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Ubuntu Server

Overview

This page is the entry point for the SecureAnyCloud Hardened Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04 & 26.04 LTS AMIs: Minimal, LVM, STIG listing on AWS Marketplace. The listing is a single product that offers several products and releases as separate software versions.

Subscribe once, then choose the version you want from the Software version list at launch. Open that product's guide below for the full setup and connection walk-through.

These AMIs let you deploy hardened Ubuntu instances on EC2 without building your own hardening pipeline. Every AMI boots secure by default, with key-only SSH authentication, no default passwords, and the compliance evidence on the instance.

What SecureAnyCloud adds to every version:

  • Built from the official Ubuntu cloud image, fully patched at build time and remediated with a published OpenSCAP profile from the SCAP Security Guide: CIS Level 1 Server on 22.04 and 24.04, and the STIG profile on STIG-Hardened variants. Each version's release notes name the profile it applies.
  • Measured on each image as built: the pass rate is in every version's release notes (98% or more of scored rules on the CIS images built so far). The full HTML report and the reason for each waived rule ship on the instance under /usr/share/doc/sac/.
  • Unique SSH host keys and machine ID generated on every instance's first boot, key-only SSH as ubuntu, root locked, no default passwords, and no build residue or shared keys.
  • Hardened for EC2: IMDSv2 required, chrony on Amazon Time Sync, unattended security updates enabled, cloud-init and current kernels.

Pricing is metered hourly per EC2 instance type and is the same for every version in this listing. The recommended instance type is m5.large.

How to pick a version

  • Open the listing on AWS Marketplace, choose View purchase options, then choose Subscribe. One subscription covers every product and release in the listing, and the free trial starts with it.
  • When the subscription is active, choose Launch your software.
  • Choose One-click launch from AWS Marketplace, or Launch from EC2 Console for full control. In Version, select the product and release you want.
  • Each version is a separate software version, named <distribution> <release>[ <variant>] - <date>, for example Ubuntu 22.04 LTS LVM - YYYY-MM-DD. The date is when that version was added to the listing.
  • Choose your Region and an instance type (m5.large is recommended), your EC2 key pair, and a security group that opens port 22 from your own network only. Then choose Launch.
  • After launch, open the product's guide below for first login.

You can run several products from the same subscription. Launch one instance per product, each from its own software version.

Releases and variants in this listing, newest release first:

  • Ubuntu: 24.04 (LVM, Minimal); 22.04 (LVM, Minimal, STIG-Hardened)
  • Ubuntu Server: 24.04 (standard); 22.04 (standard)

Security model

Every version in this listing follows the same model:

  • Fully patched. Every package is updated when the image is built, superseded kernels are removed, and automatic security updates stay switched on.
  • Key-only SSH. You sign in with your EC2 key pair as the distribution's default user. Password login is disabled, the root account is locked, and no account has a password.
  • Nothing shared between instances. No SSH keys, host keys, machine ID or credentials are baked into the image. Each instance generates its own on first boot.
  • IMDSv2. Launch with instance metadata version 2 (token required).
  • Only port 22. Open SSH in your security group to your own network only.
  • Benchmark hardening for Ubuntu 22.04 LTS STIG-Hardened. These versions are remediated against the named OpenSCAP profile, and their guide shows the report.

Choose your product

Each product has its own guide. Match the software version you launched to a product below.

  • Ubuntu: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS LVM
  • Ubuntu: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Minimal
  • Ubuntu: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS STIG-Hardened
  • Ubuntu: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS LVM
  • Ubuntu: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Minimal
  • Ubuntu Server: Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS
  • Ubuntu Server: Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS

How to tell which version you launched

The version you chose appears on the instance's launch record in the EC2 console (AMI name and description) and in your AWS Marketplace subscription.

On the instance itself, run cat /etc/os-release to see the distribution and release. Open the matching guide above for the rest of the walk-through.

Support

SecureAnyCloud provides 24/7 support for every version in this listing through the AWS Marketplace support channel. Raise a ticket in the Marketplace console or email sales@secureanycloud.com.

All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Use of them does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.

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