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CIS Hardened Images® are securely configured according to applicable CIS Benchmarks™. They are available on these top cloud providers. Read more about CIS Hardened Images.

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AWS Marketplace

Launch on AWS

Available on AWS Marketplace including the AWS GovCloud (US) region. Also available on AWS for the IC where indicated below.

Azure Marketplace

Deploy on Azure

Available in the Azure Marketplace and Azure Government.

Google Cloud Platform

Deploy on GCP

Oracle Cloud Marketplace

Deploy on Oracle

Debian Linux
CIS Debian Linux 10 Benchmark	Launch	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Debian Linux 9 Benchmark	Launch	Deploy	Deploy

Ubuntu Linux
CIS Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS Benchmark	Launch	Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Benchmark (ARM)	Launch
CIS Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS Benchmark Container	Launch
CIS Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS Benchmark	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS Benchmark Container	Launch

Amazon Linux Showing : Level 1 \| Level 2 \| STIG Available for level 1 level 2 and STIG CIS Benchmark profiles. Learn more.
CIS Amazon Linux 2 Benchmark	Launch (Also AIC)
CIS Amazon Linux 2 Benchmark (ARM)	Launch (Also AIC)
CIS Amazon Linux 2 Benchmark Level 2	Launch
CIS Amazon Linux 2 STIG Benchmark	Launch
CIS Amazon Linux Benchmark	Launch (Also AIC)

CentOS Linux
CIS CentOS Linux 8 Benchmark	Launch	Deploy	Deploy
CIS CentOS Linux 8 Benchmark Container	Launch
CIS CentOS Linux 7 Benchmark	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
CIS CentOS Linux 7 Benchmark Container	Launch

Oracle Linux
CIS Oracle Linux 8 Benchmark	Launch	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Oracle Linux 7 Benchmark	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Showing : Level 1 \| Level 2 \| STIG Available for level 1 level 2 and STIG CIS Benchmark profiles. Learn more.
CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Benchmark	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Benchmark Level 2	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 STIG Benchmark	Launch	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark Level 2	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
CIS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Benchmark	Launch	Deploy	Deploy
CIS SUSE Linux 15 Benchmark	Launch	Deploy	Deploy
CIS SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 Benchmark	Launch	Deploy	Deploy
CIS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Benchmark	Launch	Deploy	Deploy

NGINX
CIS NGINX on Centos Linux 7 Benchmark Webserver	Launch	Deploy	Deploy
CIS NGINX on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS Benchmark Container	Launch

PostgreSQL
CIS PostgreSQL 11 on CentOS Linux 7 Benchmark	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy
CIS PostgreSQL 10 on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS Benchmark Container	Launch (Also AIC)

Microsoft Windows Server Showing : Level 1 \| Level 2 \| STIG Available for level 1 level 2 and STIG CIS Benchmark profiles. Learn more.
CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Benchmark	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Benchmark Level 2	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 STIG Benchmark	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 STIG Benchmark - Level 3	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Benchmark	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Benchmark Level 2	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Benchmark	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy
CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Benchmark Level 2	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy
CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Benchmark	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Benchmark Level 2	Launch (Also AIC)	Deploy	Deploy	Deploy
CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Benchmark		Deploy
CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Benchmark L2		Deploy

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Debian Linux

CIS Debian Linux 10 Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

CIS Debian Linux 9 Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

Ubuntu Linux

CIS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Benchmark (ARM)

Available for:

AWS

Launch

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

Oracle

Deploy

CIS Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS Benchmark Container

Available for:

AWS

Launch

CIS Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

Oracle

Deploy

CIS Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS Benchmark Container

Available for:

AWS

Launch

Amazon Linux

Showing : Level 1 | Level 2 | STIG

Available for level 1 and level 2 CIS Benchmark profiles. Learn more.

CIS Amazon Linux 2 Benchmark (ARM)

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

CIS Amazon Linux 2 Benchmark Level 2

Available for:

AWS

Launch

CIS Amazon Linux 2 STIG Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch

CIS Amazon Linux Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

CentOS Linux

CIS CentOS Linux 8 Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

CIS CentOS Linux 8 Benchmark Container

Available for:

AWS

Launch

CIS CentOS Linux 7 Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

Oracle

Deploy

CIS CentOS Linux 7 Benchmark Container

Available for:

AWS

Launch

Oracle Linux

CIS Oracle Linux 8 Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch

Azure

Deploy

Oracle

Deploy

CIS Oracle Linux 7 Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

Oracle

Deploy

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Showing : Level 1 | Level 2 | STIG

Available for level 1 and level 2 CIS Benchmark profiles. Learn more.

CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Benchmark Level 2

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 STIG Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark Level 2

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

CIS SUSE Linux 15 Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

CIS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

NGINX

CIS NGINX on Centos Linux 7 Benchmark Webserver

Available for:

AWS

Launch

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

CIS NGINX on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS Benchmark Container

Available for:

AWS

Launch

PostgreSQL

CIS PostgreSQL 11 on CentOS Linux 7 Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

CIS PostgreSQL 10 on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS Benchmark Container

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Microsoft Windows Server

Showing : Level 1 | Level 2 | STIG

Available for level 1 and level 2 CIS Benchmark profiles. Learn more.

CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

Oracle

Deploy

CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Benchmark Level 2

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

Oracle

Deploy

CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2019 STIG Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

Oracle

Deploy

CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 STIG Benchmark - Level 3

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

Oracle

Deploy

CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

Oracle

Deploy

CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Benchmark Level 2

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

Oracle

Deploy

CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Benchmark Level 2

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Benchmark

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

Oracle

Deploy

CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Benchmark Level 2

Available for:

AWS

Launch (Also AIC)

Azure

Deploy

GCP

Deploy

Oracle

Deploy

CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Benchmark

Available for:

Azure

Deploy

CIS Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Benchmark L2

Available for:

Azure

Deploy

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AWS

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Debian Linux

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Red Hat Enterprise Linux

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Debian Linux

CIS Debian Linux 10 Benchmark

CIS Debian Linux 9 Benchmark

Ubuntu Linux

CIS Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Benchmark (ARM)

CIS Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS Benchmark Container

CIS Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS Benchmark

CIS Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS Benchmark Container

Amazon Linux

CIS Amazon Linux 2 Benchmark (ARM)

CIS Amazon Linux 2 Benchmark Level 2

CIS Amazon Linux 2 STIG Benchmark

CIS Amazon Linux Benchmark

CentOS Linux

CIS CentOS Linux 8 Benchmark

CIS CentOS Linux 8 Benchmark Container

CIS CentOS Linux 7 Benchmark

CIS CentOS Linux 7 Benchmark Container

Oracle Linux

CIS Oracle Linux 8 Benchmark

CIS Oracle Linux 7 Benchmark

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Benchmark

CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Benchmark Level 2

CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 STIG Benchmark

CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark

CIS Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Benchmark Level 2

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

CIS SUSE Linux 15 Benchmark

CIS SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Benchmark

NGINX

CIS NGINX on Centos Linux 7 Benchmark Webserver

CIS NGINX on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS Benchmark Container

PostgreSQL

CIS PostgreSQL 11 on CentOS Linux 7 Benchmark

CIS PostgreSQL 10 on Ubuntu Linux 18.04 LTS Benchmark Container

Microsoft Windows Server