Symantec For Mac Os X



Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.x client for macOS/OS X
Compatibility Chart

Mac Code Names and Version Numbers

Mavericks

Yosemite

El Capitan

Sierra

High Sierra

MojaveCatalina

OS X
10.9

OS X
10.10

OS X
10.11

macOS
10.12

macOS
10.13

macOS
10.14
- 10.14.4

macOS
10.14.5
- 10.14.6

macOS
10.15
- 10.15.7

14, 14 MP1, 14 MP2

14.0.1, 14.0.1 MP1, 14.2

14.2 MP1

14.2 RU1

14.2 RU1 (refresh)

14.2 RU1 MP1

14.2 RU2, 14.2 RU2 MP1

14.3, 14.3 MP1

Norton Utilities has saved my data in the past, circa Mac OS 7.5. However, recently a HD with 3 partitions failed drastically - Disk Utility in OSX saved #3, Norton.couldnt even see. the other two partitions, yet alone do anything about it. Supported OS update: With the SEP Cloud client for Mac 8.0 release, we are deprecating the support for OS X 10.9 (Mavericks). We will now support only OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) and later. All existing devices with OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) will remain protected. For new enrollments, we will support only OS X 10.10 (Yosemite) and later. Do not install or run Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1 for Mac from a UFS formatted disk or from a Case-Sensitive HFS+formatted disk. You can view information about the format of your disk from the Disk Utility Program located in the Utilities folder. This post is not talking about FreeBSD derived MacOS X (which already had a more than a 50 exploits and potential exploits in BugTraq database, and in the news yesterday with Symantec claiming in March 2005 of OSX having remote exploits) I am talking about current Mac OS 9.x and earlier which are highly sophisticated abstract-OS models. Summary: This document descibes compatibility of PGP Desktop 8.x and Macintosh 10.4 (Tiger). Details: PROBLEM: PGP Desktop 8.x is NOT compatible with Macintosh 10.4, nor will it be updated to support this, or any future release of Macintosh OS X. PGP 8.x is supported by Macintosh 10.2.1 - 10.3.9.

Note: Different product versions have specific system requirements.

The Symantec Endpoint Protection client for Mac is managed by a Symantec Endpoint Protection Manager (SEPM) on a Windows server.

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Additional notes

  • Mac OS X 64-bit mode is supported.
  • PowerPC processors are not supported as of version 12.1.x.
  • As of version 12.1.2, case-sensitive formatted volumes are supported.
  • Remove legacy Symantec AntiVirus (SAV) for Mac installations before installing Symantec Endpoint Protection.
    See Remove Symantec software for Mac using RemoveSymantecMacFiles.
  • Mac clients for Symantec Endpoint Protection Cloud do not support Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan).
  • As of macOS 10.13, you must authorize the Symantec Endpoint Protection kernel extension after installation for Symantec Endpoint Protection to fully function. You are prompted during the client installation to do it if needed. If you do not do it during the client installation, go to System Preferences > Security & Privacy, and click Allow. Neither Symantec Endpoint Protection nor the Mac operating system continue to remind you that you must do this.
    You only need to authorize the kernel extension once during the life of the computer's operating system. If you uninstall and reinstall the client, you don't need to reauthorize the kernel extension. If you have Symantec Endpoint Protection 14 and then upgrade to macOS 10.13, you don't need to reauthorize the kernel extension. However, if you reinstall the operating system, you need to reauthorize the kernel extension.
    See About authorizing kernel extensions for Symantec Endpoint Protection for macOS 10.13.
  • Kext notarization was added in macOS 10.14.5. If you install a client version earlier than 14.2 RU1 (refresh) on macOS 10.14.5, or upgrade the operating system to macOS 10.14.5 with an earlier version of Symantec Endpoint Protection already installed, you may experience issues.
    See Endpoint Protection 14.2 RU1 and kext notarization for macOS 10.14.5.
Mac

Intrusion Prevention

Intrusion Prevention (IPS) is available in version 12.1.4 and later.

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Device Control

Device Control is available in version 14 and later. You can only enable Device Control for managed clients.

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Firewall

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Mac client versions earlier than 14.2 do not include a firewall.

IPS was introduced in version 12.1.4, but broader firewall support (e.g. traffic rules) and feature parity with the Windows product was not included until version 14.2 and later. This firewall is only available to managed clients.

Web Traffic Redirection

14.2 introduced basic PAC file management to the SEP for Mac client.

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14.2 RU1 expanded this to support full Web Traffic Redirection, including seamless identification with Web Security Service. Note: 14.2 RU1 MP1, or newer, is recommended for WTR on macOS due to numerous fixes introduced with that release.

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Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.x

The End of Standard Support Life fell on April 3, 2019. See End of Support Life for Endpoint Protection 12.x.

Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.x

Symantec For Mac Os X 10.7

Support for version 11.x ended on January 5, 2015. See FAQ: Upgrading Symantec Endpoint Protection 11.x to version 12.1.x.