# Fortify, comply and conquer FedRAMP with Chainguard Images

DevFeed: [Fortify, comply and conquer FedRAMP with Chainguard Images](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/fortify-comply-and-conquer-fedramp-with-chainguard-images-13052.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/fortify-comply-and-conquer-fedramp-with-chainguard-images>)

Published: 2023-05-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [chainguard images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard-images.md>), [vulnerability scanning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerability-scanning.md>), [container images](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/container-images.md>), [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/vulnerability.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/supply-chain-security.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>)

Tags: [chainguard-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-images.md>), [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [container-images](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-images.md>), [container-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container-security.md>), [cve](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cve.md>), [fedramp](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fedramp.md>), [fips](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fips.md>), [hardened-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hardened-image.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [nist](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nist.md>), [secure-container-image](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/secure-container-image.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [software-supply-chain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-supply-chain.md>), [vulnerability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability.md>), [vulnerability-management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability-management.md>), [vulnerability-scanning](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vulnerability-scanning.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how Chainguard Images can help cloud service providers and federal agencies achieve or maintain FedRAMP authorization. It describes FedRAMP requirements for hardened container images, recurring vulnerability scanning, NVD identifiers, CVSSv3 scores, and vulnerability remediation tracking. It presents Chainguard Images as secure, continuously updated base images built from source on the hardened Wolfi Linux un-distribution.

## Source excerpt

Learn how Chainguard Images can you achieve or maintain your FedRAMP compliance authorization with secure-by-default base images.