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This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for native tool customization and OS hardening. STIG compliance pre-applied with continuous drift alerts. Deploy a STIG-compliant RHEL environment without manual hardening.
Overview
Gigabits (GigaOps) delivers a DISA STIG-hardened RHEL 8.8 image with continuous compliance monitoring built by Gigabits. Security baselines are applied before you launch, and the agent ensures they stay intact.
Key Features:
- STIG Pre-Applied: DISA STIG controls implemented out of the box with documented evidence of each control applied.
- Drift Alerts: Any change that weakens STIG posture triggers an immediate alert with the responsible user and process.
- Continuous Validation: Scheduled re-checks verify all STIG controls remain active and no non-compliant changes have been introduced.
- Audit Report Generator: One-command PDF/JSON report documenting every STIG control with pass/fail status.
- Remediation Guidance: Failed checks include step-by-step fix instructions.
- Patch Management: Scheduled updates that preserve STIG compliance with pre/post validation.
Ideal For: Defense contractors, government agencies, and regulated industries requiring DISA STIG-compliant RHEL with documented proof of adherence.
Highlights
- DISA STIG compliance pre-applied on Hardened RHEL 8.8. All STIG controls implemented with documented evidence. Drift alerts trigger if any change weakens your security posture.
- Continuous validation re-checks all STIG controls periodically. One-command audit report generates PDF/JSON documenting every control with pass/fail status for your RHEL 8.8 instance.
- Patch management preserves STIG compliance with pre/post validation. Failed checks include step-by-step remediation. Purpose-built for defense and government RHEL 8.8 deployments.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Rhel 8.8
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t2.micro Recommended | $0.21 |
t3.micro | $0.10 |
m4.large | $0.10 |
m4.xlarge | $0.20 |
m4.2xlarge | $0.45 |
m4.4xlarge | $0.80 |
m4.10xlarge | $2.40 |
m4.16xlarge | $3.20 |
m3.medium | $0.18 |
m3.large | $0.13 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for the EC2 instance you choose to run this hardened RHEL 8.8 image. There are no tiers or feature packages. Instead, each row maps to a specific AWS instance type, such as general-purpose, compute-optimized, memory-optimized, storage-optimized, GPU, and high-memory families. Your cost scales with instance size. Smaller sizes like nano and micro bill at lower hourly rates. Larger sizes, including xlarge, metal, and multi-terabyte options, bill more per hour. You select the instance that fits your workload, and the software charge applies on top of standard AWS infrastructure fees.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
The hourly rate covers the hardened RHEL 8.8 software license for the instance type you run. It includes updates, firewalls, and network protocols configured by the vendor. This software charge is separate from the standard AWS infrastructure fee for the instance itself.
The software fee meters running hours only. When you stop an instance, the hourly software charge stops accruing. Stopped instances may still incur underlying AWS storage fees for attached volumes, but those are separate from this software license charge.
You launch the image on whichever instance type fits your workload. If you move to a different size, the hourly software rate changes to match that instance type's row. There is no upgrade step tied to users or tiers; the rate follows the instance you run.
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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
Updated with Gigabits Ops Agent
Additional details
Usage instructions
ssh to the instance public IP and login as 'redhat' user using the key specified at launch time. Use 'sudo su -' in order to get a root prompt. To use the Gigabits Ops Agent, follow instructions here: https://gigabits-logos.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/gigabits-ops-agent-usage-instructions.pdf
For more information please visit the links below:
Connect to your Linux instance from Windows using PuTTY: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/putty.html
Connect to your Linux instance using SSH: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstancesLinux.html
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