Adding initial docs for Chainguard VMs #2703
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| ## Compliance and SLAs | ||
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| Chainguard VMs (running Chainguard OS) are intentionally designed to minimize risk, maximize transparency, and satisfy security standards such as CIS Benchmarks, FedRAMP, SOC 2, and others. |
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Can we link to some of our own content on the ATO processes (fedramp etc)
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| Chainguard VMs (running Chainguard OS) are intentionally designed to minimize risk, maximize transparency, and satisfy security standards such as CIS Benchmarks, FedRAMP, SOC 2, and others. | ||
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| * CVE remediation backed by an industry-leading SLA: 7 days for critical, 14 days for all others |
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| ## Learn More and Get Started | ||
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| Chainguard VMs are available through a subscription. To learn more and get started today, use [this form](https://get.chainguard.dev/vmearlyaccesswaitlist?utm_source=cg-academy&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=dev-enablement). |
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"use this form" seems a little abrupt, maybe "join the waitlist" or something more descriptive.
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| ## What are Container Host VMs and which versions are available? | ||
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| Container Host VMs allow you to run containerized workloads on a hardened VM runtime. We currently offer container host VMs for AWS Container Services ECS and EKS, and also for native compute instances on AWS EC2, Google Compute Engine, and Azure Compute. |
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| ## Do Chainguard VMs support FIPS? | ||
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| Yes, Chainguard VMs support Kernel Independent FIPS. |
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I think this needs more elaboration (or leave it out as it raises more questions than it answers). Are there FIPS versions of the containers? Why would there be kernel-indep FIPS if there's a kernel shipped with the VM?
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You answer pretty well below but still think it might be best to consolidate or take out.
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| This is more relevant in on-prem environments. | ||
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| Chainguard VMs support kernel independent FIPS. This means that application workloads use a FIPS validated entropy source independent of the kernel. The advantage to this approach is that the certification of the entropy source does not need to be performed against a specific kernel, so customers can take advantage of new kernel features while remaining FIPS compliant. It also means that VMs no longer need to be booted in FIPS mode. The disadvantage is that some low level operating system functions such as disk encryption, IPSEC etc.. are not able to use FIPS validated entropy. In clouds, disk volumes are encrypted and provided with FIPS validated entropy, as is network and filesystem encryption. In cloud, kernel independent FIPS is a more efficient way of servicing FIPS workloads in VMs. |
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in clouds > on cloud platforms
in cloud (at end) > on the cloud
Co-authored-by: Patrick Smyth <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Erika Heidi <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Patrick Smyth <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Erika Heidi <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Patrick Smyth <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Erika Heidi <[email protected]>
Co-authored-by: Patrick Smyth <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Erika Heidi <[email protected]>
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This PR adds initial docs for Chainguard VMs. It creates a new top-level item in the menu under "Libraries". Two documentation pages are included: "Overview" and "FAQ".
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