Carbon Black Cloud: Can the sensor be forced to use an alternative port for network communication?

Products

• Carbon Black Cloud Endpoint Standard (formerly Cb Defense)

Issue/Introduction

Can the Carbon Black Cloud sensor be forced to use an alternative port for backend communication?

Environment

• Carbon Black Cloud Web Console: All Versions
• Carbon Black Cloud Sensor: All Versions

Resolution

There is not currently a way to configure what port the sensor uses for communication with the backend. By default, it will utilize Port 443 to establish a connection. If 443 fails, it will attempt the connection over 54443 instead.