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This product has charges associated with it for CoreNova hardening, maintenance, validation notes, and seller support. AlmaLinux 9 Hardened Production AMI (x86_64, LVM, XFS) provides a hardened AlmaLinux 9 EC2 baseline with SSH lockdown, audit logging, AIDE, firewall controls, and buyer-side OpenSCAP notes.
Overview
This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for CoreNova hardening, maintenance, validation notes, and seller support.
AlmaLinux 9 Hardened Production AMI (x86_64, LVM, XFS) is a hardened EC2 AMI for teams that need a repeatable AlmaLinux 9 baseline on AWS. It is designed for platform engineering, DevOps, and security teams that want faster launch paths without building every host-control baseline from scratch.
Included baseline
- SSH key-only access with root login disabled; default user: ec2-user.
- Host firewall baseline with administrator SSH access.
- auditd, rsyslog, chrony, and AIDE configured during image build.
- Automatic security updates enabled where supported by the operating system.
- OpenSCAP and CIS-oriented validation notes for buyer-side review.
- Online volume-growth helper for LVM-based layouts.
Best for
- Bastion hosts and jump boxes with key-only administration.
- Application servers that need a documented hardened OS baseline.
- Security-sensitive labs, demos, and production-oriented EC2 workloads.
- Teams standardizing on AlmaLinux 9 across AWS accounts.
Storage and architecture
LVM with XFS for separated operating-system paths and online growth.
Architecture: x86_64. Recommended instance type: t3.medium.
Security and compliance
This listing provides a hardened baseline and documentation intended to help buyers validate controls in their own AWS accounts. It is not an official CIS-certified image. Buyers remain responsible for organization-specific compliance validation, patch policy, logging retention, and workload configuration.
Related CoreNova listings
- AlmaLinux 9 Hardened Graviton AMI (ARM64, LVM, XFS): https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-tuymqeo5mity4
- Rocky Linux 9 Hardened Production AMI (x86_64, LVM, XFS): https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-d3sgq2w6psoau
- CentOS Stream 9 Hardened Base Image (x86_64, Ext4): https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/pp/prodview-sy2mdxkferghw
- Full CoreNova catalog: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/seller-profile?id=seller-kbf3ztbtbdc5o
Support
Email: support@corenovacloud.com Web: https://www.corenovacloud.com/
Include AWS Region, AMI ID, EC2 Instance ID, instance type, and steps to reproduce when opening a support request.
Highlights
- Hardened EC2 AMI with SSH key-only access, firewall baseline, auditd, AIDE, and automatic security updates where supported.
- Architecture: x86_64; recommended instance type: t3.medium.
- CIS-oriented OpenSCAP validation notes are included for buyer-side review; not official CIS certification.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t3.medium Recommended | $0.01 |
t3.micro | $0.01 |
m5.large | $0.01 |
m6i.large | $0.01 |
m5.xlarge | $0.01 |
t3.xlarge | $0.01 |
t3a.xlarge | $0.01 |
t3.2xlarge | $0.01 |
t3a.2xlarge | $0.01 |
t3.large | $0.01 |
Dimensions summary
You pay for this hardened AlmaLinux 9 image by the hour, based on the EC2 instance type you launch. Each dimension maps to one instance type across the general-purpose (m, t), compute (c), memory (r, x, z), storage (d, i), and high-memory (u) families. Larger sizes within a family carry a higher hourly rate, scaling with vCPU and memory. You run only the types you need and stop paying when instances stop. This software fee is separate from AWS infrastructure charges like EC2, EBS, and data transfer.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
Each dimension maps to one AWS EC2 instance type, billed per running hour. You pay the hourly software fee for whichever type you launch the hardened AlmaLinux 9 image on. The rate reflects that instance's vCPU and memory size. You choose the matching type when you launch in EC2.
The software fee meters running instance-hours only. When you stop an instance, the hourly software charge stops. Stopped instances may still incur AWS storage fees for attached EBS volumes, but those are separate AWS infrastructure charges, not the software fee from this listing.
