1. A method for providing security for a set of configuration files corresponding to a remote monitoring application, the method comprising: accessing a server configured to store the set of configuration files, the server also being configured to receive a connection request, over a network, from an agent having the remote monitoring application, generate an encryption key in response to receiving the connection request, transmit the encryption key, over the network, to the agent, encrypt the set of configuration files according to an encryption algorithm and the encryption key, and transmit the encrypted set of configuration files to the agent.