Kaspersky Security 11.x for Windows Server

Kaspersky Security Center management tools comparison and limitations

June 10, 2022

ID 203295

The set of features available in Kaspersky Security for Windows Server depends on the management tools (see the table below).

You can manage the application by using the following consoles of Kaspersky Security Center:

  • Administration Console. Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in installed on the administrator's workstation.
  • Web Console. Component of Kaspersky Security Center that is installed on the Administration Server. You can work in the Web Console through a browser on any computer that has access to the Administration Server.

You can also manage the application by using the Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console. The Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console is the cloud version of Kaspersky Security Center. This means that the Administration Server and other components of Kaspersky Security Center are installed in the cloud infrastructure of Kaspersky. For details on managing the application through the Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console, please refer to the Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console Online Help.

Comparison of Kaspersky Security for Windows Server features depending on the management tools

Feature

Kaspersky Security Center

Kaspersky Security Center Cloud Console

Administration Console

Web Console

Real-time server protection

Real-Time File Protection

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

KSN Usage

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Traffic Security

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

(no External Proxy mode)

Exploit Prevention

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Network Threat Protection

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Script Monitoring

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Local activity control

Applications Launch Control

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Device Control

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Network attached storage protection

RPC Network Storage Protection

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_no(new)

ICAP Network Storage Protection

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_no(new)

Anti-Cryptor for NetApp

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_no(new)

Network activity control

Firewall Management

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Anti-Cryptor

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

System Inspection

File Integrity Monitor

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_no(new)

Log Inspection

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_no(new)

Logs and notifications

Logs

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Notifications

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Storages

Quarantine

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Backup

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Blocked Hosts

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Supplementary

Hierarchical storage management

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Trusted Zone

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Removable Drives Scan

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Kaspersky Endpoint Agent

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Tasks

Activation of Application

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Application Integrity Control

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Baseline File Integrity Monitor

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_no(new)

Copying Updates

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Database Update

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

On-Demand Scan

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Rollback of Database Update

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Rule Generator for Applications Launch Control

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Rule Generator for Device Control

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Software Modules Update

icon_yes

icon_yes

icon_yes

Web Plug-in limitations

Kaspersky Security for Windows Server Web Plug-in has the following limitations compared to Kaspersky Security for Windows Server Administration Plug-in:

  • To add users or user groups, you need to specify the security descriptor strings using the security descriptor definition language (SDDL).
  • Predefined security level cannot be changed for the Real-Time File Protection task.
  • Application Launch Control task rules cannot be created using digital certificate or Kaspersky Security Center events.
  • Device Control task rules cannot be generated based on connected devices or on system data.

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