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All Clinic students are required to meet a University System-Standard security posture in order to perform their Clinic work. Below are links to University created and maintained links which host download links and instructions for all required applications.
- Cortex XDR (Antivirus and Antimalware)
- Clearpass OnGuard (Posture assessment tool)
- Palo Alto Global Protect (VPN for remote connection)
In addition to the software, all student laptops must comply with the encryption and firewall standard, and meet or exceed the minimum hardware and OS standards listed below.
- Full Disk Encryption
- System Firewall
ExamSoft is an exam software that is used within the College of Law and is required for exam taking.
Minimum System Requirements: https://examsoft.com/resources/examplify-minimum-system-requirements/
For further information or assistance with this software, please contact lawit@unl.edu or 402-472-3206 (Voicemails are sent to all Law I.T. staff.)
Microsoft Windows 10/11 PC hardware requirements:
| Minimum Required Specs | Recommended Specs | |
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8th Gen or newer AMD Ryzen 5 3rd Gen or newer | Intel Core i7/i9 11th Gen or newer AMD Ryzen 7/9 5th Gen or newer |
| RAM | 16GB RAM | 16GB DDR4/DDR5 RAM |
| Storage | SSD, 512GB storage | High speed SSD (M.2, NVMe, high-performance SATA), 512GB storage |
All Windows laptops must be running Windows 10 or 11 Pro, update 22H2 or newer. Note that Windows 10 and 11 Home versions may not support Full Disc Encryption.
Apple MacBook Pro/MacBook Air* hardware requirements:
| Minimum Required Specs | Recommended Specs | |
| CPU | Intel Core i5/i7, Apple Silicon M1 | Apple Silicon M1 Pro/M1 Max, Apple Silicon M2/M2 Pro/M2 Max |
| RAM | 16GB RAM | 16GB DDR4 RAM |
| Storage | SSD, 256 GB storage | High speed SSD (M.2, NVMe, high-performance SATA), 512GB storage |
*Due to performance limitations, Macbook Airs are not recommended. Macbook Air users can expect lag, slowdowns, and issues with multitasking.
All Mac laptops must be running Sequioa, Sonoma, or Ventura, each of which have a different minimum OS update standard. Note that the release of Sequioa has deprecated Monterey. Students running Monterey will need to upgrade in order to be in alignment.
In addition, because our Law Clinic students are required to align with Medium-Risk security posture, Windows 10 and 11 Pro are a requirement, as home does not satisfactorily allow users to enable Bitlocker.