Approved Operating Systems

An approved operating system (OS) is any OS for which security updates are actively released. 

	Version	Supported Until
Mac	Sonoma 14.x
Mac	Sequoia 15.x
Mac	Tahoe 26.x
Windows	Windows 10 22H2	October 2025
Windows	Windows 11 22H2	October 2025
Windows	Windows 11 23H2	November 2026
Windows	Windows 11 24H2	Ocotber 2027
*Linux	Ubuntu Desktop 22.04 LTS Must be installed with the GNOME desktop environment WSL2 is not supported
*Linux	Ubuntu Desktop 24.04 LTS Must be installed with the GNOME desktop environment WSL2 is not supported
*Linux	Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) RHEL 8 Devices must be configured with a GNOME graphical desktop environment
*Linux	Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) RHEL 9  Devices must be configured with a GNOME graphical desktop environment
Labnet	Windows 10 LTSC 2019	January 2029
Labnet	Ubtuntu 22.04 LTS

^{*Please note: OCIO - Client Services does not provide support for Linux operating systems as part of its standard service offerings. Users requiring assistance with Linux are advised to consult alternative support channels or departmental resources.} 

Approved Anti-Virus Software

	St. John's campus	Grenfell Campus	Marine Institute
Windows	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	Trend Micro Smart Protection Complete
Mac OS	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	Trend Micro Smart Protection Complete
Linux/Unix	Microsoft Defender for Endpoint	N/A	N/A

Approved Disk Encryption Software

	St. John's campus	Grenfell Campus	Marine Institute
Windows	Bitlocker*	Bitlocker*	Bitlocker
Mac OS	FileVault*	FileVault*	FileVault
Linux/Unix	Native encryption (no management)	N/A	N/A

*Encryption must be managed by Microsoft Intune.