CrowdStrike Deployment FAQ
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DEPLOYMENT
Literally minutes — a single lightweight sensor is deployed to your endpoints as you monitor and manage your environment via a web console. With CrowdStrike Falcon® there are no controllers to be installed, configured, updated or maintained: there is no on-premises equipment.
Only these operating systems are supported for use with the Falcon sensor for Windows. Note: For identity protection functionality, you must install the sensor on your domain controllers, which must be running a 64-bit server OS.
64-bit Server OSes:
- Server 2025
- Server 2022
- Server Core 2022
- Server 2019
- Server Core 2019
- Server 2016
- Server Core 2016
- Server 2012 R2
- Storage Server 2012 R2
- Server 2012
- Server 2008 R2 SP1
Microsoft ARM64:
- Windows 11
- Windows 10
Desktop OSes:
- Windows 11 24H2
- Windows 11 23H2
- Windows 11 22H2
- Windows 11 21H2
- Windows 10 22H2
- Windows 10 21H2
- Windows 10 1809
- Windows 10 1607
- Windows 10 1507
- Windows 7 SP1
- Windows 7 Embedded POS Ready
Legacy Operating Systems with Falcon for Legacy Systems (for more information on Falcon for Legacy Systems, click here )
- Windows XP 32-bit - Service Pack 3
- Windows XP 64-bit - Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 32-bit & 64-bit - Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 R2 32-bit & 64-bit - Service Pack 2
- Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit - Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2008 32-bit and 64-bit - Service Pack 2
- Windows Embedded POSReady 2009
- Windows 8 32-bit and 64-bit
- Windows 8.1 32-bit and 64-bit
We support x86_64, Graviton 64, and s390x zLinux versions of these Linux server OSes:
x86_64
- Alma Linux
- 9.5: sensor version 7.20.17306 and later
- 9.4: sensor version 7.16.16903 and later
- 9.3: sensor version 7.07.16203 and later
- 9.2: sensor version 7.03.15805 and later
- 9.1: sensor version 7.02.15705 and later
- 9.0: sensor version 6.41.13804 and later
- 8.9: sensor version 7.07.16203 and later
- 8.8: sensor version 6.57.15402 and later
- 8.7: sensor version 6.48.14504 and later
- 8.6: sensor version 6.41.13803 and later
- 8.5: sensor version 6.33.13003 and later
- 8.4: sensor version 6.29.12606 and later
- Amazon Linux 2
- Amazon Linux 2023: sensor version 7.10.16303 and later
- CentOS Stream
- 9: sensor version 7.16.16903
- CentOS
- 8.5: sensor version 6.33.13003 and later
- 8.4: sensor version 6.24.12104 and later
- 8.3
- 8.2: sensor version 5.34.9917 and later
- 8.1: sensor version 5.27.9101 and later
- 8.0
- Debian
- 12: sensor version 7.10.16303 and later
- 11: sensor version 6.34.13108 and later
- 10: sensor version 6.20.11711 and later
- 9.1-9.4: sensor version 5.33.9804 and later
- ElRepo
- ElRepo 7.x (5.4 kernel)
- ElRepo 8.x (5.4 kernel)
- Oracle Linux
- Oracle Linux 9 - UEK 7: sensor version 6.50.14712
- Oracle Linux 8 - UEK 6
- Oracle Linux 7 - UEK 6: sensor version 6.19.11610 and later
- Oracle Linux 7 - UEK 3, 4, 5
- Oracle Linux 6 - UEK 3, 4
- Red Hat Compatible Kernels (supported RHCK kernels are the same as for RHEL)
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS (RHCOS) Note: For DaemonSet deployment only.
