

Red Hat Insights can now scan RHEL systems for the presence of known vulnerabilities or malicious code with a new malware detection capability, and Sigstore technology is now incorporated into RHEL’s native container tools as a technical preview to help users sign and verify code signatures using local keys, the company says. Admins can also use new attestation technologies to verify that their operating system is booting with validated, unmodified components. The Raleigh, N.C.-based firm says both RHEL 8.7 and 9.1 enable security compliance profiles in image builder blueprint files, allowing IT to specify an OpenSCAP security profile when extending RHEL deployments with image builder to deliver operating system images that meet security and compliance requirements from installation.Īccording to Red Hat, the new versions also extend multi-level security support for agencies or other sensitive organizations to better document and control classification needs. The company says each version comes with operating system images that are pre-configured to meet organization-specific system security needs. The release comes less than week after the company released RHEL 8.7, and both are designed with IT system security and the hybrid cloud in mind.


Red Hat is releasing Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.1, the latest version of the company’s enterprise Linux platform that adds and refines capabilities for a wide range of enterprise IT needs, including streamlining complex infrastructure environments and improving the security of containerized applications.
