Which configuration management tool uses TCP port 22 by default to communicate with managed nodes?
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Correct answer: Ansible.
Why this is the answer
Ansible uses SSH (Secure Shell) for communication with managed nodes, and SSH operates on TCP port 22 by default. This makes Ansible agentless, as it leverages existing SSH daemons on target systems. Python is a programming language, not a configuration management tool itself, although it can be used to write such tools. Puppet and Chef are configuration management tools, but they typically use their own agents and communication protocols, not SSH on port 22 for their primary agent-to-master communication. Puppet uses TCP port 8140, and Chef uses TCP port 443 for agent-to-server communication.
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