# Hardware Requirements A physical or virtual machine (preferred) endpoint with the golden image of the system is required, it must be behind all the cybersecurity controls that the company or organization requires to evaluate; any type of virtualization is supported if the tests are run directly on the operating system. The endpoint with a functional operating system must have the following characteristics: MINIMUM: * Requires a processor and a 32-bit operating system. * Processor: Intel Pentium or equivalent. * Memory: 4 GB RAM. * Storage: 500 MB of available space. RECOMMENDED: * Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system. * Processor: Intel Core or equivalent/superior. * Memory: 8 GB RAM. * Storage: 1 GB of available space. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.reveald.com/technical-documentation/admin-guides/epiphany-validation-engine-users-guide/chapter-2-eve-endpoint/hardware-requirements.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.