disabled, host keys regenerated on first boot
- Built from official OS install media; patched at build time
- Boot-verified on real AWS EC2 Nitro before release
- Per-version evidence (SBOM + CVE scan), on request from support@stigready.com
Getting started:
- Subscribe and launch in EC2 with your SSH key.
- Connect as ec2-user; restrict security group TCP/22 to trusted IPs.
- See https://stigready.com for documentation.
Marketplace OS metadata may show CentOS family for API compatibility; the image is AlmaLinux from official media.
Pricing: one flat software fee of $0.02/hr (or $149 per instance per year on an annual plan), the same on every supported instance type; it does not change with instance size. EC2 infrastructure is billed separately by AWS.
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Listing copy revision: 2026-10-28-5130
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Highlights
- STIG disk layout at install - cannot be retrofitted after launch
- SBOM + CVE scan for every build version
- Boot-verified on AWS Nitro before release
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t3.medium Recommended | $0.02 |
t3.micro | $0.02 |
t3.small | $0.02 |
t3.large | $0.02 |
t3.xlarge | $0.02 |
t3.2xlarge | $0.02 |
m5.large | $0.02 |
m5.xlarge | $0.02 |
m5.2xlarge | $0.02 |
m5.4xlarge | $0.02 |
Dimensions summary
You pay an hourly software fee for this hardened AlmaLinux 8 image, charged per running instance on top of your normal EC2 costs. Pricing is organized by EC2 instance type, so your rate depends on the size and family you launch. The t3 options scale from micro through 2xlarge. The m5 and m6i families cover large through 4xlarge general-purpose sizes. The c5 options serve compute-focused workloads, and the r5 options serve memory-focused workloads. All dimensions deliver the same base image; you select the instance type that fits your workload and budget.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
The hourly fee covers the hardened AlmaLinux 8 image: the STIG partition layout, SSH hardening, and a minimal patched build. AWS bills your EC2 instance compute and storage separately. You bring your own compliance profiles and tooling; remediation and evidence bundles are not part of this base image.
The software fee meters running instance-hours. A fully stopped instance does not accrue the hourly software charge. Stopped instances may still incur AWS storage fees for attached volumes, but those come from AWS, not this listing. The software meter tracks running time only.
Yes. The software fee is set per EC2 instance type. Launching a t3.micro costs a different hourly rate than an m5.4xlarge or r5.xlarge. Your bill follows whichever instance type you run. Changing to a size in a different family or class shifts your rate accordingly.
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Version release notes
StigReady Base AlmaLinux 8 v1.0.8. AMI name: stigready-base-alma8-v1.0.8. Documentation: https://stigready.com . Per-build evidence on request from support@stigready.com . Base tier: STIG-aligned disk layout and cloud hardening only - not a fully remediated DISA STIG or CIS profile score. See StigReady Applied listings for scored remediation.
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Usage instructions
Subscribe in AWS Marketplace, then launch in EC2 with your SSH key pair. Connect via SSH as ec2-user. The recommended security group allows SSH (TCP 22) only from private RFC 1918 ranges, never the internet; set your admin network range at launch. This AMI requires IMDSv2-compatible instance metadata settings at launch. Documentation: https://stigready.com . Per-build SBOM and CVE scan evidence is available from support@stigready.com on request.
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Listing copy revision: 2026-10-28-5130. Contact support@stigready.com and see https://stigready.com for documentation, evidence bundle access, and listing/version questions. Per-build evidence for v1.0.8 (SBOM and CVE scan) is available from support@stigready.com on request; it is not published on the web.
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