Kaspersky Security Center

Network Agent requirements

July 1, 2024

ID 255797

Minimum hardware requirements:

  • CPU with operating frequency of 1 GHz or higher. For a 64-bit operating system, the minimum CPU frequency is 1.4 GHz.
  • RAM: 512 MB.
  • Available disk space: 1 GB.

Software requirement for Linux-based devices: the Perl language interpreter version 5.10 or higher must be installed.

Network Agent. Supported platforms

Operating systems. Microsoft Windows workstations

Microsoft Windows Embedded POSReady 2009 with latest Service Pack 32-bit

Microsoft Windows Embedded 7 Standard with Service Pack 1 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows Embedded 8.1 Industry Pro 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 2015 LTSB 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 2016 LTSB 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2015 LTSB 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 2016 LTSB 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 2019 LTSC 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise version 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 20H2, 21H2 IoT Enterprise 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise version 1909 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Enterprise version 1607 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 TH1 (July 2015) Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 TH2 (November 2015) Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 RS1 (August 2016) Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 RS2 (April 2017) Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 RS3 (Fall Creators Update, v1709) Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 RS4 (April 2018 Update, 17134) Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 RS5 (October 2018) Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 RS6 (May 2019) Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 19H1, 19H2 Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 20H1 (May 2020 Update) Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 20H2 (October 2020 Update) Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 21H1 (May 2021 Update) Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 21H2 (October 2021 Update) Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 10 22H2 (October 2023 Update) Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 11 Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 64-bit

Microsoft Windows 11 22H2 Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 64-bit

Microsoft Windows 11 23H2 Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 64-bit

Microsoft Windows 11 24H2 Home/Pro/Pro for Workstations/Enterprise/Education 64-bit

Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro/Enterprise 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 8 Pro/Enterprise 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows 7 Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate/Home Basic/Premium with Service Pack 1 and later 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 32-bit/64-bit (supported by Network Agent version 10.5.1781 only)

Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 and later 32-bit (supported by Network Agent version 14.0.0.20023)

Microsoft Windows XP Professional for Embedded Systems with Service Pack 3 32-bit (supported by Network Agent version 14.0.0.20023)

Operating systems. Microsoft Windows servers

Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server 2011 Standard/Premium 64-bit

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1 32-bit/64-bit (supported only by Network Agent version 10.5.1781, that you can request through Technical Support)

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation with Service Pack 2 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard/Enterprise/Datacenter with Service Pack 2 32-bit/64-bit

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter/Enterprise/Foundation/Standard with Service Pack 1 and later 64-bit

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Server Core/Datacenter/Essentials/Foundation/Standard 64-bit

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Server Core/Datacenter/Essentials/Foundation/Standard 64-bit

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter/Standard/Server Core (Installation Option) (LTSB) 64-bit

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Standard/Datacenter/Core 64-bit

Microsoft Windows Server 2019 RS5 Essentials/Standard 64-bit

Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard/Datacenter/Core 64-bit

Microsoft Windows Server 2022 21H2 Standard/Datacenter 64-bit

Operating systems. Linux

Debian GNU/Linux 10.х (Buster) 32-bit/64-bit

Debian GNU/Linux 11.х (Bullseye) 32-bit/64-bit

Debian GNU/Linux 12 (Bookworm) 32-bit/64-bit

Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) 64-bit

Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) 64-bit

Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish) 64-bit

Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS ARM 64-bit

Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat) 64-bit

CentOS 6.7 and later 32-bit

CentOS 6.х (up to 6.6) 32-bit/64-bit

CentOS 7.x 64-bit

CentOS Stream 8 64-bit

CentOS Stream 9 64-bit

CentOS Stream 9 ARM 64-bit

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.x 32-bit/64-bit

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7.x 64-bit

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 8.x 64-bit

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 9.x 64-bit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 (all Service Packs) 64-bit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (all Service Packs) 64-bit

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 (all Service Packs) ARM 64-bit

openSUSE 15 64-bit

EulerOS 2.0 SP10 64-bit

EulerOS 2.0 SP10 ARM 64-bit

Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-01 (operational update 1.5) 64-bit

Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-01 (operational update 1.6) 64-bit

Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-16 (release 1) (operational update 1.6) 64-bit

Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-17 (operational update 1.7.3) 64-bit

Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-01 (operational update 1.7) 64-bit

Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-01 (operational update 1.8) 64-bit

Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10015-37 (operational update 7.7) 64-bit