- 4.15: sensor version 7.13.16604 and later
- 4.14: sensor version 7.13.16604 and later
- 4.13: sensor version 7.04.15907 and later
- 4.12: sensor version 6.54.15110 and later
- 4.11: sensor version 6.46.14306 and later
- 4.10: sensor version 6.46.14306 and later
- 4.9: sensor version 6.39.13601 and later
- 4.8: sensor version 6.39.13601 and later
- 4.7: sensor version 6.39.13601 and later
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- 9.5: sensor version 7.20.17306 and later
- 9.4: sensor version 7.16.16903 and later
- 9.3: sensor version 7.07.16203 and later
- 9.2: sensor version 7.03.15805 and later
- 9.1: sensor version 7.02.15705 and later
- 9.0: sensor version 6.41.13804 and later
- 8.10: sensor version 7.16.16903 and later
- 8.9: sensor version 7.07.16203 and later
- 8.8: sensor version 6.57.15402 and later
- 8.7: sensor version 6.48.14504 and later
- 8.6: sensor version 6.41.13803 and later
- 8.5: sensor version 6.33.13003 and later
- 8.4: sensor version 6.24.12104 and later
- 8.3
- 8.2: sensor version 5.34.9917 and later
- 8.1: sensor version 5.27.9101 and later
- 8.0
- 7.9: sensor version 5.43.10803 and later
- 7.8: sensor version 5.30.9510 and later
- 7.4 - 7.7
- Rocky Linux
- 9.5: sensor version 7.20.17306 and later
- 9.4: sensor version 7.16.16903 and later
- 9.3: sensor version 7.07.16203 and later
- 9.2: sensor version 7.03.15805 and later
- 9.1: sensor version 7.02.15705 and later
- 9.0: sensor version 6.41.13804 and later
- 8.10: sensor version 7.16.16903 and later
- 8.9: sensor version 7.07.16203 and later
- 8.8: sensor version 6.57.15402 and later
- 8.7: sensor version 6.48.14504 and later
- 8.6: sensor version 6.41.13803 and later
- 8.5: sensor version 6.33.13003 and later
- 8.4: sensor version 6.29.12606 and later
- SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLES)
- 15.5 SLES 15 SP5: sensor version 7.04.15907 and later
- 15 - 15.4. SLES 15 SP4: sensor version 6.47.14408 and later
- 12.2 - 12.5
- OpenSuse LEAP
- 15.5: sensor version 7.04.15907 and later
- 15.4: sensor version 6.47.14408 and later
- 15.3: sensor version 6.39.13601 and later
- Note: Supported kernels are the same as SLES 15 SP3 and SLES 15 SP4
- Ubuntu
- 22.04 LTS: sensor version 6.41.13803 and later
- 20.04 LTS: sensor version 5.43.10807 and later
- 18-AWS
- 18.04 LTS
- 16-AWS
- 16.04 LTS and 16.04.5 LTS
Graviton
- Alma Linux ARM64
- 9.4: sensor version 7.16.16903 and later
- 9.3: sensor version 7.07.16203 and later
- 9.2: sensor version 7.03.15805 and later
- 9.1 ARM64: sensor version 7.02.15705 and later
- 9.0 ARM64: sensor version 6.51.14810 and later
- 8.10 ARM64: sensor version 7.16.16903 and later
- 8.9 ARM64: sensor version 7.07.16206 and later
- 8.8 ARM64: sensor version 6.56.15309 and later
- 8.7 ARM64: sensor version 6.48.14504 and later
- 8.6 ARM64: sensor version 6.43.14005 and later
- 8.5 ARM64: sensor version 6.41.13803 and later
- Amazon Linux 2. Note: Supports DaemonSet deployments
- Amazon Linux 2023
- CentOS ARM64
- 8.5 ARM64: sensor version 6.41.13803 and later
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) ARM64
- 9.4 ARM64: sensor version 7.16.16903 and later
- 9.3 ARM64: sensor version 7.07.16203 and later
- 9.2 ARM64: sensor version 7.03.15805 and later
- 9.1 ARM64: sensor version 7.02.15705 and later
- 9.0 ARM64: sensor version 6.51.14810 and later
- 8.10 ARM64: sensor version 7.16.16903 and later
- 8.9 ARM64: sensor version 7.07.16206 and later
- 8.8 ARM64: sensor version 6.56.15309 and later
- 8.7 ARM64: sensor version 6.48.14504 and later
- 8.6 ARM64: sensor version 6.43.14005 and later
- 8.5 ARM64: sensor version 6.41.13803 and later
- Rocky Linux ARM64
- 9.4 ARM64: sensor version 7.16.16903 and later
- 9.3 ARM64: sensor version 7.07.16203 and later
- 9.2 ARM64: sensor version 7.03.15805 and later
- 9.1 ARM64: sensor version 7.02.15705 and later
- 9.0 ARM64: sensor version 6.51.14810 and later
