Which ports must be accessible by the agent for operation?

• A. Network Requirements
• B. Client Ports 80 and 443
• C. Access to ports 80 and 443 needed
• D. Security Requirements

Answer: (C)

Agents must be able to reach the management server over standard web ports to operate. The agent needs to pull updates, fetch policies, and report telemetry, so having access to the server on those ports is essential. Port 443 provides encrypted HTTPS transport, the common method for secure management traffic. Port 80 can be used for initial connections or non-secure traffic in environments where TLS is terminated elsewhere, and it helps in scenarios with proxies or special routing. Therefore, stating that access to ports 80 and 443 is needed captures the exact requirement for the agent to function. The other options are too vague or misdirected: a generic network requirement phrase doesn’t specify which ports, and security requirements focus on protection rather than connectivity. The phrasing about client ports is close but less precise than explicitly saying access to those ports is needed.