Supported Platforms
We support the 64-bit versions of the Linux and Windows platforms listed below. 32-bit versions are not supported.
Note: The following information is for virtual machines only. Physical servers are not supported.
For data encryption:
- Only Windows basic disks are supported. Windows dynamic disks are not supported.
- To use the
hicli
command line interface with Windows, you need to enable WinRM (Windows Remote Management), which is disabled by default. The Pythonpywinrm
package must also be installed on the Windows control node on whichhicli
is running.

Hypervisor |
Versions Supported |
---|---|
KVM hypervisor |
Red Hat 7.8 and above |
VMware ESXi |
7.0 (HW version 17) and above. For details, see the VMware Compatibility Guide. |
AWS |
Latest Entrust version available in the marketplace. |
Azure |
Latest Entrust version available in the marketplace. |
Google Cloud Platform |
Latest Entrust version available in the marketplace. |

All supported versions of Linux also support XFS (Extents File System). If the version of Linux you are running is not listed, contact Entrust Support and provide us with information about the version of Linux and the problems encountered.
Note: Linux Online Encryption is only supported for RHEL and CentOS 7.0 or later, or Ubuntu 20.04 or later. For details, see Linux Online Encryption Prerequisites and Considerations
Linux Platform |
Data Encryption |
Root/Swap Encryption |
Encryption Type |
---|---|---|---|
CentOS |
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CentOS 8.1-1911, 8.2-2004, 8.3-2011, 8.4.2105, CentOS 8.5-2111 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
CentOS 7.7-1908, 7.8-2003, 7.9-2009 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
RHEL |
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RHEL 9 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
RHEL 8.1-8.7 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
RHEL 7.8-7.9 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
Ubuntu |
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Ubuntu 22.04 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
Ubuntu 20.04-20.04.5 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
Ubuntu 18.04-18.04. |
Yes |
Yes |
Offline |
Additional Linux Platforms |
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Rocky Linux 8.7 |
Yes |
No |
Offline |
Oracle Linux 9.1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Offline |
Oracle Linux 7.9 |
Yes |
Yes |
Offline |
AWS Amazon Linux 2 |
Yes |
Yes (except for the Debug Console) |
Offline |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 |
Yes |
Yes |
Offline |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 |
Yes |
Yes |
Offline |

All Windows operating systems listed below are supported on Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.
Windows Platform |
Data Drive and Folder Encryption |
Boot Drive Encryption |
Online Encryption |
---|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows |
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Microsoft Windows 10 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft Windows 8.1 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server |
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Microsoft Windows Server 2022 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Server Core for Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Server Core for Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Server Core for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |

Both Linux and Windows clients are supported with the following Hypervisors.
Hypervisor |
Data Encryption |
Root/Swap and Boot Encryption |
---|---|---|
VMware ESXi 7.0 (HW version 17) and above |
Yes |
Yes |
KVM (on RHEL) 7.8 and above |
Yes |
Yes |
AWS |
Yes |
Yes |
Azure |
Yes |
Yes |
Google Cloud Platform |
Yes |
Yes |