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# Beacon TCP

The "Beacon TCP" uses a TCP socket to communicate through a parent Beacon agent. This peer-to-\
peer communication works with Beacons on the same host and across the network.

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* **Bind port —** Default TCP Beacon listen port
* **Prepend data —** Prepend header to TCP Beacon messages
* **Enctyption key —** Communication channel encryption key