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+MACHINE = "aws-ec2-arm64"
+
+VIRTUAL-RUNTIME_initscripts = "systemd-compat-units"
+IMAGE_INSTALL:append = " cloud-init"
+DISTRO_FEATURES:append = " virtualization"
+
+
+# can we shuffle this out so CI still works
+INHERIT += "extrausers"
+# Hardening: Locking the root password. Creating the user without password for ssh key-based login only
+EXTRA_USERS_PARAMS = "usermod -L root; useradd -p '*' user"
+
+EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES:append = " ssh-server-openssh"
+
+# Forcing removal of debug-tweakes as that leads to reversing some sshd_config hardening done in our bbappend when do_rootfs runs
+EXTRA_IMAGE_FEATURES:remove = "debug-tweaks"
+
+AGL_DEFAULT_IMAGE_FSTYPES := "wic.vhd"
+
+# workaround bug in cloud-init leading to empty cloud-init-systemd package
+PACKAGES:pn-cloud-init:forcevariable = "cloud-init-src cloud-init-dbg cloud-init-staticdev cloud-init-dev cloud-init-doc cloud-init-locale cloud-init-systemd cloud-init"