Hardware and software requirements

This section contains the hardware and software requirements for Kaspersky Endpoint Security.

Hardware requirements

Kaspersky Endpoint Security has the following hardware requirements:

Minimum hardware requirements:

• Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHz or faster processor
• swap partition at least 1 GB
• 1 GB of RAM for 32-bit operating systems, 2 GB of RAM for 64-bit operating systems
• 4 GB of free hard disk space for installation of the application and storage of temporary and log files
• When using a graphical user interface, the monitor must be capable of displaying windows 1000 pixels wide and 600 pixels high (if screen scaling is applied, these dimensions are also scaled)
• if Kaspersky Endpoint Security is used in Light Agent mode to protect virtual environments, a virtual network interface with a bandwidth of 100 Mbit/s

Minimum hardware requirements for the Arm architecture:

• Armv8.2-A Kunpeng 920 or Armv8-A Baikal-M (BE-M1000) processor or m-TrusT Terminal
• swap partition at least 1 GB
• 2 GB of RAM
• 3 GB of free hard disk space for installation of the application and storage of temporary and log files
• When using a graphical user interface, the monitor must be capable of displaying windows 1000 pixels wide and 600 pixels high (if screen scaling is applied, these dimensions are also scaled)

Using Kaspersky Endpoint Security in Light Agent mode to protect virtual environments is not supported on operating systems based on the Arm architecture.

Software requirements

To install Kaspersky Endpoint Security, one of the following operating systems must be installed on the device:

• 32-bit operating systems:
  • CentOS 6.7 and later.

    Using Kaspersky Endpoint Security in Light Agent mode to protect virtual environments is not supported on devices running CentOS 6.x operating systems.

  • Debian GNU/Linux 11.0 and later.
  • Debian GNU/Linux 12.0 and later.
  • Mageia 4.

    Integration of the Kaspersky Endpoint Security application with Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response (KATA) is not supported on devices running the Mageia 4 operating system.

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 and later.

    Using Kaspersky Endpoint Security in Light Agent mode to protect virtual environments is not supported on devices running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x operating systems.

  • ALT 8 SP Workstation.
  • ALT 8 SP Server.
  • ALT Workstation 10
  • ALT SP Workstation release 10.
• 64-bit operating systems:
  • AlmaLinux OS 8 and later.
  • AlmaLinux OS 9 and later.
  • AlterOS 7.5 and later.
  • Amazon Linux 2.
  • Astra Linux Common Edition 2.12.
  • Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-01 (operational update 1.5).
  • Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-01 (operational update 1.6).
  • Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-01 (operational update 1.7).
  • Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-01 (operational update 1.8).
  • Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-16 (release 1) (operational update 1.6).
  • Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-03 (operational update 7.6).
  • Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-37 (operational update 7.7).

    Using Kaspersky Endpoint Security in Light Agent mode to protect virtual environments is not supported on devices running Astra Linux operating systems in mandatory access control and closed software environment modes.

  • CentOS 6.7 and later.

    Using Kaspersky Endpoint Security in Light Agent mode to protect virtual environments is not supported on devices running CentOS 6.x operating systems.

  • CentOS 7.2 and later.
  • CentOS Stream 8.
  • CentOS Stream 9.
  • Debian GNU/Linux 11.0 and later.
  • Debian GNU/Linux 12.0 and later.
  • EMIAS 1.0 and later.
  • EulerOS 2.0 SP5.
  • Kylin 10.
  • Linux Mint 20.3 and up.
  • Linux Mint 21.1 and later.
  • openSUSE Leap 15.0 and later.
  • Oracle Linux 7.3 and later.
  • Oracle Linux 8.0 and later.
  • Oracle Linux 9.0 and later.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 and later.

    Using Kaspersky Endpoint Security in Light Agent mode to protect virtual environments is not supported on devices running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.x operating systems.

