Secure Linux Platform Automation
Secure, standardize and automate Linux platforms — particularly RHEL-based environments: hardening, compliance, golden images, lifecycle and auditability.
The module covers the full Linux platform lifecycle — from baseline definition through automated hardening to compliance assessment in live operations. Target environments: RHEL, RHEL-compatible systems like AlmaLinux and Rocky Linux, VM and cloud deployments, and container images.
Running RHEL platforms securely and with full auditability
Secure Linux Platform Automation makes RHEL-based and RHEL-compatible Linux platforms secure, standardized, auditable and automatable. The focus is not on the individual system, but on a consistent, cross-platform target state that delivers compliance as an outcome.
Hardening based on CIS Linux Benchmark, RHEL-specific baselines, automated patching and golden images form the foundation — complemented by automated compliance assessment and machine-generated evidence, both for ongoing operations and for audits.
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Seven capabilities. Refined for RHEL-based environments.
The SPAS core capabilities follow a consistent logic across all modules. For Linux, this means RHEL-specific baselines, CIS Linux Benchmark, and automation logic built on the Red Hat ecosystem.
Security Standards & Baselines
RHEL-specific policies based on CIS Linux Benchmark, NIST and lennlay standards. A binding target state for every platform generation.
Golden Images
Hardened, versioned RHEL golden images. Reproducible for VM, cloud and container deployments, independent of individual team members.
Automation & Deployment
Provisioning, configuration and hardening via Ansible Collections, CI/CD and GitOps. Consistent across all environments.
Compliance Assessment
Automated checking of Linux platforms against defined policies. Deviations become continuously visible — not only at audit time.
Documentation & Auditability
Machine-generated evidence on hardening status, versions, changes and exceptions — for audits and for day-to-day operations.
Lifecycle & Update Management
Keep RHEL versions and support timelines plannable. From RHEL 7 to RHEL 8 to RHEL 9 — structured, not reactive.
Drift Detection & Enforcement
Deviations from the target state are detected and can be enforced. Fewer incidents through consistent configurations.
Organically grown Linux landscapes
Many systems, each configured differently. No defined target state, no reliable change history.
RHEL lifecycle challenges
RHEL 7 is reaching end of life. No defined migration path to RHEL 8 or RHEL 9, no overview of the current inventory state.
Compliance and audit requirements
CIS Linux Benchmark, BSI IT-Grundschutz or internal policies need to be technically implemented and provable.
Lack of automation
Manual configuration creates drift. Changes are not reproducible. Every administrator works differently.
Built on the Red Hat Ecosystem
lennlay is a certified Red Hat partner. Our work is built on the Red Hat ecosystem: RHEL as the primary target platform, Ansible for automation, and GitOps workflows that integrate into existing toolchains.
This means no proprietary tooling that locks you in. Instead, open standards that are native to the Red Hat ecosystem — and enterprise support running in the background.
- RHEL, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux as primary target platforms
- Ansible Collections for automation and hardening
- Red Hat Satellite for patch and update management (optional)
- Integration into existing CI/CD pipelines and GitOps workflows
Lennlay is a certified Red Hat partner. Certified: EX200 RHCSA, EX294 RHCE. Ansible Automation Platform.
Certified experts in the team. No subcontracting, no external coordinators.
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