Comparison of Kaspersky Security Center: Windows-based vs. Linux-based
Kaspersky provides Kaspersky Security Center as an on-premises solution for two platforms—Windows and Linux. In the Windows-based solution, you install Administration Server on a Windows device, and the Linux-based solution has the Administration Server version that is designed to be installed on a Linux device. This Online Help contains information about Kaspersky Security Center. For detailed information about the Windows-based solution, refer to the Kaspersky Security Center Windows Online Help.
The table below lets you compare the main features of Kaspersky Security Center as a Windows-based solution and as a Linux-based solution.
Feature comparison of Kaspersky Security Center working as a Windows-based solution and Linux-based solution
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Kaspersky Security Center 15.1 Windows |
Kaspersky Security Center 16 Linux
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Administration Server location |
On-premises |
On-premises |
Database management system (DBMS) location |
On-premises |
On-premises |
Operating system to install Administration Server on |
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Linux |
On-premises and web-based |
Web-based |
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Operating system to install the web-based administration console on |
Windows or Linux |
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Maximum number of managed devices |
100,000 |
50,000 (with PostgreSQL and Postgres Pro) |
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Protection of public cloud infrastructure |
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Support for UEFI protection client devices |
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Centralized deployment of license keys for Kaspersky applications |
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Updating anti-virus databases automatically |
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Support for virtual Administration Servers |
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Installing third-party software updates and fixing third-party software vulnerabilities |
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Notifications about events that occurred on managed devices |
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Sign-in to the console by using domain authentication |
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(by using Syslog only) |
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Monitoring the policies status and tasks status |
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Deployment of the Kaspersky Security Center failover cluster |
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Using SNMP to send Administration Server statistics to third-party applications |
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Remote connection to the desktop of a client device |
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Deployment of operating systems on client devices |
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Web Server for publishing installation packages and other files |
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Viewing and working with alerts detected by Kaspersky Endpoint Detection and Response Optimum |
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Using Administration Server as WSUS server |
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Support for Adaptive Anomaly Control |
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Support of clusters and server arrays in administration groups |
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Managing third-party licenses |
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