RapidFort Partners with GitLab to Deliver Hardened Container Images for Self-Managed Deployments

WHAT HAPPENED

RapidFort partners with GitLab to deliver hardened container images for GitLab Self-Managed deployments. The hardened images are available today and designed for teams running GitLab on-premises or in air-gapped environments with regulated workloads.

WHO IS INVOLVED

RapidFort and GitLab collaborate on this partnership. RapidFort provides the container hardening technology, while GitLab provides the base container images and deployment platform that teams use to manage their software development lifecycle.

HOW IT WORKS

RapidFort creates container images with near-zero CVE counts, continuously patched as upstream fixes arrive. The images include STIG-hardened configurations with FIPS-validated OpenSSL, minimal variants with unused packages and shells removed, and audit-ready compliance evidence. The hardened images maintain GitLab's existing functionality and version tags, allowing teams to adopt them without changing their build and deployment processes.

WHY IT MATTERS

The partnership addresses compliance requirements for regulated deployments. Organizations using GitLab on-prem can now meet FedRAMP, CMMC, CRA, SOC 2, and CIS assessment standards while reducing their attack surface and managing vulnerability exposure across their software supply chain.

THE DEAL

The announcement does not disclose financial terms or specific deal structure details.

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