The hourly rate covers only the AWS Marketplace software fee. AWS infrastructure charges are separate, including EC2 compute, EBS storage, NAT Gateway, public IPv4, and data transfer. AWS billing and account-level issues go through AWS Support and AWS Billing channels, not the vendor.
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30-day refund on AWS Marketplace software fees for this product. Email support@corenovacloud.com with your AWS account ID and purchase date. Software fees only; EC2 charges are not refundable by the seller. We reply within 5 business days. Free trial: no software charges during the trial.
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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
AlmaLinux 9 Hardened Production AMI (x86_64, LVM, XFS)
Version: v20261015
This release rebuilds the AMI with the standardized CoreNova builder-ami pipeline.
Baseline:
- Latest available upstream OS packages at build time.
- SSH key-only access, root login disabled.
- auditd, rsyslog, chrony, and AIDE baseline.
- Firewall baseline with SSH allowed.
- Automatic security update service enabled where supported.
- Cloud-init cleaned before image capture.
- Marketplace checks require unencrypted EBS snapshots and no existing product codes.
Architecture: x86_64 Storage layout: lvm-xfs Filesystem: xfs Source AMI: ami-078313d8ddcb1377d (us-east-1) AMI: ami-09dad736727a95409 (us-east-1)
Compliance note: This image provides a hardened baseline and validation artifacts. Buyers should run their own compliance validation for their regulatory requirements.
Additional details
Usage instructions
Overview
AlmaLinux 9 Hardened Production AMI (x86_64, LVM, XFS) is a hardened EC2 AMI built by CoreNova Intelligence Limited for production use. The AMI does not expire and does not disable features based on time, user count, or instance count.
Recommended instance type: t3.medium. AMI: ami-09dad736727a95409 (us-east-1).
Launch checklist
- Subscribe in AWS Marketplace, then launch in us-east-1.
- Select an instance type compatible with x86_64.
- Select your EC2 SSH key pair. Password login is disabled.
- Restrict inbound TCP 22 to trusted administrator IP ranges.
- Review EC2 instance, EBS, data transfer, and AWS Marketplace software charges before launch.
First connection
ssh -i your-key.pem ec2-user@YOUR_PUBLIC_IP
Post-launch health verification
systemctl is-active rsyslog systemctl is-active chronyd || systemctl is-active chrony sudo sshd -T | grep -E 'permitrootlogin|passwordauthentication' sudo systemctl is-active firewalld sudo lvs findmnt /tmp /var /home || true
Expected SSH settings: permitrootlogin no passwordauthentication no
Also verify EC2 instance status checks in the Amazon EC2 console.
Sensitive data and credentials
The AMI does not include hardcoded passwords, private keys, AWS credentials, or customer data. Customer-created keys and workload data remain in the buyer's AWS account. Linux system logs are stored under /var/log unless the buyer changes operating-system defaults.
Encryption
The Marketplace source AMI uses unencrypted EBS snapshots as required for AWS Marketplace AMI ingestion. Buyers can launch or copy the AMI with encrypted EBS volumes according to their own AWS account policy.
Service quotas and costs
This AMI uses standard EC2, EBS, networking, and AWS Marketplace software billing. Request quota increases through AWS Service Quotas if the account lacks enough EC2 instances, vCPUs, Elastic IPs, or EBS capacity. AWS infrastructure charges are billed separately by AWS.
Support
Email: support@corenovacloud.com Web: https://www.corenovacloud.com/
Include AWS Region, AMI ID, EC2 Instance ID, instance type, and steps to reproduce.
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Vendor support
Email: support@corenovacloud.com
Web: https://www.corenovacloud.com/
CoreNova supports launch, SSH access, baseline service checks, Marketplace AMI metadata, and documented hardening behavior. Include AWS Region, AMI ID, EC2 Instance ID, instance type, and steps to reproduce.
Refund: 30-day refund on Marketplace software fees for verified technical issues. AWS infrastructure charges are billed by AWS and are not refundable by the seller.
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