For this reason, we launched Docker Hardened Images (DHI), a secure, minimal, production-ready set of images, in May 2025, and since then have hardened over 1,000 images and helm charts in our catalog.
In the coming months, we will extend this hardened foundation across the entire software stack with hardened libraries, hardened system packages, and other secure components everyone depends on.
By making hardened images free, Docker is letting every developer, not just big enterprises, start with a safer foundation.
Docker Hardened Images eliminate a critical validation bottleneck by providing pre-secured, continuously verified components right from the start, helping teams ship fast, with c…