Endpoint Security Clients are essential components of the Harmony Endpoint solution, installed on end-user devices such as desktops and laptops to provide security features and maintain communication with the centralized management infrastructure. TheCP_R81.20_Harmony_Endpoint_Server_AdminGuide.pdfclearly defines their composition and functionality.
Onpage 19, under the section "Endpoint Security Client," the document states:
"The Endpoint Security client is available on Windows and Mac. These are the Endpoint Security components that are available on Windows:"
This is followed by a table onpage 20listing components such as Compliance, Anti-Malware, Full Disk Encryption, and others, indicating that the client includes various security capabilities. However, the structural definition of the client is further clarified onpage 24, under "Endpoint Security Clients":
"Application installed on end-user computers to monitor security status and enforce security policies."
This description highlights that the client encompasses security software capabilities. Additionally, onpage 27, under "Client to Server Communication," the guide elaborates:
"The client is always the initiator of the connections. Most communication is over HTTPS (TCP/443), including Policy downloads and Heartbeat."
This confirms that the client includes a device agent responsible for communication with the Endpoint Security Management Server, acting as a container for the security capabilities (e.g., Anti-Malware, Full Disk Encryption) and facilitating policy enforcement and status updates. Thus,Option Aaccurately captures this dual role: "Endpoint security software Capabilities" (the security components) and "a device agent" (the communication layer) that interacts with the server.
The other options do not align with the documentation:
Option B: Describes a GUI client for management, which aligns more with SmartEndpoint (seepage 24, item 3), not the Endpoint Security Client installed on end-user devices.
Option C: Suggests a GUI within the client for managing policies, but policy management is centralized via SmartEndpoint or the Web Management Console, not the client itself (seepage 19).
Option D: Implies local policy management, which contradicts the centralized architecture where policies are downloaded from the server (seepage 27).
[References:, CP_R81.20_Harmony_Endpoint_Server_AdminGuide.pdf, Page 19: "Endpoint Security Client" (client components)., CP_R81.20_Harmony_Endpoint_Server_AdminGuide.pdf, Page 24: "Endpoint Security Clients" (client purpose)., CP_R81.20_Harmony_Endpoint_Server_AdminGuide.pdf, Page 27: "Client to Server Communication" (client communication role)., ]
