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Sophos RMS
Sophos Remote Management System (RMS) allows administrators to remotely manage, update, and monitor Sophos security products across an enterprise. It leverages a proprietary communication protocol to facilitate command delivery, status reporting, and policy update enforcement between endpoint agents and the management console..
Sophos Remote Management System (RMS) is an integral component of many Sophos endpoint security installations. It serves as a communication layer between the Sophos Enterprise Console (SEC) and endpoint computers, enabling centralized management through push commands, status monitoring, and deployment coordination over TCP port 8192. This proprietary protocol ensures streamlined administrative workflows within a distributed security environment.
RMS consists of two primary services on endpoints: the Remote Management System (RMS) router and the agent. The router connects to the management server and routes commands to the agent, which then executes required actions such as policy updates or event reporting. The communication is typically over TCP, with optional SSL/TLS encryption in some deployments, although encryption is not always enforced.
The design facilitates scalability—hundreds or thousands of endpoints can be simultaneously monitored and managed. This architecture supports real-time alerts, bulk actions, and policy synchronization, making Sophos RMS an essential mechanism in managing enterprise security infrastructure effectively.