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

• A running Kubernetes cluster (v1.21 or higher is recommended)
• Helm v3.8 or higher for OCI support (Installation instructions)
• kubectl installed and configured

If you have a cluster to work with, skip this step. Otherwise, start a Minikube cluster. Deployment instructions

Add the Helm chart to your local Helm client.

helm repo add grafana https://grafana.github.io/helm-charts
helm repo update

Deploy the Alloy Operator to a dedicated namespace:

helm install alloy-operator grafana/alloy-operator \
    --namespace alloy-operator \
    --create-namespace \
    --set image.registry=reg.mini.dev \
    --set image.repository=grafana-alloy-operator-fips \
    --set image.tag=latest

Wait a moment and confirm the operator Pod is running:

kubectl -n alloy-operator get pods

Once the operator is running, create an Alloy custom resource to provision an instance, pointing it at the Minimus Alloy FIPS image:

cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -f -
apiVersion: collectors.grafana.com/v1alpha1
kind: Alloy
metadata:
  name: alloy-test
  namespace: alloy-operator
spec:
  alloy:
    image:
      registry: reg.mini.dev
      repository: alloy-fips
      tag: latest
    configMap:
      content: |-
        prometheus.exporter.self "default" {}
        prometheus.scrape "default" {
          targets    = prometheus.exporter.self.default.targets
          forward_to = [prometheus.remote_write.local_prom.receiver]
        }
        prometheus.remote_write "local_prom" {
          endpoint {
            url = "http://prometheus-server.prometheus.svc:9090/api/v1/write"
          }
        }
EOF

Check that the Alloy Pod is up:

kubectl -n alloy-operator get pods

Uninstall the operator chart to remove all associated resources:

helm uninstall alloy-operator -n alloy-operator

Technical Considerations

The Grafana Alloy Operator FIPS image provided by Minimus is a FIPS-validated, slim, security-hardened alternative to the public image. The images are largely interchangeable, with a few differences as noted below.

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