HyTrust DataControl Architecture and Features
Introduction
In this section we cover the architecture of HyTrust DataControl, describe the main features of the product, and cover terminology that will be used throughout the Administration Guide.
The following figure provides a high-level view of the main architectural components of HyTrust DataControl.
Platforms Supported for Device Encryption
We have currently tested on the following Linux and Windows platforms for encryption of devices. We do not support 32-bit versions. Note that all Windows operating systems listed below are supported on AWS and Azure.
| Platform | Data Encryption | Root/System Drive Encryption |
|---|---|---|
| CentOS 5.10-5.11 | Yes | No |
| CentOS 6.2-6.8 | Yes | Yes |
| CentOS 7.0-1406, 7-1503, 7-1511 | Yes | Yes |
| RHEL 5.10-5.11 | Yes | No |
| RHEL 6.2-6.8 | Yes | Yes |
| RHEL 7.0-7.2 | Yes | Yes |
| Ubuntu 12.04.05 | Yes | Yes |
| Ubuntu 14.04 | Yes | Yes |
| Ubuntu 15.04 | Yes | Yes |
| AWS Amazon Linux 2015 (PV and HVM) | Yes | Yes |
| Microsoft Windows 7 | Yes | Yes (boot drive encryption) |
|
Microsoft Windows 8, 8.1 |
Yes |
Yes (boot drive encryption) |
|
Microsoft Windows 10 |
Yes |
Yes (boot drive encryption) |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 | Yes | Yes (boot drive encryption) |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 | Yes | Yes (boot drive encryption) |
| Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 | Yes |
Yes (boot drive encryption) |
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However, the Policy Agent should work for data encryption on any modern version of 64-bit Linux. If the version you are running is not listed above, please contact us at info@hytrust.com and provide us with information about the version of Linux and the problems seen.