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Overview
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 22.04. Hardened, Compliant, and Built for Regulated Workloads
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 22.04 is the essential operating system foundation for U.S. state agencies managing federal programs, private sector organizations handling sensitive data, and contractors working with the federal government. Built on Ubuntu Pro enterprise-grade stability, this image provides a fully hardened, FIPS 140-3 compliant environment, ideal for running secure and compliant workloads on AWS.
Whether you are modernizing infrastructure for a government project, meeting federal cybersecurity mandates (such as FedRAMP or NIST 800-53), or deploying mission-critical applications in regulated sectors like healthcare or finance, Ubuntu Pro FIPS delivers a production-ready, compliance-focused platform designed to meet strict security requirements.
Built-in Compliance & Security at Scale
This AMI includes:
- FIPS 140-3 Certified Kernel & Cryptographic Modules: Preconfigured, tested, and ready to meet U.S. federal encryption standards.
- Security Patching for 25,000+ Open Source Packages: Includes coverage for the entire Ubuntu Universe repository, not just the base OS.
- Canonical Ubuntu Security Guide (USG): A powerful tool for guided compliance automation using CIS and DISA-STIG security baselines.
- 10 Years of Long-Term Support (LTS): Backed by Canonical with optional live kernel patching and extended maintenance.
Key Features
- FIPS 140-3 Cryptographic Compliance: Out-of-the-box cryptographic modules to meet federal standards.
- Automated Compliance Hardening: Use USG tooling to easily apply DISA-STIG or CIS hardening profiles.
- Enterprise-Grade Security Maintenance: Expanded CVE patching for thousands of community packages.
- Long-Term Stability: Designed for high-availability environments with a decade of maintenance.
- AWS-Optimized: Tuned and tested for performance, security, and compatibility on AWS EC2 instances.
Use Cases
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Government & Defense Workloads Run federal or DoD applications on a compliant foundation that aligns with FIPS and DISA-STIG requirements.
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Private Sector Contractors Meet federal contract obligations with a ready-made FIPS 140-3 certified OS image.
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Healthcare & Financial Services Handle regulated data securely with compliance-ready infrastructure.
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Legal, Public Sector, and Critical Infrastructure Support legal and compliance-sensitive applications in environments where data integrity and confidentiality are critical.
Benefits
- Rapid Time-to-Compliance: Skip manual configuration with built-in compliance profiles and certified cryptography.
- Cost-Efficient Security: Eliminate the complexity of patching thousands of open source components manually.
- Reduced Risk Exposure: Stay protected with proactive CVE fixes and kernel hardening.
- Peace of Mind for Regulated Environments: Ensure security posture aligns with government and industry regulations.
To learn more about FIPS compliance, Ubuntu Pro, and automated security hardening, visit: https://ubuntu.com/security/fips
Highlights
- ### **FIPS 140-3 Compliant Foundation for Secure Cloud Deployments** Deploy Ubuntu Pro FIPS 22.04 with certified FIPS 140-3 cryptographic modules, ready out of the box. Built to meet strict U.S. federal compliance requirements including FedRAMP and NIST 800-53. Ideal for state agencies, defense contractors, and regulated industries handling sensitive data. Ensure secure, standards-based infrastructure for mission-critical workloads on AWS.
- --- ### **Enterprise-Grade Security Coverage for 25,000+ Open Source Packages** Protect your entire software stack with security updates across the full Ubuntu Universe repo. Includes expanded CVE patching not available in standard Ubuntu distributions. Benefit from up to 10 years of long-term maintenance backed by Canonical. Reduce vulnerability exposure and compliance risks across modern cloud-native applications.
- ### **Automated Compliance with CIS & DISA-STIG Hardening Profiles** Accelerate regulatory alignment with built-in support for CIS and DISA-STIG benchmarks. Leverage Ubuntu Security Guide (USG) tooling for streamlined, policy-driven hardening. Achieve faster compliance for audits with repeatable, automated configuration standards. Perfect for enterprises with federal contracts, DoD workloads, or compliance-sensitive apps.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
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t2.micro Recommended | $4.50 |
t3.micro | $4.50 |
c1.medium | $0.13 |
c1.xlarge | $0.27 |
c3.2xlarge | $4.55 |
c3.4xlarge | $4.11 |
c3.8xlarge | $2.23 |
c3.large | $0.13 |
c3.xlarge | $0.27 |
c4.2xlarge | $5.55 |
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You pay by the hour for the EC2 instance type you run this image on. Each dimension maps to a specific instance type, so pricing scales with the compute size and family you choose. Smaller instances like t2.micro cost less per hour, while large compute, memory, storage, and GPU types cost more. Bare-metal and high-memory types sit at the higher end. There are no tiers or commitments here — your total depends on which instance you launch and how many hours you run it. Instance families cover general purpose, compute, memory, storage, and accelerated computing needs.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
You pay for the Ubuntu Pro 22.04 FIPS software licence, billed per instance-hour. This covers FIPS 140 certified cryptographic modules, security hardening tools, and vulnerability patching. Standard AWS EC2 compute and storage charges apply separately and appear on the same bill.
The hourly software charge meters running time only. A stopped or paused instance does not accrue the Ubuntu Pro software fee. You may still pay underlying AWS storage costs for the attached volumes, but those are separate from this listing's per-hour software charge.
Yes. Each instance type maps to its own hourly rate. If you launch or move to a bigger compute, memory, storage, or GPU type, you pay that type's rate for the hours you run it. There is no commitment, so the rate follows whichever instance you actually launch.
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For Ubuntu Cloud Guest, it is recommended to manually configure your Security Group or firewall settings based on your application needs. The default 1-Click Security Group only opens port 22 to allow SSH access using the 'ubuntu' user. If you selected the 1-Click Security Group during deployment, you can modify it later through the AWS Console or AWS API to open additional ports required by your application.
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