Astra Linux Special Edition RUSB.10152-02 (operational update 4.7) ARM 64-bit

Astra Linux Common Edition (operational update 2.12) 64-bit

ALT Workstation 10.1 64-bit

ALT Server 10.1 64-bit

ALT Education 10.1 64-bit

ALT SP Server 10 32-bit/64-bit

ALT SP Server 10 ARM 64-bit

ALT SP Workstation 10 32-bit/64-bit

ALT SP Workstation 10 ARM 64-bit

ALT Server 10 64-bit

ALT Server 10 ARM 64-bit

ALT Workstation 10 32-bit/64-bit

ALT 8 SP Workstation (8.4) ARM 64-bit

ALT 8 SP Server (8.4) ARM 64-bit

ALT 8 SP Server (LKNV.11100-01) 32-bit/64-bit

ALT 8 SP Server (LKNV.11100-02) 32-bit/64-bit

ALT 8 SP Server (LKNV.11100-03) 32-bit/64-bit

ALT 8 SP Workstation (LKNV.11100-01) 32-bit/64-bit

ALT 8 SP Workstation (LKNV.11100-02) 32-bit/64-bit

ALT 8 SP Workstation (LKNV.11100-03) 32-bit/64-bit

Mageia 4 32-bit

Oracle Linux 7 64-bit

Oracle Linux 8 64-bit

Oracle Linux 9 64-bit

Linux Mint 20.x 64-bit

Linux Mint 21.1 and later 64-bit

AlterOS 7.5 and later 64-bit

GosLinux IC6/7.17 64-bit

GosLinux IC6/7.2 64-bit

SberOS 3.2.0 64-bit

Platform V SberLinux OS Server (SLO) 8.8 64-bit

RED OS 7.3 ARM 64-bit

RED OS 7.3 Server 64-bit

RED OS 7.3 Certified Edition 64-bit

RED OS 8 Certified Edition 64-bit

ROSA Enterprise Linux Server 7.9 64-bit

ROSA Enterprise Linux Desktop 7.9 64-bit

ROSA COBALT 7.9 64-bit

ROSA CHROME 12 64-bit

AlmaLinux 8 and later 64-bit

AlmaLinux 9 and later 64-bit

Rocky Linux 8 and later 64-bit

Rocky Linux 9 and later 64-bit

Atlant, Alcyone build, version 2022.02 64-bit

MSVSPHERE 9.2 SERVER 64-bit

MSVSPHERE 9.2 ARM 64-bit

SynthesisM Server 8.6 64-bit

SynthesisM Client 8.6 64-bit

OSnova 2.10 64-bit

Kylin 10 64-bit

EMIAS 1.0 64-bit

Amazon Linux 2 64-bit

MosOS 15.4 Arbat 64-bit

M OS (Moscow Electronic School) 64-bit

Operating systems. macOS

macOS Monterey (12.x)

macOS Ventura (13.x)

macOS Sonoma (14.x)

For Network Agent, the Apple Silicon (M1) architecture is also supported, as well as Intel.

Virtualization platforms

VMware vSphere 6.7.0

VMware vSphere 7.0.3

Citrix XenServer 7.x

Citrix XenServer 8.2

Parallels Desktop 18

Oracle VM VirtualBox 7.0.12

Kernel-based Virtual Machine (all Linux operating systems supported by Network Agent)

Refer to requirements for managed applications for other supported platforms.

On the devices running Windows 10 version RS4 or RS5, Kaspersky Security Center might be unable to detect some vulnerabilities in folders where case sensitivity is enabled.

Before installing Network Agent on the devices running Windows 7, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2 or Windows MultiPoint Server 2011, make sure that you have installed the security update KB3063858 for OS Windows (Security Update for Windows 7 (KB3063858), Security Update for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB3063858), Security Update for Windows Server 2008 (KB3063858), Security Update for Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition (KB3063858), Security Update for Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 Edition (KB3063858).

In Microsoft Windows XP, Network Agent might not perform some operations correctly.

You can install or update Network Agent for Windows XP in Microsoft Windows XP only. The supported editions of Microsoft Windows XP and their corresponding versions of the Network Agent are listed in the list of supported operating systems. You can download the required version of the Network Agent for Microsoft Windows XP from this page.

We recommend that you install the same version of the Network Agent for Linux as Kaspersky Security Center Linux.

Kaspersky Security Center Linux fully supports Network Agent of the same or newer versions.

Network Agent for macOS is provided together with Kaspersky security application for this operating system.

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