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title: Notifications
description: AM sends the following notifications to Java Agent through WebSockets:
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# Notifications

AM sends the following notifications to Java Agent through WebSockets:

* Configuration notifications

  When the administrator makes a change to an agent configuration property, AM sends a notification to the agent. The agent flushes the configuration cache, and rereads the agent profile from AM. For more information about the cache, refer to [Configuration cache](../user-guide/caching.html#configuration-cache).

  Configuration notifications apply when you store the agent profile in AM's configuration data store. For information, refer to [Enable Notifications of Agent Configuration Change](../properties-reference/org.forgerock.agents.config.change.notifications.enabled.html).

* Session notifications

  When a client logs out, or a CTS-based session expires, AM sends a notification to the agent to remove that entry from the session cache. For information, refer to [Enable Notification of Session Logout](../properties-reference/org.forgerock.agents.session.change.notifications.enabled.html). For more information about the cache, refer to [Session Cache](../user-guide/caching.html#session-cache).

* Policy notifications

  When an administrator changes a policy, AM sends a notification to the agent to flush the policy cache. For information, refer to [Enable Notification of Policy Changes](../properties-reference/org.forgerock.agents.policy.change.notifications.enabled.html). For more information about the cache, refer to [Policy Cache](../user-guide/caching.html#policy-cache).

Notifications are enabled by default. To disable notifications, unsubscribe separately to each type of notification. If [Autonomous mode](../properties-reference/org.forgerock.agents.fallback.mode.enabled.html) is `true`, notifications and many other features are automatically disabled.

In configurations with load balancers and reverse proxies, make sure that the load balancers and reverse proxies support WebSockets.

For more information about properties that configure notifications, refer to [Notifications](../properties-reference/preface.html#authentication_failure) in the *Properties reference*.