Secure Containers

Secured From OS to Application Layer

Minimal, hardened container images for popular languages and open source apps. Every layer is built from source and continuously remediated.

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99% fewer CVEs than community images

A custom distroless base with no shell, no package manager, and no debugging tools. Every component compiled from source.

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Customize any image with secure components

Choose a base from our catalog or start from scratch. Add packages, language libraries, and configurations, all backed by SLSA Level 3 provenance.

Add or remove packages and OS-level dependencies

Include secure language libraries

(Python, Node, Go, Java, and more)

Apply compliance configurations like FIPS or STIG hardening

New CVE found?

It's already remediated

All images are continuously remediated and built on our SLA: 5 business days for Critical CVEs, 10 for Highs, and 30 for all others.

“I don't have to think too much about security and the complications anymore because ActiveState does it for me.”

Stacy Leon

Sr. Technical Specialist, Siemens

Compliance that ships with the image

Every image includes a build-time SBOM, cryptographic signatures, and VEX advisories for full traceability.

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FIPS-compliant images available on demand

STIG hardening for any custom build

Complete provenance from source to deployment

How custom builds work

1

Pick your stack

Choose your base image, required packages, language libraries, and compliance requirements.

2

We assemble it

ActiveState assembles your image using secure, source-compiled components and SLSA Level 3 build infrastructure.

3

Deploy from
your registry

Access your custom image via private registry and integrate directly into your CI/CD pipeline.

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Supply chain attacks prevented at the source

Global Proprietary Trading Firm

Facing a 633% annual increase in supply chain attacks and a PyPI incident that forced the registry to halt new project uploads, this high-frequency trading firm moved to a private, source-built Python catalog and eliminated public malware ingestion entirely.

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Mercury Financial

With a PCI audit approaching and 50,000 lines of Python 2 code still running past its end-of-life date, this FinTech company turned to ActiveState's maintained Python 2.7 interpreter to secure its legacy code and buy time for a smooth migration to Python 3.

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Druva

As its Data Resiliency Cloud platform scaled, this data protection company's engineers were splitting time between feature development and tracking third-party component updates. ActiveState took over component monitoring and remediation, freeing engineering time for customer-facing work.

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FAQs

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What makes ActiveState images more secure?

ActiveState images are stripped to essential dependencies only, with no shell, package manager, or debugging tools. They're rebuilt nightly so vulnerabilities are patched before they reach production.

What are the remediation SLAs for ActiveState images?

5 business days for Critical CVEs, 10 for Highs, and 30 for all others. Rebuilt nightly with automatic remediation.

Do ActiveState images support FIPS and STIG?

Every image ships with SBOMs, cryptographic signatures, and VEX advisories. FIPS and STIG hardening available on request.

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