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title: "Making the Most of Your Docker Hardened Images Enterprise Trial – Part 3"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/making-the-most-of-your-docker-hardened-images-enterprise-trial-part-3-8kiy3qvam
source_url: https://www.docker.com/blog/making-the-most-of-your-docker-hardened-images-enterprise-trial-part-3/
type: article
source: "Docker"
published: 2026-01-25T17:53:14.163Z
updated: 2026-01-25T17:53:37.940Z
tags: ["security", "devops", "nodejs", "docker", "containers"]
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# Making the Most of Your Docker Hardened Images Enterprise Trial – Part 3

**[Docker](https://daily.dev/sources/docker)** · 10 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Docker Hardened Images (DHI) can be customized using two approaches: the Docker Hub UI for creating organization-wide "golden images" with automatic security patching, or multi-stage Dockerfile builds for application-specific customization. The Hub UI approach automatically rebuilds custom images when base images are patched, while multi-stage builds use a standard image to install dependencies then copy only necessary artifacts to the minimal DHI base. Both methods maintain security by keeping the final image minimal and non-root, though custom layers must be scanned separately for vulnerabilities. Organizations using multi-stage builds should sign their custom images to maintain the chain of trust established by DHI's SLSA provenance.

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