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 400+ security controls to meet PCI compliance.
Overview
This product has charges associated with it for hardening and maintenance. This Citadel VM is secured using 400+ security controls and validated using Citadel Audit. This AMI has been hardened by security professionals to meet the rigorous standards of the PCI DSS.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 provides a secure, stable, and high performance execution environment to develop and run cloud and enterprise applications. This Citadel VM is updated and maintained regularly.
Launching an image hardened according to the trusted security configuration baselines prescribed by a CIS Benchmark will reduce cost, time, and risk to an organization. This Citadel VM is configured with the majority of the recommendations included in the corresponding CIS Benchmark. The Level 1 Profile settings within the CIS Benchmark have been applied with the intent to provide a clear security benefit without inhibiting the utility of the technology beyond acceptable means.
Included with this VM is documentation, a security report provided by Citadel Audit, and a PCI workbook which describes what hardening steps were taken to meet each PCI requirement as well as what actions are still necessary to perform.
Please note that this is the default Hardened Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 AMI that our security professionals recommend. Citadel provides ongoing security and maintenance updates on a regular basis to all instances running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 AMIs.
Highlights
- PCI Compliant
- Security Hardened and Updated Quarterly
- Performance Optimized
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Rhel 8
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t2.nano Recommended | $0.14 |
t2.micro | $0.14 |
t3.micro | $0.14 |
r5n.2xlarge | $0.32 |
i2.4xlarge | $0.32 |
h1.4xlarge | $0.32 |
f1.2xlarge | $0.32 |
g2.2xlarge | $0.32 |
m5ad.2xlarge | $0.32 |
t3.xlarge | $0.32 |
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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
This is an updated version of Frontline Launch VM. Included now is a Frontline Audit security report and also an auto-update feature to allow you to have the latest version of the image on launch. Updated with file permission fixes.
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Usage instructions
After you launch your instance, you can connect to it and use it the way that you'd use a computer sitting in front of you. Further instructions available here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstancesLinux.html
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Citadel provides support for this AMI on-demand. To request support, please contact Citadel directly at support@citadelelement.com
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