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This product has charges associated with it for hardening, update maintenance, and seller support. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (RHEL 8) is rigorously hardened following the Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) standards, which are recognized as the industry's best practice for secure configuration through a consensus-driven process.
Overview
This is a repackaged open source software wherein additional charges apply for extended support with a 24 hour response time.
This image has been expertly preconfigured by Hardened Images to align with the Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) standards, recognized as the gold standard for secure configuration, and embraced by government, business, industry, and academic circles. STIG guidelines not only ensure top-tier security but also facilitate compliance with a broad spectrum of cybersecurity frameworks.
Tailored for system and application administrators, security experts, auditors, help desk professionals, and deployment specialists, this image streamlines the process of developing, deploying, evaluating, or securing solutions that incorporate this Linux system, boosting your operational efficiency.
Choosing an AMI hardened by Hardened Images significantly enhances the efficiency, reduces the cost, and minimizes the risk linked to your organization's AWS solution deployments.
As a trusted consulting partner for small to medium-sized businesses, Hardened Images enables you to initiate and sustain a secure cloud presence. As your dedicated cloud virtual machine experts, we empower you to build with confidence and security from the outset.
Highlights
- Hardened according to a STIG Benchmark that is developed in a consensus-based process and that is accepted by government and industry.
- Hardening is a process of limiting potential weaknesses that make systems vulnerable to cyber attacks.
- Every Hardened Images image is updated at launch with the up to the minute security upgrades and patches making sure you are always running the most secure version available.
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64-bit (Arm) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Rhel 8
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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. Alternatively, you can pay upfront for a contract, which typically covers your anticipated usage for the contract duration. Any usage beyond contract will incur additional usage-based costs.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
|---|---|
t4g.small Recommended | $0.05 |
c6gd.2xlarge | $0.20 |
c6gn.xlarge | $0.10 |
m6g.metal | $3.20 |
a1.2xlarge | $0.20 |
r6gd.16xlarge | $1.60 |
m6g.12xlarge | $1.60 |
t4g.large | $0.10 |
a1.medium | $0.05 |
m6gd.large | $0.10 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for a hardened Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 image running on ARM-based EC2 instances. Each dimension maps to a specific EC2 instance type, so your rate depends on the size and family you choose. Options span general purpose, compute, memory, and storage-optimized families, plus bare-metal variants. Smaller sizes like nano and micro carry lower hourly rates, while larger and metal instances cost more. You pay only for the hours you run, with no upfront commitment. The image adds a security-hardened configuration to the operating system across all instance choices.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
Each dimension meters one hour of runtime for that specific ARM-based EC2 instance type. The rate covers the hardened Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 image running on the chosen instance. Partial hours and the underlying AWS compute may bill separately under AWS terms.
The software charge meters running hours only. A fully stopped instance stops accruing the hourly image charge. Note that AWS may still bill for attached storage while the instance is stopped, but the image licence itself meters active runtime.
The image applies security-hardening to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Configurations follow recognized secure-baseline recommendations to reduce system vulnerabilities against threats like unauthorized data access and denial of service. This hardening applies the same way across every instance dimension you select.
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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.
Version release notes
Updated version of hardened AMI with critical patches installed
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Usage instructions
To connect to your instance, you will need to use SSH over port 22. You can use the standard AWS method of connecting to an instance as described here: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstances.html
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Included with every Hardened Images virtual machine is a dedicated, passionate world-class support team. Have a question? Just reach out! We love to help. Email support is available directly at support@hardenedimages.com .
AWS infrastructure support
AWS Support is a one-on-one, fast-response support channel that is staffed 24x7x365 with experienced and technical support engineers. The service helps customers of all sizes and technical abilities to successfully utilize the products and features provided by Amazon Web Services.
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