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Deploying an Agent

Stand up a StrikeOps agent host, the assumed-breach foothold your engagements run from. Pick one of three deployment paths, choose a transport, and assign the host to an engagement.

Intermediate4 min readassociate streamUpdated Sat Aug 01 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Part ofStrikeOps Operator Onboarding

Learning objectives

  • Explain what a StrikeOps agent is and why it is an outbound-only foothold
  • Choose between the three deployment paths (Add agent, Enroll fleet, Launch VM)
  • Compare the Tailnet and Public mTLS transports and when each applies
  • Assign an enrolled host to an engagement and read its health signals

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  • The full Operating StrikeOps track
  • Deploy agents, run engagements, and report with the platform
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