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Ubuntu Pro FIPS is the first and only FIPS certified image for the public cloud. It includes NIST certified components, security patching for the widest collection of open source workloads, HIPAA and ISO compliance, live kernel patching, and a commitment from Canonical for 10-year maintenance.
Overview
Ubuntu Pro FIPS is the first and only FIPS certified image for the public cloud. Ubuntu Pro FIPS is the critical foundation for state agencies administering federal programs and private sector companies with government contracts. Ubuntu Pro FIPS is built upon the power of Ubuntu Pro's enhanced stability, compliance and security features and is maintained to provide your organization with the strongest FIPS foundation now and in the future.
Additional security patches beyond the basic maintenance that comes with Ubuntu ensure all Critical and High CVEs for 28,000 packages are addressed. Kernel livepatch applies security fixes to the live running kernel, ensuring maximum uptime and minimizing operational overhead. Ubuntu Pro FIPS rolls up all the security features Canonical customers enjoy, and enables them automatically with no up front contract required.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS includes Canonical's Ubuntu Advantage Essential offerings for both Infrastructure and Applications such as certification, compliance and hardening profiles including FIPS 140-2, Common Criteria EAL2, CIS and DISA STIG. Security patch coverage expands constantly based on customer priorities and usage patterns.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS is a separate build of Ubuntu certified by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with all the additional security capabilities that Canonical provides to enterprise customers including those who operate in regulated environments such as FedRAMP, HIPAA, PCI.
Highlights
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) certification for the Ubuntu kernel and several security components.
- Canonical's Extended Security Maintenance covers thousands of the most widely deployed packages on Ubuntu. Additionally, kernel livepatch maximizes uptime while providing real-time defense against critical kernel exploits.
- Ubuntu Pro FIPS is backed by a 10-year maintenance commitment from Canonical, including patches for high and critical CVEs for all supported components.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Ubuntu 16.04 - Xenial
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Security Certification
NIST certified image with FIPS 140-2 compliance for public cloud environments
Kernel Security Patching
Live kernel patching mechanism that applies security fixes to running kernel without system restart
Vulnerability Management
Extended security maintenance covering 28,000 packages with critical and high CVE patches
Compliance Profiles
Includes hardening profiles for Common Criteria EAL2, CIS, and DISA STIG standards
Security Component Certification
Certified security components by National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Security Hardening
"Configured with Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG) Benchmark High to enhance system security posture"
Operating System Compatibility
"Optimized Amazon Linux 2 distribution configured for compatibility with Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR)"
Compliance Standard
"Meets Defense Information System Agency (DISA) configuration standards for system hardening"
Security Configuration
"Implements advanced security settings to improve overall system protection"
Platform Optimization
"Pre-configured Linux image with specialized security and performance configurations"
Security Hardening
Pre-configured container image hardened against CIS Benchmarks Level 1 profile with comprehensive security configurations
Compliance Assessment
Includes CIS Configuration Assessment Tool (CIS-CAT Pro) reports for demonstrating conformance to security benchmarks
Benchmark Alignment
Follows industry-recognized security recommendations developed through consensus-based process by CIS
Configuration Reporting
Provides detailed HTML reports and text files documenting system configuration before and after hardening
Platform Compatibility
Designed to run on container runtimes and orchestration services like Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS
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4.3
3 ratings
3 AWS reviews
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2066 external reviews
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L V P.
User Frindly Linux Distro for Start using linux
Reviewed on Jul 13, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
The user-friendly UI makes it easy to use for first-time users. And if you install with the full software package, you can use it without any issues. And if someone can't buy a license, it's best to use this.
What do you dislike about the product?
Some software is hard to install that make the user expariance bit hard.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Security is really good.
easy to use the GUI
No license and pro version available for personal users
easy to use the GUI
No license and pro version available for personal users
Rohit p.
Developer friendly OS
Reviewed on Jul 10, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
The best thing I like is that Ubuntu is fast, stable, and doesn't use a lot of system resources. I use it mostly through the terminal on a cloud VM, and all the commands work smoothly. It’s also easy to install Python, Splunk, and other tools I need for work.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes it’s hard to figure out driver issues or GUI setup if you’re using it locally. Also, some commands or tools are missing in minimal installs, like lsb_release,nano,vi and I had to install them manually. It would be better if they came pre-installed in basic cloud images too.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Ubuntu helps me run cloud-based servers for tasks like collecting and analyzing logs using Splunk, testing Python scripts, and installing lightweight tools. I don't need a heavy OS or GUI — just a terminal-based environment that is fast and reliable. Ubuntu gives me that. It also saves time because most tools I need (like curl, git, python, apt) work without extra setup. This helps me quickly do hands-on tasks while working remotely.
Online Media
Its a Great Exprerience, No Lag to use and responsive, Since the application running in the cloud
Reviewed on Jul 07, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
Linux flavor, Debain based, Openly Available, Easy to use
What do you dislike about the product?
Store Support and Package Management can be better with community
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Cost Cutting, Kernal Control, Virtualization Popularity and Firewall and Minimum Resource Consumption.
Andy W.
Simple to use
Reviewed on Jun 26, 2025
Review provided by G2
What do you like best about the product?
I like that Ubuntu is easy to use. I have it on multiple servers and can normally get things up and running in less than an hour.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't have any complaints about Ubuntu. At least most of the problems I've encountered are user caused and not faults of the operating system
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use Ubuntu to host web applications and have some home lab services running off of it.
Martin Prous
Discovering extensive documentation and seamless software integration elevates daily operations
Reviewed on Jun 23, 2025
Review provided by PeerSpot
What is our primary use case?
Ubuntu Linux is my operating system for daily use, and because I am related to networking operations, I prefer Linux over Windows. The FortiClient in Windows is very limiting and the IT department most of the time doesn't know how to open certain ports or are very limited in their skills with FortiClient, so I have more freedom to open ports and run some services with it.
What is most valuable?
One of the best features of Ubuntu Linux is that if I need something, I just download it. Everything I need I could search for on the net and just download it and use it, whereas Windows is more problematic.
Ubuntu Linux's rapid support and extensive documentation are fine to me. Every time I need to do something, I find well-explained documentation about the process, so I have no complaints about the documentation or the info about how to do it.
What needs improvement?
I always use just the LTS versions of Ubuntu Linux, but I found recently some software that needs the 20.04 version, which is out of the support lifecycle, and those systems are needed by us, causing a problem when I tried to upgrade. The systems stopped working and it was a disaster, as they support the LTS but the old ones, and when I need to update some packages, they are out of the support system support cycle.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used Ubuntu Linux for maybe 12 years.
How are customer service and support?
I have never rated the support or customer service of Ubuntu Linux as I have never used it.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
My experience with the pricing for Ubuntu Linux is that I always use the free version, so I never paid for any installations or support.
What other advice do I have?
I have not used Ubuntu Linux's cloud-init capabilities for configuring or managing instances in cloud environments.
I don't know of any things that could be better with Ubuntu Linux, as everything works fine.
On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Ubuntu Linux a 10 plus.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Amazon Web Services (AWS)