Which protocol is used for secure communication between agents and the ePO server?

• A. SPIPE
• B. HTTPS
• C. SSH
• D. TLS

Answer: (A)

The key idea is that McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator uses a dedicated protocol for the secure, ongoing communication between agents and the server. That channel is SPIPE, a purpose-built protocol designed to handle agent data exchanges—like policy updates, inventory, and tasks—while ensuring security and reliability within the ePO environment. HTTPS, SSH, and TLS are general-purpose or separate technologies used for different kinds of secure communications, but they are not the primary protocol used for the agent-to-server channel in ePO. SPIPE provides the specific, built-for-ePO secure communications path that agents rely on to stay synchronized with the server.