Sold by: Citadel Security
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This product has charges associated with it for hardening and maintenance. This Citadel VM is secured using 300+ open source security controls and validated using Citadel Audit.
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 delivers a secure, stable, and high-performance environment for developing and running cloud and enterprise applications. Regularly updated and maintained, this Citadel VM embodies the pinnacle of reliability for your operations.
By deploying an image hardened with the Citadel Audit, organizations can significantly enhance efficiency while reducing costs, time, and associated risks. This Citadel VM integrates a comprehensive set of security recommendations leading open-source industry standards, ensuring a robust defense layer without compromising the technology's functionality or utility.
Each VM includes comprehensive documentation and a detailed security report from Citadel Audit, offering insights into the security enhancements and best practices implemented.
This is the recommended default AMI by our security experts at Citadel. We are committed to providing continuous security and maintenance updates for all instances running, ensuring your operations are safeguarded with the latest security standards.
Highlights
- Current and Consistent: Citadel's hardened images are kept up-to-date with the latest security patches and updates, ensuring you always have the most recent advancements in security and technology at your fingertips.
- 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.
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64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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OtherLinux 9
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Pricing
Pricing is based on actual usage, with charges varying according to how much you consume. Subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time. Alternatively, you can pay upfront for a contract, which typically covers your anticipated usage for the contract duration. Any usage beyond contract will incur additional usage-based costs.
Additional AWS infrastructure costs may apply. Use the AWS Pricing Calculator to estimate your infrastructure costs.
Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t4g.small Recommended | $0.14 |
r6g.xlarge | $0.64 |
x8g.2xlarge | $0.64 |
m8gd.16xlarge | $1.20 |
t4g.2xlarge | $0.64 |
r8g.large | $0.32 |
r8g.8xlarge | $0.64 |
m7gd.2xlarge | $0.64 |
x8g.48xlarge | $1.20 |
r6gd.large | $0.32 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for this hardened Rocky Linux 9 image on ARM64 (Graviton) instances. Pricing is not tiered. Instead, each hourly rate maps to a specific AWS instance type you choose. The many options cover instance families for general purpose, compute, memory, and storage-focused workloads. Rates scale with instance size, from medium up through metal sizes. You pick the instance that fits your workload, and the software fee is charged per running hour on top of AWS infrastructure charges. The vendor's software fee is added to standard AWS compute costs.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
The software fee meters running instance-hours only. A fully stopped instance does not accrue the hourly software charge. You may still pay underlying AWS storage fees for the attached volume. Charges resume when you start the instance again. Each running hour on the chosen instance type bills at that type's listed rate.
The fee covers a hardened Rocky Linux 9 image built around PCI DSS operating-system requirements, patched monthly, with US-based support. Your team still owns PCI scope, application security, cloud architecture, identity, networking, logging, evidence retention, and assessor validation. The image addresses only the operating-system layer.
There is one software fee model: pay per running hour. Each listed instance type carries its own hourly rate, generally rising with instance size and resources. You pick the ARM64 (Graviton) instance that fits your workload. The software fee is added on top of standard AWS compute and infrastructure charges.
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Vendor refund policy
At present, Citadel does not provide refunds. Billing will be only for the actual duration of instance use. Just like other Citadel offerings, our primary objective is to ensure complete satisfaction for all our customers. Should you need further assistance, please reach out to our team directly at support@citadelelement.com .
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Delivery details
64-bit (Arm) 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 version of Citadel AMI with security patches.
Additional details
Usage instructions
How to connect to the VM:
To connect to your instance, the use of SSH via port 22 is necessary. The default username for establishing this connection is rocky. For a more comprehensive understanding of the standard procedure for connecting to an instance on AWS, please consult the following documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstances.html
Hardening Notice and Assistance
This image comes pre-configured with Hardened compliance already integrated. However, it's worth noting that the use of a hardened system could call for certain adaptations. The advanced security measures might restrict some functionalities or require additional actions for certain operations due to its hardened nature. Should any issues arise, we recommend reaching out to the software provider for further assistance.
Other Information
-The product operates independently without needing extra external resources.
-To ensure optimal performance, it's advised that you perform updates routinely alongside adopting newly released versions from Citadel.
-This software doesn't require any security keys or credentials to be rotated. It's strongly suggested to utilize EC2 instance connect or AWS Systems Manager Session Manager for best results.
-The functioning of this software does not involve the collection of any customer data.
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Support
Vendor support
Support is part of what you get with a Citadel image, and it comes from a US-based team that works on these builds every day. Email support@citadelpci.com with anything - choosing the right image, how the hardening behaves, patching and releases, evidence for a PCI DSS review, or a question you are not sure who else to ask. We read every message, and we would much rather you ask than guess. More about how we work with customers:
AWS infrastructure support
AWS Support is a one-on-one, fast-response support channel that is staffed 24x7x365 with experienced and technical support engineers. The service helps customers of all sizes and technical abilities to successfully utilize the products and features provided by Amazon Web Services.
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