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This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for a pre-hardened, AWS-optimized image with verification reports and maintenance. This AMI delivers Rocky Linux 8.10 hardened following DISA STIG guidance and tuned for EC2 by Easycloud-with before/after security scan reports and SBOM.
Overview
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for a pre-hardened, AWS-optimized image with verifiable compliance evidence and maintenance. Based on Rocky Linux 8.10, this AMI is hardened following DISA STIG guidelines, tuned for Amazon EC2 workloads, and equipped with a complete OpenSCAP evidence pack and Software Bill of Materials (SBOM).
Value-Added Features
Security & Compliance:
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DISA STIG Alignment: 266 security controls applied via the SCAP Security Guide, including auditd logging, SSH hardening, kernel command line and module blocklist restrictions, and strict password policy enforcement.
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Fully Patched at Release: Zero packages with a pending update at build time, verified. The complete CVE scan ships inside the image.
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Comprehensive Evidence Pack: Every AMI includes an OpenSCAP evidence pack generated against DISA STIG guidance for Rocky Linux 8.10, located under /opt/hardening-report/:
- Base_Report.html: Pre-hardening OpenSCAP scan report representing the initial baseline.
- Tailored_Profile_Report.html: Post-hardening scan report evaluated against the tailored profile shipped inside this image.
- Raw_STIG_Report.html: Post-hardening scan report evaluated against the unmodified baseline DISA STIG profile.
- Exceptions.txt: Itemized list of unapplied STIG rules along with technical justifications (AWS compatibility, site-specific policies, CSP service conflicts).
- Tuning_Parameters.txt: Every performance tuning parameter applied on top of the hardening, each shown against its base-image value.
- compliance_mapping.csv: Rule-by-rule mapping to NIST SP 800-53 controls and DISA STIG identifiers with pass/fail statuses.
- package_changes.txt: Package delta report comparing the final image against the minimal stock installation.
- sbom.spdx.json: Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) in SPDX format generated from the RPM database.
- cve_scan.txt / cve_scan_full.txt.gz: Vulnerability scan reports categorizing CVEs by upstream patch availability.
- key_files.sha256: SHA-256 checksums of the key configuration files changed by the hardening, so the delivered state can be verified.
- README.txt: Index file detailing artifact contents, administrative operational guidelines, and configuration defaults.
System Footprint & Reliability Optimization:
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Minimal Footprint: Built on a minimal OS installation to reduce the attack surface and remove unnecessary packages.
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Storage Layout: Configured with a streamlined 10 GB root (/) partition layout to minimize disk footprint while ensuring core system operation.
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Validation Testing: Functional verification conducted on clean AMI launches through multi-round integration testing, verifying complete software lifecycle operations with SELinux enforcing.
AWS Network & Kernel Tuning:
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Network Stack: TCP BBR congestion control with fair queueing, increased connection backlogs, buffer adjustments, and MTU probing enabled.
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System Tuning: Red Hat tuned daemon active with a custom cloud profile, custom transparent hugepages (madvise), and modified memory/EBS writeback parameters.
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EC2 Integration: Configured with NVMe I/O timeouts, Amazon Time Sync (chrony), IRQ balance daemon, and size-capped persistent journald logging.
Operational Tools
- Preinstalled Tools: AWS SSM Session Manager enabled, CloudWatch Agent installed (disabled by default).
Maintenance:
- Maintenance Specifications: Rebuilt and updated bi-weekly to monthly incorporating upstream Rocky Linux 8.10 security updates, updated artifact documentation per release, and administrative documentation.
About Rocky Linux 8
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Rocky Linux 8 Foundation: Provides a robust, enterprise-grade underlying OS with deep structural alignment to RHEL, ensuring high security and seamless ecosystem compatibility with AlmaLinux, CentOS Stream, and traditional CentOS deployments.
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Enterprise Stability: Rocky Linux 8.10 represents the culmination of the RHEL 8 lineage, offering long-term binary compatibility with Red Hat Enterprise Linux. As the final minor release of the Rocky 8 series, it incorporates years of upstream hardening, security updates, and stability improvements, making it a dependable base for mission-critical workloads.
Highlights
- DISA STIG Hardened Base: Pre-configured with 266 security controls applied via the SCAP Security Guide, incorporating SSH hardening, kernel command line and module blocklists, and strict password policies out of the box.
- Comprehensive Compliance Reports & SBOM: Includes verifiable security audit reports and a complete Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), enabling instant verification of DISA STIG posture and rapid vulnerability assessments out-of-the-box.
- AWS Performance Tuning & Regular Updates: Optimised for EC2 with TCP BBR and Red Hat tuned cloud profiles, updated bi-weekly to monthly with upstream security patches.
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OtherLinux Rocky Linux 8.10
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
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t4g.medium Recommended | $0.04 |
m7g.8xlarge | $0.39 |
t4g.xlarge | $0.19 |
r8gb.4xlarge | $0.29 |
r6gd.4xlarge | $0.29 |
x8g.xlarge | $0.19 |
m7g.large | $0.12 |
m8gd.12xlarge | $0.68 |
r8gd.2xlarge | $0.19 |
c7gd.metal | $0.68 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for the ARM64 instance type you run this hardened Rocky Linux image on. Every dimension maps to a single AWS Graviton-based EC2 instance type, billed per hour of use. Pricing scales with instance size, from small burstable types up to bare-metal and 48xlarge sizes. Instance families cover general-purpose, compute-optimized, memory-optimized, storage-optimized, high-performance-computing, and graphics workloads. You are not locked into a term; you pay only for the hours each instance runs. Choose the family and size that fit your workload, and your cost follows that choice.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
One unit is one running ARM64 EC2 instance of the type you select, metered per hour. The software charge covers the hardened Rocky Linux image on that single instance. Each running instance meters its own hours separately. Underlying AWS infrastructure charges are billed by AWS on top of the software rate.
The software rate meters running instance-hours only. A stopped instance accrues no hourly software charge. You pay just for the hours each instance actually runs. Note that AWS may still bill underlying storage for stopped instances, but that is separate from this listing's per-hour software charge.
The image ships pre-hardened following CIS Benchmark practices, with a reduced attack surface, firewall configuration, and access controls. This hardening is built into the image you run, so it applies to every instance type. The hourly rate is set by the instance type you choose, not by separate hardening add-ons.
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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.
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Connection Methods
Once launched, SSH into the instance. The default username is 'rocky'. You can switch to the root user environment by running: sudo su -
Install Information
- OS: Rocky Linux 8.10 ARM64 20250524
Usage Instructions
- Update the system to the latest packages: sudo dnf update -y
- Check the OS release information: cat /etc/rocky-release
- Manage system services: sudo systemctl start|stop|restart|status <service-name>
- List all active services: systemctl list-units --type=service --state=running
- Check the SELinux status: sestatus
- View and manage the firewall rules: sudo firewall-cmd --list-all
- Install additional packages using DNF: sudo dnf install <package-name>
- Verify the ARM64 architecture: uname -m
Firewall Configuration
- SSH (Port 22): Allows secure remote administration of the instance. Required for initial setup and ongoing management.
- Security Recommendation: For production environments, strictly limit access to these ports to trusted IP addresses only via cloud Security Groups or the local firewall.
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Should you encounter any issues while using the system, please do not hesitate to contact us via email at: support@easyclouds.io ,Thank you!
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