AZT Hardware and Software Requirements

Modified on Tue, 07 May 2024 at 08:30 AM

Hardware and Software Requirements

The Trust Agent consists of a Windows driver and service that can be installed on most Windows endpoints. The Trust Center is a Linux virtual machine that can be hosted using a hypervisor like ESXi. The minimum and recommend requirement for running the Trust Agent and Trust Center are described below.

Requirements to Run the Trust Agent

The Trust Agent is supported on the following Windows and Linux platforms.

Windows XP Pro SP3 through Windows 11 and all Windows Server editions from 2003 onward including most 32-bit and 64-bit x86 platforms with noted service packs. Home versions are not supported. Embedded versions are supported.

Supported Operating Systems
Supported Windows Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows XP SP3 (32-bit only)
Microsoft Windows 7 SP1 requires KB3138612, KB4474419, and KB4490628
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows 8.1
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 through 22H2 with cumulative updates. (32-bit supported only up to 21H2)
Microsoft Windows 11 (64-bit only)
Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 with KB2763674, KB4039648, KB4493730, and KB4474419
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP2
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP2 with KB2763674
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Microsoft Windows Server 2012
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 (64-bit only)

Note: The AZT Network Agent is only supported on 64-bit operating systems.

Note: Replacing physical components of your device (such as the motherboard) may cause new software and drivers to be installed on the device. If you are in Prevent mode, these updates will be blocked. You should switch to Detect mode and allow these new updates to be installed and trust the new drivers and tools, then return to Prevent mode when you are finished.

The following table lists the operating systems not supported by the Trust Center.

Unsupported Operating Systems
Unsupported Windows Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows 7 SP0
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1
Microsoft Windows 2003 SP0/SP1
Microsoft Windows XP SP0/SP1/SP2
Microsoft Windows 2008 SP0/SP1
Microsoft Windows 2008 R2 SP0

Supported Linux Operating Systems

Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS

Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS

Red Hat 8.9 and derivatives like Rocky Linux

Red Hat 9.3 and derivatives like Rocky Linux

The Trust Agent software can be installed on an endpoint device that meets the following requirements.

Requirements
Component	Description	Notes
CPU	1 core	1.4 GHz or faster
Memory	100 MB	6 MB paged memory, 2 MB non-paged memory
Hard Disk Drive	200 MB	N/A
Network	100 Base-T	N/A

Requirements to Run the Trust Center

This table highlights the minimum requirements and recommended requirements to run the Trust Center.

Requirements
Component	Small Trust Center Minimum Requirement for POVs or small scale	Medium Trust Center Recommended	Large Trust Center
Maximum Endpoints	40	500	1000
Hypervisor	VMware ESXi 6.5.0 or later, OR Microsoft Hyper - V	VMware ESXi 6.5.0 or later, OR Microsoft Hyper - V	VMware ESXi 6.5.0 or later, OR Microsoft Hyper - V
CPU	4 cores	12 cores	16 cores
Memory	8 GB	16 GB	32 GB
Disk (Operating System) SSD	30 GB	64 GB	64 GB
Disk (Storage) NVMe or SSD	20 GB	1 TB	1 TB
Network	100 Base-T	1 GbE	1 GbE

Ports Used by AZT PROTECT

The following ports are used for communication between the Trust Center and the Trust Agent. They must be allowed through any firewall running on the endpoints or through any firewall between the Trust Center and Trust Agents.

Ports Used by AZT PROTECT
Port to open in firewall	Description
Optional: 80 (HTTP)	Used for Trust Agent installation on legacy OS’s using Internet Explorer.
Required: 443 (HTTPS)	Used to access the Trust Center dashboard and for Trust Agent installation for most operating systems.
Required: 7443 (AZT Communication)	Used for internal communication between the Trust Center and the Trust Agents.

Browser Requirements to Use AZT Dashboard

Recommended browsers to use with the Zero Trust software.

Browser Requirements
Name	Versions	Comments
Google Chrome	105.0.5195.102+	Latest version is recommended.
Microsoft Edge	105.0.1343.27+	Latest version is recommended.
Firefox	104.0.2+	Latest version is recommended.
Internet Explorer	11.0+	Latest version is recommended.
Browser zoom level percentage	All browsers	Recommended browser setting is 100% for best readability.

User Provided Data Limitations

There are several places where data is entered by users:

Device Groups
Policy Names
Device Names
Endpoint Reports
Report Name
User Management
Active Directory

Data in these areas is typically limited to the values in the following table.

Data Limitations
Description	Limitation
Characters	English alphabet Lower and upper case No spaces Digits 0-9
General Text Length	56 characters
First Name Length	12 characters
Last Name Length	25 characters
Group Name Length	100 characters