Pulse Secure Mobile and Pulse Secure Desktop has a lot of different features available across a range of platforms. The purpose of this article is to provide some clarity into which features are available on which platform. It is a high-level feature brief.
Problem or Goal
Which Pulse Secure Mobile and Pulse Secure Desktop features are supported on my platform?
Cause
Solution
Note: This article is accurate as of Pulse Secure Desktop for Windows 5.1, Pulse Secure Desktop for Mac 5.1, Pulse Secure Mobile or iOS 5.2, and Pulse Secure Mobile for Android 5.2.
Feature
Windows
Mac OS X
iOS
Android
PCS ESP
Y
Y
Y
Y
PCS SSL
Y
Y
Y
Y
PCS SAM client
Y
N
N
N
PPS Source IP
Y
Y
N
N
PPS IPSEC SOS
Y
N
N
N
PPS IPSEC SRX
Y
N
N
N
PPS 802.1x
Y
N
N
N
Coordinated Threat Control (CTC) Messages
Y
N
N
N
Pulse Collaboration Integration
Y
N
Y
N
Secondary Authentication
Y
Y
Y
Y
Location Awareness
Y
Y
N
N
Session Migration
Y
Y
N
N
Wireless Suppression
Y
N
N
N
Machine Authentication
Y
N
N
N
Certificates from smart cards
Y
Y
Y
Y
Integrated Soft Token support
Y
N
Y
Y
FIPS
Y
N
Y
Y
PCS/PPS based install
Y
Y
N
N
PCS/PPS based update config
Y
Y
N
N
PCS IVS support
N
N
N
N
Custom Sign-in Pages
Y
Y
Y
Y
Pre-Post login notifications
Y
Y
Y
Y
Host Checking
Y
Y
Y
Y
Enhanced Endpoint Security (EES)
Y
N
N
N
Predefined Host Check Policies
Y
Y
N
N
Shavlik Patch Management (deprecated in PCS 8.1 & Pulse 5.1)
