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This product has charges associated with it for security hardening and desktop configuration. This AWS-based EC2 is pre-configured with the latest SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 image, security-hardened with the GNOME desktop environment and RDP access. Ready for production remote desktop workloads requiring security and compliance.
Overview
This is a repackaged software product wherein additional charges apply for security hardening and desktop configuration. This AWS-based EC2 comes pre-configured with the latest SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 image, fully security-hardened and featuring the GNOME desktop environment, Mozilla Firefox web browser, and the xrdp service for remote desktop access from Windows, macOS, and Linux clients.
This configuration combines the security baseline of our standard hardened image with a productive remote desktop environment, ideal for organizations that need secure graphical Linux access in the cloud for remote development, secure browsing, virtual workstations, training environments, or as a hardened jump host for accessing sensitive internal resources.
The image includes stringent access controls, audit logging, file integrity monitoring with AIDE, kernel hardening, SSH hardening with strong cryptography, restrictive PAM policies, and robust system settings to enhance overall system integrity and resilience while maintaining a usable desktop environment.
Key features: This hardened desktop image maps to many established standards and regulatory frameworks, including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), the ISO 27000 series of standards, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and others. The combination of security hardening with desktop access is ideal for security analysts, compliance teams, and remote workers requiring a graphical environment with elevated security posture.
Why use Madarson IT SUSE Linux Enterprise Server images? Madarson IT certified images are always up to date, secure, follow industry standards, and are built to work right out of the box.
Disclaimer: SUSE and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server are registered trademarks of SUSE LLC. Madarson IT does not provide commercial licenses for SUSE products. Mozilla Firefox is a trademark of the Mozilla Foundation. This hardened image should be considered a starting point. Organizations may need to customize configurations based on their specific security requirements and risk profile. Customers are responsible for setting strong passwords and configuring appropriate security group rules for RDP access. Certain controls may require additional infrastructure configuration specific to your environment.
Highlights
- Hardened SUSE Linux 15 with GNOME desktop and xrdp for secure remote desktop access mapped to NIST CSF, ISO 27000, PCI DSS, and HIPAA frameworks.
- Pre-installed Mozilla Firefox browser, audit logging, AIDE file integrity monitoring, kernel hardening, and SSH hardening with strong cryptography.
- Combines productive desktop environment with security hardening. Ideal for security analysts, compliance teams, and secure remote workstations in the cloud.
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Suse 15
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
m5a.large Recommended | $0.05 |
t2.micro | $0.025 |
t3.micro | $0.05 |
t3.large | $0.05 |
r5.4xlarge | $0.40 |
i3.16xlarge | $1.60 |
m3.2xlarge | $0.20 |
r5ad.2xlarge | $0.20 |
r5.xlarge | $0.10 |
p5.4xlarge | $0.40 |
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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
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Hardened Desktop with RDP. Initial release featuring GNOME desktop environment, Mozilla Firefox browser, xrdp service, and full security hardening with AIDE file integrity monitoring, kernel hardening, SSH hardening, and PAM controls.
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Usage instructions
Allow inbound SSH access (TCP port 22) and RDP access (TCP port 3389) in your security group.
To connect to your instance using the Amazon EC2 console: Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/ . In the navigation pane, choose Instances. Select the instance and choose Connect. Choose the EC2 Instance Connect tab. For Connection type, choose Connect using EC2 Instance Connect. Access the EC2 with the default username: ec2-user
Setting up RDP access: Step 1: SSH to the instance first using your EC2 key pair as ec2-user. Step 2: Set a password for ec2-user by running the command: sudo passwd ec2-user. Password must meet the minimum 12 character strong password requirements enforced by the hardened image. Step 3: Use any RDP client to connect to the instance public IP on port 3389. Step 4: Login with username ec2-user and the password you set in Step 2. Step 5: The GNOME desktop environment will launch automatically with Firefox available in the application menu.
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