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 and later.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 and later.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 and later.
  • Rocky Linux 8.5 and later.
  • Rocky Linux 9.1.
  • SberLinux 8.8 (Dykhtau).
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.5 or later.
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 or later.
  • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS.
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
  • ALT 8 SP Workstation.
  • ALT 8 SP Server.
  • ALT Workstation 10.
  • ALT Server 10.
  • ALT SP Workstation release 10.
  • ALT SP Server release 10.
  • Atlant, Alcyone build, version 2022.02.
  • GosLinux 7.17.
  • GosLinux 7.2.
  • MSVSPHERE 9.2 SERVER.
  • MSVSPHERE 9.2 ARM.
  • RED OS 7.3.
  • RED OS 8.0.
  • ROSA Cobalt 7.9.
  • ROSA Chrome 12.
  • SintezM-Client 8.6.
  • SintezM-Server 8.6.
• 64-bit operating systems for the Arm architecture:
  • Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10152-02 (operational update 4.7).
  • CentOS Stream 9.
  • EulerOS 2.0 SP8.
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15.
  • Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
  • ALT Workstation 10.
  • ALT Server 10.
  • ALT SP Workstation release 10.
  • ALT SP Server release 10.
  • RED OS 7.3.

  Using Kaspersky Endpoint Security in Light Agent mode to protect virtual environments is not supported on operating systems for the Arm architecture.

Due to technical limitations of fanotify, the application does not support the following file systems: autofs, binfmt_misc, cgroup, configfs, debugfs, devpts, devtmpfs, fuse, fuse.gvfsd-fuse, gfs2, gvfs, hugetlbfs, mqueue, nfsd, proc, parsecfs, pipefs, pstore, usbfs, rpc_pipefs, securityfs, selinuxfs, sysfs, tracefs.

Supported versions of Kaspersky Security Center

Kaspersky Endpoint Security is compatible with the following Kaspersky Security Center versions:

• Kaspersky Security Center 13.2. The MMC administration plug-in can be used to administer Kaspersky Endpoint Security via Administration Console.
• Kaspersky Security Center 14. Kaspersky Endpoint Security can be administered through Administration Console using the MMC administration plug-in and through Kaspersky Security Center Web Console using the web administration plug-in.
• Kaspersky Security Center 14 Linux. The web administration plug-in can be used to administer Kaspersky Endpoint Security through Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.

  Kaspersky Security Center Linux includes a version of Administration Server intended for installation on a device running the Linux operating system. Kaspersky Security Center Linux interacts with Administration Server through Kaspersky Security Center Web Console. For more information about Kaspersky Security Center Linux, see its documentation.

  Some functionality of Kaspersky Security Center 14, e.g. features tied to Kaspersky Security Network, are unavailable in Kaspersky Security Center 14 Linux. You can manage Kaspersky Security Network usage through Kaspersky Security Center running on Windows.

• Kaspersky Security Center 14.2. Kaspersky Endpoint Security can be administered through Administration Console using the administration MMC plug-in and through Kaspersky Security Center Web Console using the administration web plug-in.
• Kaspersky Security Center 14.2 Linux. The web administration plug-in can be used to administer Kaspersky Endpoint Security through Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.
• Kaspersky Security Center 15 Linux. The web administration plug-in can be used to administer Kaspersky Endpoint Security through Kaspersky Security Center Web Console.

If Kaspersky Endpoint Security is used in Light Agent mode to protect virtual environments (as part of Kaspersky Security for Virtualization Light Agent), we recommend to manage the application using one of the following versions of Kaspersky Security Center.

• Kaspersky Security Center 14.2.
• Kaspersky Security Center 15 Linux.

Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent is required to manage Kaspersky Endpoint Security through Kaspersky Security Center.

Kaspersky Security Center Network Agent is not included in the Kaspersky Endpoint Security distribution kit. You can download it on the application download page in the Kaspersky Security Center section.

Supported versions of Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform

Kaspersky Endpoint Security is compatible with the following versions of Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform:

• Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform 5.0. Supported
  with limitations

  

  A server of this version of Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform can process a limited scope of data from the Kaspersky Endpoint Security application:

  • The Delete File and Terminate Process tasks are not supported.
  • Management of network isolation of hosts is not supported.
  • Searching for indicators of compromise using IOC files is not supported.
  .
• Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform 5.1. Supported with limitations.
• Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform 6.0.

For more details about the Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform solution, please refer to the Kaspersky Anti Targeted Attack Platform Help.