Feature comparison of Windows-based and Linux-based Kaspersky Security Center
January 19, 2023
ID 228569
This section provides the feature comparison of Kaspersky Security Center: Windows-based vs. Linux-based. The feature comparison is presented in the table below.
Feature comparison of Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business working as a Windows-based solution and Linux-based solution
Feature or property | Kaspersky Security Center | |
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| Windows-based solution | Linux-based solution |
Administration Server location | On-premises | On-premises |
Database management system (DBMS) location | On-premises | On-premises |
Operating system to install Administration Server on | Windows | Linux |
Administration console type | On-premises and web-based | Web-based |
Operating system to install the web-based administration console on | Windows or Linux | Windows or Linux |
Hierarchy of Administration Servers |
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Administration group hierarchy |
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Network polling |
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(by IP ranges only) |
Maximum number of managed devices | 100,000 | 20,000 |
Protection of Windows, macOS, and Linux-managed devices |
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(protection of Linux and Windows devices only) |
Protection of mobile devices |
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Protection of virtual machines |
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Protection of public cloud infrastructure |
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Device-centric security management |
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User-centric security management |
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Application policies |
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Tasks for Kaspersky applications |
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Kaspersky Security Network |
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KSN Proxy |
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Kaspersky Private Security Network |
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Centralized deployment of license keys for Kaspersky applications |
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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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(by using a remote installation task only) |
Notifications about events that occurred on managed devices |
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Creating and managing user accounts |
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Monitoring the policies and tasks status |
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Deployment of the Kaspersky failover cluster |
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Using SNMP to send Administration Server statistics to third-party applications |
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Remote diagnostics of client devices |
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Remote connection to the desktop of a client device |
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Updating anti-virus databases automatically |
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Updating Kaspersky applications automatically |
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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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Managing third-party licenses |
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