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Minimus for Open Source

Are you an open source maintainer? Minimus provides free access to thousands of hardened images to qualified open source projects. Just fill out the form and we'll be in touch.

With Minimus, you'll get:

  • FedRAMP and FIPS 140-3 ready images, hardened to NIST and CIS standards
  • Custom image creation and supply chain protection
  • Native compliance reporting and signed SBOMs

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Why Choose Minimus

Hardened Image Gallery
Hundreds of secure, minimal container images hardened to CIS and NIST standards
Custom Image Creator
Build images tailored to your specific needs with the Minimus Image Creator
Compliance Dashboards
Native dashboards and audit-ready reporting for NIST, FIPS 140-3, STIG and more
No-Code Actions
Easily integrate and automate action in GitHub, Slack, Jira and other tools
Exploit Intelligence
Real time insight into active exploits with EPSS and CISA-KEV data for all CVEs
Self-Hosted Registry Support
Pull Minimus images from your own registry, including support for fully air gapped environments
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