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. |
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. |
Nutanix AHV |
Nutanix AOS version 6.5.3.7 and above. |
Microsoft Hyper-V |
Microsoft Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022. |

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 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 |
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RHEL |
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RHEL 9.0-9.4 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
RHEL 8.0-8.10 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
RHEL 7.8-7.9 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
Ubuntu |
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Ubuntu 24.04 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
Ubuntu 22.04 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
Ubuntu 20.04-20.04.5 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
Additional Linux Platforms |
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Rocky Linux 9.3 |
Yes |
No |
Offline |
Rocky Linux 8.7-8.9 |
Yes |
No |
Offline |
Oracle Linux 9.1-9.4 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
Oracle Linux 8.7-8.10 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
Oracle Linux 7.9 |
Yes |
Yes |
Online and Offline |
AWS Amazon Linux 2 Major release AL2023 |
Yes |
Yes (except for the Debug Console) |
Offline |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP4 - SP6 |
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.
Important: Make sure that you have the latest Microsoft patches on your Windows operating system.
Windows Platform |
Data Drive and Folder Encryption |
Boot Drive Encryption |
Online Encryption |
---|---|---|---|
Microsoft Windows |
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Microsoft Windows 10 22H2 |
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 |
Server Core for Microsoft Windows Server 2019 |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Server Core for Microsoft Windows Server 2016 |
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 |
Microsoft Hyper-V |
Yes |
Yes |
KVM (on RHEL 7.8 and above) |
Yes |
Yes |
AWS |
Yes |
Yes |
Azure |
Yes |
Yes |
Google Cloud Platform |
Yes |
Yes |
Nutanix AHV |
Yes |
Yes |