Wazuh agent enrollment

Wazuh agent enrollment is the process of registering a Wazuh agent to a Wazuh manager. This enrollment allows the Wazuh agents to communicate securely with the Wazuh manager and become authorized members of the Wazuh security platform.

The Wazuh agent enrollment process allows:

• The Wazuh manager to enroll Wazuh agents and generate unique client keys for them.

• The use of the client key to encrypt communication between the Wazuh agent and the Wazuh manager.

• The validation of the identity of the Wazuh agents communicating with the Wazuh manager.

• The Wazuh agent to collect security information from the monitored endpoint and send it to the Wazuh manager for analysis.

Learn about the different enrollment options and additional information needed for Wazuh agent enrollment in the sections below.