filebeat-fips
Filebeat FIPS Overview
Secure your stack with a FIPS-validated, hardened Filebeat image freshly-built by Minimus. Minimus images always include the most up-to-date package version for all packages and dependencies contained in the image.
Filebeat is a lightweight log shipper from Elastic that tails files and forwards log data to Elasticsearch, Logstash, or other outputs. It is commonly used as the collection layer in the ELK stack for centralizing logs from servers, containers, and applications.
FIPS 140-3 Certification
This image is FIPS-validated to ensure its cryptographic operations meet the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) required for secure government and regulated environments. Its core cryptographic modules are validated under the NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) and comply with the FIPS 140-3 standard.
To verify that the FIPS 140-3 provider is configured and active, follow the instructions in the FIPS compliance tab.
Try It Out
Create a configuration file filebeat.yml:
filebeat.inputs:
- type: filestream
id: my-filestream
enabled: true
paths:
- /tmp/test.log
output.console:
pretty: trueCreate a test log file with 60 lines:
for i in $(seq 60); do echo "Hello from Filebeat! line $i" >> test.log; doneRun Filebeat, mounting both files as read-only, and pipe through jq to print just the message from each event:
docker run --rm \
-v $(pwd)/filebeat.yml:/usr/share/filebeat/filebeat.yml:ro \
-v $(pwd)/test.log:/tmp/test.log:ro \
reg.mini.dev/filebeat-fips \
filebeat -e 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.message'You should see one line per log entry:
Hello from Filebeat! line 1
Hello from Filebeat! line 2
Hello from Filebeat! line 3
...
Hello from Filebeat! line 60Technical Considerations
The Filebeat FIPS image provided by Minimus is a FIPS-validated, slim, security-hardened alternative to the public image from Docker Hub. The images are largely interchangeable, with a few differences as noted below.
Filebeat FIPS built by Minimus:
- Runs as non-root by default for a security-first approach that protects against privilege escalation attacks.
- Drill down on the version specification tab to see the default user, listening ports, entrypoint, volumes, environment variables, etc.
The Payoff
A hardened, minimal image that will remain more secure for the long run and accrue vulnerabilities at a slower rate.
- See the risk reduction dashboard for a detailed CVE comparison over the past 30 days.
- Review the compliance report to see the default hardening and security configurations for the image.
Terms & Info
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Disclaimer
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