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Deploy Software Agents on Workloads Frequently Asked Questions Agent To Cluster Communications Types of connections

Last updated: Jun 09, 2025

Types of connections

  • WSS: Persistent socket connection over port 443 to the cluster

  • Check in: A HTTPS call to the cluster every 15-20 minutes to check for current configurations, check for updates and to update the active state of the agent to the cluster. This also reports upgrade failures.

  • Flow export: Persistent SSL connection over port 443 (TaaS) or 5640 (On-premise) to send flow metadata to the cluster

  • Enforcement: Persistent SSL connection over port 443 (Taas) or 5660 (On-premise) to pull in enforcement policies and report enforcement state

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