System Requirements

This topic describes the system requirements for the EPM agents that are installed on endpoints.

Supported Windows platform

  • Windows 7 x32 & x64*

  • Windows 8/8.1 x32 & x64*

  • Windows 10 x32 & x64

  • Windows 11 x64

  • Windows Server 2008 x32 & x64*

  • Windows Server 2008 R2 x64*

  • Windows Server 2012/2012 R2

  • Windows Server 2016

  • Windows Server 2019

  • Windows Server 2022

* Microsoft no longer supports these versions.

Support on outdated Windows versions

Microsoft no longer supports Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or Windows Server 2008/R2, and this may put your workstations and servers at risk from security threats.

CyberArk strongly recommends that you upgrade your endpoint's operating system to a newer and supported Windows version as soon as possible.

Windows XP

  • EPM agent version 11.3 is the last version that supports Windows XP.

  • CyberArk may, at its sole discretion and on a case by case basis, make commercially reasonable efforts to support EPM agents v11.3 or older installed on Windows XP.

  • For details about Microsoft's end of support for Windows XP, see Microsoft's advisory.

Windows Vista

  • EPM agent version 11.3 is the last version that supports Windows Vista.

  • CyberArk may, at its sole discretion and on a case by case basis, make commercially reasonable efforts to support EPM agents v11.3 or older installed on Windows Vista.

  • For details about Microsoft's support for Windows Vista, see Microsoft's Product Lifecycle page.

Windows 2003

  • EPM agent version 11.3 is the last version that supports Windows 2003.

  • CyberArk may, at its sole discretion and on a case by case basis, make commercially reasonable efforts to support EPM agents v11.3 or older installed on Windows 2003.

  • For details about Microsoft's support for Windows 2003, see Windows 2003 EOS page.

Windows 7

  • CyberArk may, at its sole discretion and on a case by case basis, make commercially reasonable efforts to support EPM agents installed on Windows 7.

  • For details about Microsoft's support for Windows 7, see Windows 7 support ended on January 14, 2020.

Windows 8 and 8.1

  • CyberArk may, at its sole discretion and on a case by case basis, make commercially reasonable efforts to support EPM agents installed on Windows 8 and 8.1.

  • For details about Microsoft's support for Windows 8 and 8.1, see Windows 8.1 support ended on January 10, 2023.

Windows 2008/R2

  • CyberArk may, at its sole discretion and on a case by case basis, make commercially reasonable efforts to support EPM agents installed on Windows 2008/R2.

  • For details about Microsoft's support for Windows 2008/R2, see Windows 2008/R2 EOS page.

Supported macOS platforms

  • macOS Big Sur 11.0 - EPM v11.5.1 and higher

  • macOS Monterey 12 - EPM agent 11.5.4

  • macOS Ventura 13 - EPM agent 11.5.5 and higher

 

CyberArk recommends always using the most updated operating system with the recommended installations.

Prerequisites

 

Make sure that .Net 4.6 is installed on the following platforms where the default .Net version is lower than 4.6:

  • Windows platforms lower than Win 10 (e.g., Win 7, Win 8.1).

  • Server platforms lower than Win 2016 (e.g., Win 2012 R2 and Win 2008 R2).

Module

Prerequisite

Privilege Threat Protection

  • Requires .NET 4.6 or higher installed on endpoint machines.

Credentials Rotation

  • Requires .NET 4.6 or higher installed on endpoint machines.

  • On the endpoint, make sure that the Windows "Server" service has not been disabled, and that it is running.

One-time Run Authorization tool

  • Requires .NET 3.5 or higher installed on any endpoint machine running this tool.

Offline Policy Authorization Generator tool

  • Requires .NET 4.6.1 or higher installed on any endpoint machine running the tool.

Minimum requirements

There is no minimum requirement for the endpoint machines.

On average, agents consume the following:

  • Less than 1% of CPU

  • Between 20 and 50 MB of RAM, depending on the number of policies

  • Around 100 MB of disk space

Supported processors

The EPM agent for macOS is compatible with:

  • x86-64 and x86 processors, which include Intel and VIA processors

  • ARM architecture 64-(ARM64) for Apple M1 devices

Limitations

The Threat Detection module is not supported on the following operating systems:

  • Windows XP/Vista

  • Windows Server 2003

  • macOS