---
title: Agent management functionality (Beta)
summary: null
url: >-
  https://www.fastly.com/documentation/reference/changes/2022/12/agent-management-functionality-beta
---

We've expanded our agent management functionality to include:

- a service that automatically updates agent versions.
- a plugin for HashiCorp Vault that stores and rotates agent keys.

When the [agent auto-update service is enabled](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/setup-and-configuration/agent-management/upgrading-an-agent/#working-with-the-agent-auto-update-service), the service checks the [Signal Sciences package downloads site](https://dl.signalsciences.net/?prefix=sigsci-agent/) for a new version of the agent and updates the agent when a new version is available. By default, the check for a new version is performed on the second Thursday of the month. The agent auto-update service is only compatible with agents on Debian 8 or higher, Red Hat CentOS 7 or higher, and Ubuntu 18.04 or higher.

With the [Signal Sciences plugin for HashiCorp Vault](https://www.fastly.com/documentation/guides/next-gen-waf/setup-and-configuration/agent-management/hashicorp-vault), you can use Vault to store and rotate the Agent Access Key and Agent Secret Key for your site. Vault is an identity-based secrets and encryption management system.

These features are now available for all Signal Sciences customers as part of a [beta release](https://docs.fastly.com/products/fastly-product-lifecycle#beta).