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A high-performance, production-ready Amazon Linux 2023 base image. Pre-hardened to CIS Level 1 benchmarks for immediate compliance, stripped of unnecessary packages and fully supported by Clearscale.
Overview
This is a hardened, enterprise-ready operating system image optimized for AWS deployments. Built-in security hardening and ongoing lifecycle maintenance are included for an additional charge.
Leverage the reliability and security of Amazon Linux 2023, engineered specifically for AWS environments. This Amazon Machine Image (AMI) delivers a highly secure, stable foundation right out of the box, drastically reducing the time required for initial configuration and manual security patching.
Core Capabilities:
- Latest Updates: Amazon Linux 2023 deployed with the most recent security updates applied at build time.
- CIS Hardening: CIS Level 1 Benchmark configurations applied to guarantee a secure baseline.
- IMDSv2 Enforced: Strictly enforced metadata service to protect against SSRF vulnerabilities.
- Seamless Management: Native AWS Systems Manager (SSM) Agent pre-installed for streamlined remote management.
- Clean OS: Zero unnecessary telemetry agents and absolutely no cross-cloud bloatware.
- Secure Access: SSH heavily hardened, with root login and password authentication entirely disabled.
Operational Advantages:
- Rapid Deployment: Spin up fully hardened, compliant instances in minutes rather than hours or days.
- Reduced Overhead: Eliminates the tedious need for manual OS hardening, patching, and agent installation before deploying workloads.
- Audit-Ready Infrastructure: Pre-configured to align with strict industry security standards, easing the burden of compliance audits and security reviews.
Use Cases:
- Enterprise Workloads: The perfect foundation for deploying and managing mission-critical applications or services at scale.
- Regulated Environments: Highly recommended for industries requiring strict security baselines, such as finance, healthcare, and public sector.
- Development and Testing: Provides a secure, highly predictable environment for software engineering teams to iterate and stage safely.
Accelerate your AWS journey with Amazon Linux 2023 and build your cloud strategies on a secure, optimized infrastructure.
Highlights
- CIS Hardened by Default: CIS Level 1 benchmarks applied, IMDSv2 enforced, root SSH disabled, and password authentication removed at build time.
- Zero Bloat, Operationally Ready: Carefully stripped of legacy packages, stale kernels, and unnecessary background services to minimize vulnerabilities. Includes the native AWS Systems Manager (SSM) Agent for seamless remote access without a bastion host.
- Secure Foundation: Designed for rapid, repeatable EC2 deployments in production environments, strictly aligned with AWS security best practices.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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AmazonLinux 2023
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Pricing
Pricing is based on actual usage, with charges varying according to how much you consume. Subscriptions have no end date and may be canceled any time.
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If you are an AWS Free Tier customer with a free plan, you are eligible to subscribe to this offer. You can use free credits to cover the cost of eligible AWS infrastructure. See AWS Free Tier for more details. If you created an AWS account before July 15th, 2025, and qualify for the Legacy AWS Free Tier, Amazon EC2 charges for Micro instances are free for up to 750 hours per month. See Legacy AWS Free Tier for more details.
Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t3.small Recommended | $0.12 |
t3.micro | $0.06 |
t2.micro | $0.19 |
c7i.16xlarge | $3.84 |
m6a.4xlarge | $0.96 |
m5.metal | $3.02 |
g4ad.xlarge | $0.24 |
c6in.4xlarge | $0.96 |
c8i.large | $0.12 |
c5ad.16xlarge | $3.84 |
Vendor refund policy
Usage is billed by AWS on a pay-as-you-go basis by the hour. The Amazon Linux 2023 instance can be stopped or terminated at any time to stop incurring additional software charges. Refunds are not available once launched. To completely avoid future costs, ensure you terminate the instance and cancel your AWS Marketplace subscription.
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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
CIS L1 hardened build - latest security patches and improvements
Additional details
Usage instructions
- Launch via AWS Marketplace 1-Click or EC2 console.
- Select t3.small or larger. Ensure your security group allows inbound SSH (port 22) from your IP.
- Connect via SSH: ssh -i your-key.pem ec2-user@<public-ip> Or use SSM Session Manager from the EC2 console (no SSH key required).
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Vendor support
Email support for this AMI is available through the following: https://clearscale.com/clearimages/support OR clearimages-support@clearscale.com
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