EDR - Download and Install Microsoft Defender for Linux Onboarding Package

Read the instructions below to learn how to download and install the Defender for Endpoint Onboarding Package for Linux. An IdentiKey is required for downloading the Onboarding Package. No product key is required.

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EDR – Microsoft Defender for Endpoint - Linux

Step 1

Download the Linux Defender ATP Onboarding Package. You will be prompted to login with your IdentiKey username and password.

Step 2

Open a terminal window and navigate to the download location (e.g. ‘cd ~/Downloads’)

Step 3

Unzip the LinuxDefenderATPOnboardingPackage.zip file

Step 4

Change the permissions to allow the package contents to execute:
chmod 755 mde_installer.sh MicrosoftDefenderATPOnboardingLinux.py

Step 5

Run the installer script along with the onboarding specifications:
sudo ./mde_installer.sh -i -o MicrosoftDefenderATPOnboardingLinux.py

Step 6

Ensure real time protection is enabled:
sudo mdatp config real-time-protection --value enabled