Rocky Linux 10 DISA STIG Hardened for Federal and DoD Cloud Environments

DISA STIG-Aligned Security Hardening

The operating system is configured according to DISA STIG security guidance to enforce strong system protections and reduce the attack surface of deployed workloads.

• Hardened authentication, password policies, and account management settings aligned with defense-grade security requirements.
• Secure SSH configuration and restricted network services to minimize exposure of administrative access points.
• File system protections, permission controls, and integrity monitoring configurations.
• Centralized logging and auditing configurations designed to support monitoring, incident investigation, and compliance reviews.
• Reduced attack surface through least-privilege configurations and hardened system defaults.

Built-In Compliance Evidence and Security Assessment Artifacts

To assist with compliance documentation and security assessments, this image includes pre-generated compliance and security assessment artifacts located on the system under the /opt/compliance-reports directory. These artifacts can help accelerate security review processes by providing baseline evidence of system configuration and security posture.

• DISA STIG assessment reports provided in both HTML and machine-readable XML formats.
• CIS Benchmark assessment reports for Level 1 and Level 2 security baselines.
• HIPAA Security Rule–aligned assessment reports to support healthcare and privacy-regulated workloads.
• PCI DSS assessment outputs for environments handling regulated financial data.
• Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) artifacts including SPDX JSON and package inventories to support software supply chain security and vulnerability management.

Designed to Support Faster ATO and Security Reviews

Security authorization processes often require extensive documentation, validation, and configuration evidence. By delivering a hardened baseline with security assessment artifacts included, this image helps reduce the effort required for system validation and authorization preparation.

• Reduces manual operating system hardening during system deployment.
• Provides baseline security evidence that can assist with control validation during security assessments.
• Supports automation and compliance scanning tools through machine-readable security assessment outputs.
• Enables repeatable, standardized deployments across regulated cloud environments.
• Improves transparency for security reviewers by making system security posture immediately visible after deployment.

Aligned with DevSecOps and Continuous Authorization Practices

Modern security authorization approaches increasingly rely on automation, continuous monitoring, and DevSecOps practices. The Sedetos hardened Rocky Linux 10 image supports these workflows by providing a consistent security baseline and machine-readable compliance artifacts that can integrate into automated security validation and continuous authorization pipelines.

Rocky Linux 10 Enterprise Platform

Rocky Linux 10 is an enterprise-class Linux distribution designed for stability, security, and compatibility with enterprise workloads. When combined with DISA STIG-aligned hardening and built-in compliance artifacts, it provides a flexible and transparent foundation for secure workloads deployed in federal and defense cloud environments.

Intended Compliance Scope

This image and its included artifacts are provided to assist customers with their own security, compliance, and authorization processes. Final compliance determinations, certifications, and Authority to Operate decisions remain the responsibility of the customer and their authorizing officials.

Our Commitment to You

We understand that reliability and continuity are critical when choosing an AMI provider, especially for production environments. That’s why we want to assure you that we are in this for the long run.

Our team is dedicated to building and maintaining secure, production-ready, and compliance-aligned AMIs that your business can depend on. We have no intention of discontinuing operations or ending support for our hardened images. In fact, we are actively expanding our portfolio and reinvesting in innovation to meet evolving customer needs.

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Disclaimer: Sedetos is an independent third-party. Our offerings are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially connected to Rocky Linux