- 8.10 ARM64: sensor version 7.16.16903 and later
- 8.9 ARM64: sensor version 7.07.16206 and later
- 8.8 ARM64: sensor version 6.56.15309 and later
- 8.7 ARM64: sensor version 6.48.14504 and later
- 8.6 ARM64: sensor version 6.43.14005 and later
- 8.5 ARM64: sensor version 6.41.13803 and later
- Ubuntu
- 22.04 LTS: sensor version 7.11.16404 and later
- 22.04 Azure: sensor version 7.13.16604 and later
- 20.04 AWS: sensor version 6.47.14408 and later
- 20.04 Azure: sensor version 7.13.16604 and later
- 20.04 LTS: sensor version 6.44.14107 and later
- 18.04 LTS: sensor version 6.44.14107 and later
- 18.04 Azure: sensor version 7.04.15907 and later
- Note: Supports DaemonSet deployments
s390x, Falcon sensor for Linux on IBM zSystems
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
- 9.3: sensor version 7.13.16604 and later
- 9.2: sensor version 7.04.15907 and later
- 9.1: sensor version 7.04.15907 and later
- 9.0: sensor version 7.04.15907 and later
- 8.9: sensor version 7.13.16604 and later
- 8.8: sensor version 6.57.15402 and later
- 8.7: sensor version 6.53.15003 and later
- 8.0 - 8.6: sensor version 6.49.14606 and later
- 7.7 - 7.9: sensor version 6.49.14606 and later
- Suse Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
- 15 SP5: sensor version 7.06.16108 and later
- 15 SP4: sensor version 6.57.15402 and later
- 15 SP3: sensor version 6.57.15402 and later
- 15 SP2: sensor version 6.57.15402 and later
- 15 SP1: sensor version 6.57.15402 and later
- 15: sensor version 6.57.15402 and later
- 12 SP5: sensor version 6.54.15110 and later
- 12 SP4: sensor version 6.54.15110 and later
- 12 SP3: sensor version 6.54.15110 and later
- 12 SP2: sensor version 6.54.15110 and later
- 12 SP1: sensor version 6.54.15110 and later
- Ubuntu
- 22 LTS, ibm-gt: sensor version 7.10.16303 and later
- 22 LTS: sensor version 7.01.15604 and later
- 20 LTS: sensor version 6.58.15508 and later
- 18 LTS: sensor version 6.58.15508 and later
The Falcon sensor for Mac is currently supported on these macOS versions:
- Sequoia 15: Sensor version 7.19 and later (Intel CPUs and Apple silicon native support included)
- Sonoma 14: Sensor version 6.58.17102 and later (Intel CPUs and Apple silicon native support included)
- Ventura 13: Sensor version 6.45.15801 and later (Intel CPUs and Apple silicon native support included)
Falcon Insight for ChromeOS ingests event data directly from Google and does not require the deployment of a Falcon agent to the ChromeOS device. However, ChromeOS version 113 or higher is required. Contact sales for a complete list of supported hardware devices.
Falcon for Mobile supports iOS 16 and later. The CrowdStrike Falcon app supports the most recently released version of iOS plus the previous two versions.
Falcon for Mobile supports Android 9.0 and later.
Falcon Firewall Management allows you to easily create, enforce and maintain firewall rules and policies across your Windows and macOS environments.
Yes, Falcon is a proven cloud-based platform enabling customers to scale seamlessly and with no performance impact across large environments. The platform’s “frictionless” deployment has been successfully verified across enterprise environments containing more than 100,000 endpoints.
- Amazon EC2 instances – on all major operating systems including AWS Graviton processors*
- AWS Fargate
- AWS Outposts
- Amazon WorkSpaces
- Amazon Elastic Container Service
- Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service
- Amazon Elastic Container Registry
- Amazon EKS Anywhere
* Support for AWS Graviton is limited to the sensors that support Arm64 processors. Please refer to the product documentation for the list of operating systems and their respective supported kernel versions for the comprehensive list. All product capabilities are are supported with equal performance when operating on AWS Graviton processors.
