Hardened CentOS Stream 9 & 10 : Minimal, LVM, Arm64

AWS Operating Systems
Base
Hardened build
minimal ports, security patches applied at build time
Access
Unique credentials
generated on first boot, readable only by root
Verified
Boots working
services pass a health gate before release
Support
24/7, 365 days
by email and live chat, 24 hour response SLA

Overview

This listing is a collection of separate, one per release and variant, chosen from the Software version dropdown at launch.

Why the cloudimg image

This image arrives installed, configured and hardened, so there is no manual setup before you can use it. It is built on a patched base, runs with credentials generated uniquely for your instance on first boot, and passes an automated health check before every release. Every deployment is backed by 24/7 support from cloudimg engineers.

Key features

  • Remediated at build time with the OpenSCAP CIS Level 1 Server profile
  • Key-only SSH, locked root, unique SSH host keys on every first boot, firewalld allowing inbound SSH only, and no build residue or shared keys
  • One subscription for CentOS Stream 9 and 10 in standard, Minimal, LVM and Arm64 variants: pick the release and variant as the software version at launch

Description

This is a repackaged open source software product wherein additional charges apply for security hardening, secure-by-default configuration and per-instance setup.

What cloudimg adds to every version

  • Every image is built by cloudimg from the distribution's official cloud image, fully patched at build time and remediated with the OpenSCAP CIS Level 1 Server profile.
  • Each image is hardened for EC2 with key-only SSH, cloud-init and current kernels, and carries no build residue, shared keys or default passwords.
  • On every instance, dnf-automatic applies all available updates automatically (CentOS Stream publishes no separate security advisories).

Included products

  • CentOS Stream 10
  • CentOS Stream 10 Arm64
  • CentOS Stream 10 LVM
  • CentOS Stream 10 Minimal
  • CentOS Stream 9
  • CentOS Stream 9 Arm64
  • CentOS Stream 9 LVM
  • CentOS Stream 9 Minimal

How to choose a version

  • Standard: the full server image
  • Minimal: a smaller image with fewer packages installed
  • LVM: the root filesystem on LVM, so volumes can grow
  • Arm64: the standard image for AWS Graviton (arm64) instance types

Network and access defaults

  • Host firewall enabled (firewalld, inbound SSH only): open application ports in both the security group and firewalld.

This listing is a collection of separate AMIs, one per release and variant, chosen from the Software version dropdown at launch.

Support

cloudimg provides 24/7 technical support for every version in this listing by email and live chat, 365 days a year, with a 24-hour response SLA: support@cloudimg.co.uk.

Trademarks

All product names are trademarks of their respective owners. cloudimg is not affiliated with or endorsed by any of them. CIS and CIS Benchmarks are trademarks of the Center for Internet Security, Inc.; cloudimg is not affiliated with or endorsed by CIS, and these images are not CIS Hardened Images.

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