Overview
This product has charges associated with it for hardening and maintenance. This Citadel Hardened VM is secured using 300+ security controls and validated using Citadel Audit.
This AMI delivers a secure, stable, and high-performance environment for developing and running cloud and enterprise applications. Regularly updated and maintained, this Citadel VM embodies the pinnacle of reliability for your operations.
By deploying an image hardened with the Citadel Audit, organizations can significantly enhance efficiency while reducing costs, time, and associated risks. This Citadel VM integrates a comprehensive set of security recommendations leading open-source industry standards, ensuring a robust defense layer without compromising the technology's functionality or utility.
Each VM includes comprehensive documentation and a detailed security report from Citadel Audit, offering insights into the security enhancements and best practices implemented.
This is the recommended default AMI by our security experts at Citadel. We are committed to providing continuous security and maintenance updates for all instances running, ensuring your operations are safeguarded with the latest security standards.
Highlights
- Current and Consistent: Citadel's hardened images are kept up-to-date with the latest security patches and updates, ensuring you always have the most recent advancements in security and technology at your fingertips.
- Built on open source secure frameworks and validated by Citadel Audit, our solutions offer unparalleled security and reliability, widely accepted by governments and industries. Our community-driven approach safeguards critical infrastructure and sensitive data, proving our commitment to the highest cybersecurity standards. Essential for top-tier security defense.
Details
Typical total price
$0.146/hour
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Pricing
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Instance type | Product cost/hour | EC2 cost/hour | Total/hour |
|---|---|---|---|
m6g.medium | $0.10 | $0.053 | $0.153 |
m6g.large | $0.10 | $0.106 | $0.206 |
m6g.xlarge | $0.10 | $0.212 | $0.312 |
m6g.2xlarge | $0.10 | $0.423 | $0.523 |
m6g.4xlarge | $0.10 | $0.789 | $0.889 |
m6g.8xlarge | $0.10 | $1.578 | $1.678 |
m6g.12xlarge | $0.10 | $2.366 | $2.466 |
m6g.16xlarge | $0.10 | $3.155 | $3.255 |
m6g.metal | $0.10 | $3.155 | $3.255 |
m6gd.medium | $0.10 | $0.06 | $0.16 |
Additional AWS infrastructure costs
Type | Cost |
|---|---|
EBS General Purpose SSD (gp2) volumes | $0.10/per GB/month of provisioned storage |
Vendor refund policy
At present, Citadel does not provide refunds. Billing will be only for the actual duration of instance use. Just like other Citadel offerings, our primary objective is to ensure complete satisfaction for all our customers. Should you need further assistance, please reach out to our team directly at support@citadelelement.com .
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Delivery details
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
This is the first release of our hardened AMI.
Additional details
Usage instructions
How to connect to the VM:
To connect to your instance, the use of SSH via port 22 is necessary. The default username for establishing this connection is ec2-user. For a more comprehensive understanding of the standard procedure for connecting to an instance on AWS, please consult the following documentation: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/AccessingInstances.html
Hardening Notice and Assistance
This image comes pre-configured with Hardened compliance already integrated. However, it's worth noting that the use of a hardened system could call for certain adaptations. The advanced security measures might restrict some functionalities or require additional actions for certain operations due to its hardened nature. Should any issues arise, we recommend reaching out to the software provider for further assistance.
Other Information
-The product operates independently without needing extra external resources.
-To ensure optimal performance, it's advised that you perform updates routinely alongside adopting newly released versions from Citadel.
-This software doesn't require any security keys or credentials to be rotated. It's strongly suggested to utilize EC2 instance connect or AWS Systems Manager Session Manager for best results.
-The functioning of this software does not involve the collection of any customer data.
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Support
Vendor support
Our skilled support team is prepared to assist with any questions regarding our virtual machine images. For further detailed guidance, we offer on-demand support services at an additional fee. Should you need any assistance, feel free to contact us at support@citadelelement.com . We're always here to help.
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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