System Requirements for EPP Clients

System Requirements for EPP Clients

For Installing Seqrite Endpoint Protection client through client install utility, the system requirements are as follows.

Important to Know:

  • SEPP client can not be installed on Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 if these updates are not installed:
    – KB4474419

    – KB4490628.
    Install them by clicking on the link OR
    Install Internet Explorer 11 to get the updates automatically. After installing the KB articles, you need to restart the system.

  • For Windows 2016, Windows Server 2019 and Server 2022, you need to uninstall Windows Defender. Post the uninstallation, make sure that you restart the system.

Windows OS

  • Microsoft Windows 2008 Server R2 Web / Standard / Enterprise / Datacenter (64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 7 Home Basic/ Premium / Professional / Enterprise / Ultimate (32-bit/64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows SBS 2011 Standard / Essentials
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard / Datacenter (64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard / Essentials / Foundation / Storage Server / Datacenter (64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional / Enterprise (32-bit/64-bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 Home / Pro / Enterprise / Education (32-Bit / 64 -Bit)
  • Microsoft Windows 11
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (64-bit)
  • Windows 10 November 2019 Update
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2022 Standard / Datacenter / Essentials
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2025 Standard / Datacenter / Essentials

Hardware Requirements

Processor

  • Minimum: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
  • Recommended: 2 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

RAM

  • Minimum: 1 GB
  • Recommended: 2 GB free RAM

Hard disk space

  • 4 GB free space

Web Browser

  • Internet Explorer 7 or later

Network protocol:

  • TLS 1.2

Important to Know:

  • For installing the client on Window server OS, uninstall Windows Defender with the following link, See docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/windows-defender-antivirus-on-windows-server-2016#install-or-uninstall-windows-defender-av-on-windows-server-2016
  • From version 1.6 onwards, Seqrite Endpoint Protection Cloud uses only SHA2 Certificate for code-signing. For more details on patches mandated by Microsoft, click here https://www.seqrite.com/blog/seqrite-announces-sha-1-deprecation-for-its-products
  • Seqrite Endpoint Protection client can not be installed on Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 if these updates are not installed:
    – KB4474419
    – KB4490628.
    Install them by clicking on the link OR
    Install Internet Explorer 11 to get the updates automatically. After installing the KB articles, you need to restart the system.

  • For Windows 2016, Windows Server 2019, Server 2022, Server 2025 you need to uninstall Windows Defender. Post the uninstallation, make sure that you restart the system.

MAC

  • Mac OS X 10.12, 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 26
  • Hardware Requirements

    Processor

    Intel core or Apple’s M1, M2, M3, and M4 chip compatible

    RAM
    Minimum: 512 MB
    Recommended: 2 GB free RAM

    Hard disk space
    1200 MB free space

Linux 32-bit

  • GNU C Library 2.5 and later
  • SAMBA version 4.16 and earlier
  • Supported Distributions for Seqrite Endpoint Protection client:
    • Debian 9, 10
    • Ubuntu 14.04,16.04
    • Boss 6.0
    • Linux Mint 19.3

Linux 64-bit

  • GNU C Library 2.5 and later
  • SAMBA version 4.22 and earlier
  • Supported Distributions for Seqrite Endpoint Protection client:
    • Supported Versions:

    • GNU C Library 2.5 and later
    • SAMBA version 4.22 and earlier
    • Supported Distributions for EPP client:
      Fedora 30,32,35,37, 38, 39,40, 41, 42
    • Linux Mint 19.3, 20, 21.3
    • Ubuntu 16.04, 18.04, 20.4, 22.04, 24.04
    • Debian 9, 10
    • CentOS 7.8, 8.2, 9
    • RHEL 7.5, 7.8 , 8.2, 8.6, 8.8 Enterprise, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5
    • SUSE Linux 12. SP4 / Enterprise Desktop 15
      Rocky Linux 8.4, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5
    • Boss 6.0, 8.0, 9.0 (Desktop), 8.0 (Server)
    • Oracle Linux 7.1, 7.9, 8.8, 8.10, and 9.6
    • Note: The Linux agent version 10.11 and onwards, only 64-bit Linux systems are supported.

Hardware Requirement

Processor

Intel or compatible
RAM

Minimum: 512 MB
Recommended: 1 GB free RAM
Hard disk space

1200 MB free spaceGeneral Requirements

Windows

Processor

  • Minimum: 1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
  • Recommended: 2 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor

RAM

  • Minimum: 1 GB
  • Recommended: 2 GB free RAM

Hard disk space

  • 3200 MB free space

Web Browser

  • Internet Explorer 7 or later

Network protocol:

  • TLS 1.2

MAC

Processor

  • Intel core or Apple’s M1, M2, M3, M4 chip compatible

RAM

  • Minimum: 512 MB
  • Recommended: 2 GB free RAM

Hard disk space

  • 1200 MB free space

Linux

Processor

  • Intel or compatible

RAM

  • Minimum: 512 MB
  • Recommended: 1 GB free RAM

Hard disk space

  • 1200 MB free space

Note

  • For installing the client on Window 2016 OS, uninstall Windows Defender with the following link, See docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/windows-defender-antivirus/windows-defender-antivirus-on-windows-server-2016#install-or-uninstall-windows-defender-av-on-windows-server-2016
  • From EPP Cloud 1.6 onwards, Apple M1 chip is supported and from version 1.8 onwards, Apple M1, M2 chip is supported.
  • From version 1.6 onwards, Seqrite EPP Cloud uses only SHA2 Certificate for code-signing. For more details on patches mandated by Microsoft, click here https://bit.ly/3vqRhKU
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