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This product has charges associated with it for security hardening. Launch a pre-configured Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 EC2 instance that ships with Armorbytes hardened baseline.
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This is a repackaged open source software product wherein charges are associated for hardening.
Armorbytes Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 image enforces Level 2 security controls that are compatible with the Center for Internet Security® (CIS) Benchmark. Armorbyte is not affiliated with or certified by CIS; the benchmark is referenced solely as an industry standard. Additional hardening disables unused daemons, enforces strong SSH policies, and schedules automated security updates.
The baseline maps to the NIST CSF, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and other frameworks, giving teams a proven starting point toward compliance without the usual DIY effort.
Key features: . Implements Level 2 controls compatible with the CIS Benchmark (not a certified CIS image). . Continuous patching via dnf-automatic. . SSH hardened: key-only auth & modern ciphers; stricter MACs. . Kernel parameters tuned to reduce attack surface (sysctl). . Cloud-init scripts to extend or roll back changes.
Why choose Armorbyte? Armorbyte images are continuously rebuilt, vulnerability-scanned, and cryptographically signed. Every build is regression-tested so it just works the first time you launch.
Highlights
- This hardened image map to many established standards and regulatory frameworks, including the NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), the ISO 27000 series of standards, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and others.
- Armorbytes baseline reduces mean-time-to-secure by providing opinionated defaults, audit-ready logs, and automated patching.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Rhel 9
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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.
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Dimension | Cost/hour |
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m5a.large Recommended | $0.04 |
t3.micro | $0.04 |
t2.micro | $0.02 |
g5.xlarge | $0.08 |
d2.xlarge | $0.08 |
t3.nano | $0.04 |
d3.xlarge | $0.08 |
m5a.4xlarge | $0.32 |
c5a.xlarge | $0.08 |
t3a.medium | $0.04 |
Dimensions summary
You pay by the hour for this hardened RHEL 9 server, based on the AWS EC2 instance type you choose. Every dimension maps to a specific instance size across families for general-purpose, compute, memory, storage, and GPU workloads. Smaller instances like t3.nano and t2.micro handle light workloads. Larger instances like m5a.8xlarge, r5a.8xlarge, and g5.8xlarge carry more CPU, memory, or graphics capacity. Hourly rates rise with instance size and family. You pick the instance that fits your workload, and billing follows actual runtime hours.
Top-of-mind questions for buyers
One hour covers one running EC2 instance of the type you select. The hourly rate bundles the pre-hardened RHEL 9 software license with that instance size. Each instance you launch meters its own runtime hours independently. Underlying AWS infrastructure charges apply separately from this software rate.
The hourly software rate meters running time only. A stopped or fully powered-off instance does not accrue software charges. Stopped instances may still incur AWS storage fees for attached volumes, but those come from AWS, not this listing's per-hour rate.
Every instance ships with the same pre-hardened RHEL 9 build. It is configured against PCI DSS, HIPAA, NIST, and STIG benchmarks for regulated workloads. The instance type only changes CPU, memory, storage, or graphics capacity. The compliance hardening stays identical across all sizes.
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Delivery details
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
Initial release of Armorbyte Hardened Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (Ultrasecure Level 2).
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Usage instructions
Allow inbound SSH access in your security group (TCP port 22) To connect to your instance using the Amazon EC2 console: Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/ .
In the navigation pane, choose Instances.
Select the instance and choose Connect. Choose the EC2 Instance Connect tab. For Connection type, choose Connect using EC2 Instance Connect. Access the ec2 with the default username: ec2-user
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