Ubuntu Pro FIPS for Azure
For compliance in production environments.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS is the first and only FIPS 140-2 certified image for Azure. Built upon the enhanced stability and security features of Ubuntu Pro, Ubuntu FIPS is a critical foundation for federal programs and government contractors.
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What's in Ubuntu Pro FIPS?
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FIPS compliant by default
FIPS 140-2 Level 1 modules pre-enabled out of the box with Ubuntu Pro FIPS. No extra configuration steps required.
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FedRAMP compliance
Operate environments under the FedRAMP compliance regime, with FIPS 140-2 Level 1 certified modules.
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CIS and DISA STIG profiles
For companies looking to leverage industry benchmarks for hardening, Ubuntu Pro makes two leading profiles available.
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HIPAA, PCI, ISO compliance
Healthcare, financial services, insurance and other organisations that operate in heavily-regulated industries ensure compliance with HIPAA, PCI and ISO.
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Predictable and Secure
Ubuntu Pro FIPS is based on Ubuntu Pro premium images, with Azure optimisations built in and the most comprehensive open source security coverage in the industry.
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Common Criteria EAL2 certification
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 has been evaluated to assurance level EAL2, with Common Criteria EAL2 coming soon for Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 coming soon.
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Open source security
Ubuntu Pro adds security coverage for the most important open source applications like Apache Kafka, NGINX, MongoDB, Redis and PostgreSQL...
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10-year lifetime
Canonical backs Ubuntu Pro FIPS for 10 years*, ensuring security updates are available throughout, with a guaranteed upgrade path.
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Priced for the cloud
Ubuntu Pro FIPS pricing tracks the underlying compute cost, starting at under $0.01 for the smallest B1ls instance type, and ramping down to less than 1% of hourly compute.
* For 18.04 LTS onwards. The maintenance period for Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS and 16.04 LTS is 8 years.
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Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS includes an azure-optimized FIPS-certified 4.15 kernel and other FIPS certified modules pre-enabled out of the box. Ubuntu Pro FIPS provides extended security maintenance through April 2028.
Ubuntu Pro FIPS 16.04 LTS
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS includes FIPS-certified 4.4 kernel and other FIPS certified modules pre-enabled out of the box. Ubuntu Pro FIPS provides extended security maintenance through April 2024.
Compliance made easy
Ubuntu Pro FIPS on Azure - Compliance made easy
With Azure, US government agencies and their partners have been able to combine unparalleled flexibility, breakthrough innovation, world class security and compliance. However when it comes to running a secure and compliant enterprise Linux on Azure, IT departments are often left with expensive options that sacrifice innovation for compliance. Watch this webinar on demand to see how Microsoft and Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, have collaborated to create a new way for government agencies to consume Linux on Azure.
FIPS certified Ubuntu components
Ubuntu LTS | FIPS certified component | Description | Version | CMVP Certificate |
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18.04 | Azure Kernel | Kernel optimised for use in Azure clouds | 4.15 | 3683 |
18.04 | OpenSSL | General purpose cryptographic library that includes TLS implementation | 1.1.1 | 3622 |
18.04 | OpenSSH client | SSH server application for operating systems | 7.9p1 | 3633 |
18.04 | OpenSSL server | SSH client application for operating systems | 7.9p1 | 3632 |
18.04 | StrongSWAN | IPSec based VPN solution library | 5.6.2 | 3648 |
Ubuntu LTS | FIPS certified component | Description | Version | CMVP Certificate |
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16.04 | Linux kernel (generic) | The Linux kernel cryptographic library | 4.4.0.1002 | 2962 |
16.04 | OpenSSL | General purpose cryptographic library that includes TLS implementation | 1.0.2g | 2888 |
16.04 | OpenSSH client | SSH server application for operating systems | 7.2p2 | 2907 |
16.04 | OpenSSL server | SSH client application for operating systems | 7.9p2 | 2906 |
16.04 | StrongSWAN | IPSec based VPN solution library | 5.3.5 | 2978 |
Pricing
Instance | Category | Cores | RAM | Azure Infrastructure | Ubuntu Pro | Total hourly |
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DS11V2 | Memory optimized | 2 | 14GB | $0.185 | $0.022 | $0.207 |
D2SV3 | General Purpose | 2 | 8GB | $0.11 | $0.022 | $0.132 |
D4SV3 | General Purpose | 4 | 16GB | $0.22 | $0.04 | $0.26 |
E2SV3 | Memory optimized | 2 | 16GB | $0.146 | $0.022 | $0.168 |
DS1 | General Purpose | 1 | 3.5GB | $0.077 | $0.01 | $0.087 |
DS2 | General Purpose | 2 | 7GB | $0.154 | $0.022 | $0.176 |
For complete pricing, see Ubuntu Pro FIPS 18.04 LTS on the Azure Marketplace
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