Confidential containers

Version 20260604-05-hardened, released 04 June 2026

• Resolved configuration issues affecting the attestation workflow
• Enhanced compatibility with Intel Trust Authority attestation service
• Improved reliability of confidential data hub (CDH) endpoint access
• Enhanced security with SSH disabled
• rhel9-podvm-hardened-20260604-05.qcow2

Version 20260604-05, released 04 June 2026

• Resolved configuration issues affecting the attestation workflow
• Enhanced compatibility with Intel Trust Authority attestation service
• Improved reliability of confidential data hub (CDH) endpoint access
• rhel9-podvm-20260604-05.qcow2

Version 20260319-02, released 19 March 2026

• Fixing systemd startup error in the image provided as feedback.
• rhel9-podvm-hardened-20260319-02.qcow2

Version 20260318-10, released 18 March 2026

• Correcting image with ssh disabled. Previous still had SSH.
• rhel9-podvm-hardened-20260318-10.qcow2

Version 20260312-07-hardened, released 12 March 2026

Default version

• Initial production release of hardened PodVM images for Confidential Containers
• RHEL 9.7 based image with enhanced security hardening
• SSH access disabled for maximum security
• Supports IBM Cloud VPC infrastructure
• Compatible with OpenShift sandboxed containers operator
• Recommended for production workloads requiring strict security posture
• rhel9-podvm-hardened-20260312-07.qcow2

Version 20260303-01, released 03 March 2026

Default version

• Initial production release of standard PodVM images for Confidential Containers
• RHEL 9.7 based image with SSH access enabled for debugging
• Supports IBM Cloud VPC infrastructure
• Compatible with OpenShift sandboxed containers operator
• rhel9-podvm-20260303-01.qcow2