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nginx-hardened-fips

Fips
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Updated 4 days ago

NGINX-Hardened-FIPS Overview

Secure your stack with a hardened NGINX-Hardened image freshly-built by Minimus. Minimus images always include the most up-to-date package version for all packages and dependencies.


Use this CIS-compliant NGINX image to set up a web server, reverse proxy server, load balancer, HTTP cache, etc.

About Minimus Hardened Images

Minimus Hardened images provide secure by default configurations that comply with CIS Benchmarks. The CIS Benchmark for NGINX is a consensus-based security hardening guide that is aligned with industry standards and defines recommended configuration settings, access controls, and operational practices to reduce the attack surface. Review the compliance report to see the special audit report.

Notes:

  • The image’s default configuration file enforces many CIS Mongo hardening controls. Exercise caution when overriding this file, as custom configurations may inadvertently weaken or negate CIS compliance.
  • Full CIS benchmark compliance requires additional post-deployment runtime validations that are out of scope for Minimus.

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

Take the image for a test run:

docker run -d   --name minimus-nginx \
-p 80:8080 \
reg.mini.dev/nginx-hardened-fips

This command will start the NGINX server and map port 8080 in the NGINX container to port 80 on the host.

Visit http://localhost in your browser to view the default NGINX hello world page. If you're working in a VM, run curl ifconfig.me to look up your external IP and substitute it like this: http://{IP}.

Technical Considerations

The NGINX-Hardened-FIPS image provided by Minimus is a slim, security-hardened alternative to the public image from Docker Hub. The images are largely interchangeable, with a few differences as noted below.

NGINX-Hardened-FIPS built by Minimus:

  1. Runs as non-root by default for a security-first approach that protects against privilege escalation attacks.
  2. Listens on port 8080/TCP by default to support running as a non-root user, but it does not expose the port. The public image listens on and exposes port 80/TCP by default.
  3. Starts up directly in NGINX (The entrypoint is /bin/nginx) so you may need to update your run command. About Minimus entrypoints
  4. The production image does not include a shell. If you prefer, you can use the dev image for additional baked-in dev tools. About dev images

The Payoff

A hardened, minimal image that will remain more secure for the long run and accrue vulnerabilities at a slower rate.

Terms & Info

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Disclaimer

Images are provided "as-is" without warranty of any kind. "Hardened" refers to the security configuration applied at the time of build and does not constitute a guarantee of ongoing security or absence of vulnerabilities. The free tier is provided without support, SLA, or guaranteed patching timelines. Security updates may be applied to paid subscriptions before or instead of free tier images. By pulling or using any image you agree to our Terms of Use.