Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.4

Overview

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a premier, open-source Linux distribution developed by Red Hat, Inc., offering a robust and secure foundation for diverse computing environments. It provides unparalleled flexibility and stability, ensuring a consistent and high-performance experience for deploying critical applications and workloads across various platforms, including physical, virtual, private cloud, public cloud, and edge deployments.

RHEL on Azure Virtual Machines

RHEL on Azure Virtual Machines enhances performance, strengthens security, and improves container support. It also comes with updated development tools, making it an ideal choice for a wide range of enterprise needs.

RHEL's comprehensive capabilities extend to supporting and powering advanced software and technologies for:

Automation
Cloud-native development
Containers
Middleware
Storage solutions
Application development
Microservices architectures
Virtualization
Comprehensive IT management

By combining the reliability and security inherent in a leading commercial Linux distribution with the flexibility and innovation of open-source communities, RHEL empowers businesses to build and scale their operations effectively on Azure.

RHEL 9.4 – Key Highlights

Installer & Security

Custom SCAP profiles in blueprints
Containerized Keylime for remote attestation
Updated crypto libraries: GnuTLS, OpenSSL FIPS, p11-kit
Expanded SELinux policies

Networking

Support for nft reset and switchdev
MACsec and VPN improvements
Bonding priorities added
Updated firewall tools: iptables, nftables, firewalld

Storage & Kernel

NVMe-FC boot support
Auto-resize of storage volumes
LV-to-thin volume conversion
Full support for Intel SGX/DSA
Kernel: 5.14.0-427.13.1, eBPF rebased to 6.6

Development Tools & Languages

Python 3.12
PHP 8.2
PostgreSQL 16
Go 1.21
LLVM 17
grafana-selinux
maven-openjdk21

Identity & Edge

Passwordless FIDO2 authentication
Support for external IdPs like Keycloak and Azure AD
FIPS-enabled Edge image builds

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