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    CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Benchmark - Level 1

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    The CIS AMI for Microsoft Windows Server 2019 is hardened in accordance with the associated CIS Benchmark that has been developed by consensus to be the industry best practice for secure configuration. Reduce cost, time, and risk by building your AWS solution with CIS AMIs.
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    CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Benchmark - Level 1

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    CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Level 1 Hardened Image is a pre-configured image built by the Center for Internet Security (CIS) for use on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2). It is built to offer an image secured to industry-recognized security guidance running on Amazon EC2.

    This image of Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Level 1 is pre-hardened to CIS Benchmarks guidance and patched monthly according to the security updates released on Microsoft Patch Tuesday. This image is hardened against the corresponding Level 1 profile which is intended to be practical and prudent, provide a clear security benefit, and not inhibit the utility of the technology beyond acceptable means. No components are installed on or removed from this image outside of those already present on the base image or as recommended in alignment with the corresponding CIS Benchmark recommendations.

    To demonstrate conformance to the CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Level 1 Benchmark, industry-recognized hardening guidance, each image includes an HTML report from CIS Configuration Assessment Tool (CIS-CAT Pro). Each CIS Hardened Image contains the following files:

    • Base_CIS-CAT_Report.html - this provides a report of CIS-CAT Pro run against the instance before any change is made by CIS (e.g., software updates, CIS hardening).

    • CIS-CAT_Report.html - this provides a report of CIS-CAT Pro run against the instance after the corresponding CIS Benchmark was applied to the image.

    • Exceptions.txt - this provides a list of recommendations that are not applied because the configuration of those recommendations may inhibit the use of this image in this CSP, require environment-specific expertise, or hinder the integration of this image with CSP services or extensions.

    These reports are located in C:\CIS Hardening Reports.

    If this instance is used in a domain environment where policies are managed globally, the majority of the security settings will be changed and managed by domain policies.

    To speak with us about additional pricing options and private offers, please contact us at cloudsecurity@cisecurity.org .

    To learn more or access the corresponding CIS Benchmark, please visit https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-benchmarks  or sign up for a free account on our community platform, CIS WorkBench, https://workbench.cisecurity.org/ .

    Highlights

    • Hardened according to a Level 1 CIS Benchmark that is developed in a consensus-based process and that is accepted by government, business, industry, and academia.
    • Using an AMI hardened by CIS reduces time, cost, and risk associated with your organization's AWS solution.
    • Pre-configured to align with industry best practices that are developed and supported by CIS Benchmarks. This image contains some of the policies for hardened accounts, firewall configuration, and computer-based and user-based administrative templates.

    Details

    Delivery method

    Delivery option
    64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

    Latest version

    Operating system
    Win2019 10.0.17763

    Typical total price

    This estimate is based on use of the seller's recommended configuration (t2.large) in the US East (N. Virginia) Region. View pricing details

    $0.143/hour

    Pricing

    CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Benchmark - Level 1

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    Additional AWS infrastructure costs may apply. Use the AWS Pricing Calculator  to estimate your infrastructure costs.

    Usage costs (398)

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    Instance type
    Product cost/hour
    EC2 cost/hour
    Total/hour
    t2.nano
    $0.022
    $0.008
    $0.03
    t2.micro
    AWS Free Tier
    $0.022
    $0.016
    $0.038
    t2.small
    $0.022
    $0.032
    $0.054
    t2.medium
    $0.022
    $0.064
    $0.086
    t2.large
    Recommended
    $0.022
    $0.121
    $0.143
    t2.xlarge
    $0.022
    $0.227
    $0.249
    t2.2xlarge
    $0.022
    $0.433
    $0.455
    t3.nano
    $0.022
    $0.01
    $0.032
    t3.micro
    AWS Free Tier
    $0.022
    $0.02
    $0.042
    t3.small
    $0.022
    $0.039
    $0.061

    Additional AWS infrastructure costs

    Type
    Cost
    EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes
    $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage

    Vendor refund policy

    Refunds through AWS are not available at this time. You will only be billed for actual time of instance use. As with all CIS security products, our aim is always 100 percent customer/member satisfaction.

    Legal

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    Vendors are responsible for their product descriptions and other product content. AWS does not warrant that vendors' product descriptions or other product content are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.

    Usage information

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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

    NA

    Additional details

    Usage instructions

    Once the instance is running, choose Get Windows Password in the EC2 console then connect using a Remote Desktop Connection (RDP) client. The RDP client MUST be able to authenticate using NTLMv2. See https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc738867%28v=ws.10%29.aspx  for more information. Immediately apply latest security updates after launching the instance.

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    Ashutosh V.

    CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Review

    Reviewed on Mar 13, 2023
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    Best practices developed that is the Center for Internet Security (CIS) Benchmarks is great at assisting security practitioners in implementing and managing their cybersecurity defenses. Also we may install the most recent software packages and tools safely in a server environment to use in our environment and enable secure file sharing thanks to this service that allowed for the deployment of an operating system. If you have the skills for distributing software in a server environment, your options are virtually endless.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    The lack of a properly organised SDN in Microsoft Windows Server 2019's architecture is the only disadvantage I can think of. The lack of a useful centrally managed framework makes it difficult for us to shift from one network control plane to another.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    Windows Server 2019 is used to install Amazon Fargate instances, which is a crucial component. We are able to establish all VPN connections without any licencing restrictions because the maximum RRAS connection is infinite. It is compatible with our.NET framework 4.7.1, eliminating our compiler dependency problems even if we forget to install some components or if the incorrect device drivers cause it to become damaged.
    Safina L.

    What an awesome Project Product. I enjoyed using it.

    Reviewed on Mar 12, 2023
    Review provided by G2
    What do you like best about the product?
    What was awesome about it was it helped me make proper auditing decisions, even it were for hypothetically.
    What do you dislike about the product?
    I didn't like the number of times I had to hit different keys.
    What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
    It helps me do a pretend audit for the purposes of planning a wedding and it helps me do a pretend audit for the purposes of knowing what I still need to look at
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