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This product has charges associated with it for hardening, update maintenance, and seller support. Hardened Rocky Linux 9 is rigorously secured following STIG guidelines, recognized through a consensus-driven process as the industry benchmark for secure configuration, optimizing both security and efficiency.
Overview
This is a repackaged open source software wherein additional charges apply for extended support with a 24 hour response time. In order to receive support, please email support@hardenedimages.com .
This image comes meticulously preconfigured by Hardened Images, adhering to the Security Technical Implementation Guides (STIG), which set the gold standard for secure configuration. These guidelines are vendor-neutral, developed through a collaborative, consensus-based approach, and recognized by government, business, industry, and academia alike. Importantly, STIG standards also serve as a robust foundation for compliance with a wide range of cybersecurity frameworks. Tailored for system and application administrators, security experts, auditors, help desk staff, and platform deployment professionals, this image is optimized for those looking to develop, deploy, evaluate, or secure applications leveraging this Linux system. It significantly enhances operational efficiency, while also mitigating time, cost, and risk associated with deploying your organization's AWS solutions.
As a trusted consulting ally for small to medium-sized businesses, Hardened Images empowers you to establish and maintain a secure presence in the cloud. We are your dedicated experts in cloud virtual machines, enabling you to commence your projects with the assurance of top-tier security.
Highlights
- Superior Protection: Hardened images are specifically engineered to enhance security, incorporating pre-set safeguards and minimizing attack surfaces by default, offering a secure starting point for any deployment.
- Ready-to-Deploy Compliance: These images are built to conform to high-security standards and regulations right from the start, facilitating easier compliance with industry-specific security requirements without additional customization.
- Cost and Time Savings: Adopting hardened images streamlines the setup process by reducing the need for extensive security configurations and ongoing maintenance, allowing teams to launch secure environments quickly and efficiently, saving both time and operational costs.
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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 |
|---|---|
t3.medium Recommended | $0.11 |
t3.micro | $0.11 |
c6in.32xlarge | $3.20 |
r5a.16xlarge | $2.40 |
m5a.xlarge | $0.20 |
r6a.48xlarge | $3.20 |
m6a.32xlarge | $3.20 |
d3.4xlarge | $0.80 |
z1d.6xlarge | $0.80 |
t3.small | $0.11 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for Hardened Rocky Linux 9, with no upfront commitment. Pricing is usage-based, so you are billed only for the hours each instance runs. Each dimension maps to a specific AWS EC2 instance type, such as t3.small, m6i.large, or r7a.48xlarge. The hourly rate scales with the size and capabilities of the instance you choose. Larger instances with more compute, memory, or storage cost more per hour than smaller ones. You select the instance type that fits your workload, and billing follows that choice.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
One hour maps to one running EC2 instance of your chosen type. The clock counts wall-clock time the instance is active. Each instance you launch bills independently. Running ten instances of the same type accrues ten hours of software charges for each real hour they run.
Software charges meter running time only. A stopped instance stops accruing hourly software fees. You may still pay underlying AWS storage costs for attached volumes while the instance sits idle, but the Hardened Rocky Linux 9 hourly charge applies only while the instance runs.
The image is configured to STIG security recommendations to reduce system vulnerabilities. It aims to protect against denial of service, unauthorized data access, and other threats. These configurations follow cybersecurity best practices recognized by standards such as PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, and NIST.
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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
Routine update with all vendor security fixes through June 2026
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Usage instructions
Connect over SSH using the key pair selected at launch. The default user is shown above. See the listing's usage instructions for full details.
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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 .
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