[Verse 1]
Start with a server fresh and clean
Windows or Red Hat on the screen
Before we let it join the fleet
Our hardening task must be complete
[Chorus]
Gold image baseline, secure and strong
STIG compliant all along
Deploy, apply, scan and verify
Document findings, then we certify
Gold image baseline, that's our way
Building security day by day
[Verse 2]
Apply the STIGs with careful hands
Manual steps or automation plans
Every control and every check
Makes our foundation bulletproof and spec
[Chorus]
Gold image baseline, secure and strong
STIG compliant all along
Deploy, apply, scan and verify
Document findings, then we certify
Gold image baseline, that's our way
Building security day by day
[Bridge]
SCAP scanner runs its thorough test
Every setting put to the quest
Open findings get their review
Document why and what to do
[Verse 3]
When compliance numbers look just right
And all our findings shine so bright
Snapshot the image, save the state
This golden master seals our fate
[Chorus]
Gold image baseline, secure and strong
STIG compliant all along
Deploy, apply, scan and verify
Document findings, then we certify
Gold image baseline, that's our way
Building security day by day
[Outro]
From fresh install to hardened gold
Our baseline story has been told
DISA standards guide our hand
Secure foundations across the land