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An application that uses the SessionController does not itself setup a socket to it, and send data back and forth, but it instead uses the Agent, which then keeps the connection to a SessionController, as well as caching sessions, to minimize network traffic.

Clustering

A PortalProtect Ceptor Agent is connected to one, and only one Configuration Server at a time, and it is also connected to only one Session Controller at a time.

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