Prerequisites

before deploying file encryption capabilities, ensure you meet the following prerequisites on the {{k3}} and the server where you deploy the file encryption agent perform the initial setup and configuration of the {{k3}} including loading a platform master key, setting up the network, and setting up remote management enable the data protection license on the {{k3}} to learn more about enabling features on the {{k3}} , visit the upgrading unit features section of the {{k3}} user guide unblock the host api port (2001 by default) on any firewalls the {{k3}} is behind use a server running one of the following supported operating systems windows 7+ or later, including windows server linux with openssl supported linux distributions include ubuntu, debian, fedora, opensuse, arch linux, red hat, and centos