diff --git a/salt/elastalert/config.sls b/salt/elastalert/config.sls
index 147666e6e..f75cbc1a4 100644
--- a/salt/elastalert/config.sls
+++ b/salt/elastalert/config.sls
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ elastalert:
     - gid: 933
     - home: /opt/so/conf/elastalert
     - createhome: False
+    - shell: /sbin/nologin
 
 elastalogdir:
   file.directory:
diff --git a/salt/elastic-fleet-package-registry/config.sls b/salt/elastic-fleet-package-registry/config.sls
index aa2872069..f49d9ba7b 100644
--- a/salt/elastic-fleet-package-registry/config.sls
+++ b/salt/elastic-fleet-package-registry/config.sls
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ elastic-agent-pr:
     - gid: 948
     - home: /opt/so/conf/elastic-fleet-pr
     - createhome: False
+    - shell: /sbin/nologin
 
 {% else %}
 
diff --git a/salt/elasticagent/config.sls b/salt/elasticagent/config.sls
index 63992b199..f572515eb 100644
--- a/salt/elasticagent/config.sls
+++ b/salt/elasticagent/config.sls
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ elastic-agent:
     - gid: 949
     - home: /opt/so/conf/elastic-agent
     - createhome: False
+    - shell: /sbin/nologin
 
 elasticagentconfdir:
   file.directory:
diff --git a/salt/elasticfleet/config.sls b/salt/elasticfleet/config.sls
index 59f052b7f..d5dc3595d 100644
--- a/salt/elasticfleet/config.sls
+++ b/salt/elasticfleet/config.sls
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ elastic-fleet:
     - gid: 947
     - home: /opt/so/conf/elastic-fleet
     - createhome: False
+    - shell: /sbin/nologin
 
 elasticfleet_sbin:
   file.recurse:
diff --git a/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-common b/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-common
index 855a28510..777e79921 100644
--- a/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-common
+++ b/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-common
@@ -30,6 +30,56 @@ fleet_api() {
     curl -sK /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/curl.config -L "localhost:5601/api/fleet/${QUERYPATH}" "$@" --retry 3 --retry-delay 10 --fail 2>/dev/null
 }
 
+elastic_fleet_require_agent_policy() {
+    local AGENT_POLICY=$1
+    local POLICY_JSON
+
+    if ! POLICY_JSON=$(fleet_api "agent_policies/$AGENT_POLICY") || [ -z "$POLICY_JSON" ]; then
+        echo "Error: Agent policy '$AGENT_POLICY' was not found or is not visible in the current Kibana space." >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if ! jq -e '.item.package_policies | type == "array"' <<<"$POLICY_JSON" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Error: Agent policy '$AGENT_POLICY' was not found or is not visible in the current Kibana space." >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    echo "$POLICY_JSON"
+}
+
+# Print the single active enrollment token for POLICY_ID.
+# Exit 1: retryable (API failure, invalid response, no active token)
+# Exit 2: multiple active tokens - Shouldn't get into this state without manual intervention
+elastic_fleet_active_enrollment_token() {
+    local POLICY_ID=$1
+    local RESP TOKEN_COUNT API_KEY
+
+    if ! RESP=$(fleet_api "enrollment_api_keys?perPage=100" -H 'kbn-xsrf: true' -H 'Content-Type: application/json'); then
+        echo "Error: Failed to retrieve enrollment tokens for agent policy '$POLICY_ID'." >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if ! jq -e '.list' <<<"$RESP" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "Error: Invalid enrollment token response for agent policy '$POLICY_ID'." >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    TOKEN_COUNT=$(jq --arg pid "$POLICY_ID" '[.list[] | select(.policy_id == $pid and .active == true)] | length' <<<"$RESP")
+
+    if [ "${TOKEN_COUNT:-0}" -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "Error: No active enrollment token found for agent policy '$POLICY_ID'." >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if [ "$TOKEN_COUNT" -gt 1 ]; then
+        echo "Error: Found $TOKEN_COUNT active enrollment tokens for agent policy '$POLICY_ID'; expected exactly one." >&2
+        return 2
+    fi
+
+    API_KEY=$(jq -r --arg pid "$POLICY_ID" '.list[] | select(.policy_id == $pid and .active == true) | .api_key' <<<"$RESP")
+    echo "$API_KEY"
+}
+
 # Max number of concurrent Fleet write jobs (create/update). Override via env if needed.
 MAX_FLEET_JOBS=${MAX_FLEET_JOBS:-10}
 
@@ -62,15 +112,7 @@ elastic_fleet_load_integrations_dir() {
     i=0
 
     # Fetch the agent policy a single time; we look up integration ids locally below.
-    if ! POLICY_JSON=$(fleet_api "agent_policies/$AGENT_POLICY"); then
-        echo "Error: Failed to retrieve agent policy '$AGENT_POLICY'."
-        rm -f "$FAIL_FILE"
-        rm -rf "$OUT_DIR"
-        return 1
-    fi
-
-    if ! jq -e '.item.package_policies' <<<"$POLICY_JSON" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-        echo "Error: Invalid agent policy response for '$AGENT_POLICY'."
+    if ! POLICY_JSON=$(elastic_fleet_require_agent_policy "$AGENT_POLICY"); then
         rm -f "$FAIL_FILE"
         rm -rf "$OUT_DIR"
         return 1
@@ -124,9 +166,15 @@ elastic_fleet_integration_check() {
 
     JSON_STRING=$2
 
-    NAME=$(jq -r .name $JSON_STRING)
+    NAME=$(jq -r .name "$JSON_STRING")
+    INTEGRATION_ID=""
 
-    INTEGRATION_ID=$(/usr/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-agent-policy-view "$AGENT_POLICY" | jq -r '.item.package_policies[] | select(.name=="'"$NAME"'") | .id')
+    local POLICY_JSON
+    if ! POLICY_JSON=$(elastic_fleet_require_agent_policy "$AGENT_POLICY"); then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    INTEGRATION_ID=$(jq -r --arg n "$NAME" '.item.package_policies[]? | select(.name==$n) | .id' <<<"$POLICY_JSON")
 
 }
 
@@ -148,7 +196,16 @@ elastic_fleet_integration_remove() {
 
     NAME=$2
 
-    INTEGRATION_ID=$(/usr/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-agent-policy-view "$AGENT_POLICY" | jq -r '.item.package_policies[] | select(.name=="'"$NAME"'") | .id')
+    local POLICY_JSON
+    if ! POLICY_JSON=$(elastic_fleet_require_agent_policy "$AGENT_POLICY"); then
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    INTEGRATION_ID=$(jq -r --arg n "$NAME" '.item.package_policies[]? | select(.name==$n) | .id' <<<"$POLICY_JSON")
+    if [ -z "$INTEGRATION_ID" ]; then
+        echo "Error: Integration '$NAME' was not found in agent policy '$AGENT_POLICY'." >&2
+        return 1
+    fi
 
     JSON_STRING=$( jq -n \
                     --arg INTEGRATIONID "$INTEGRATION_ID" \
diff --git a/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-integration-policy-elastic-defend b/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-integration-policy-elastic-defend
index d036f0d94..013a8089d 100755
--- a/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-integration-policy-elastic-defend
+++ b/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-integration-policy-elastic-defend
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ ERROR=false
 for INTEGRATION in /opt/so/conf/elastic-fleet/integrations/elastic-defend/*.json
 do
   printf "\n\nInitial Endpoints Policy - Loading $INTEGRATION\n"
-  elastic_fleet_integration_check "endpoints-initial" "$INTEGRATION"
+  if ! elastic_fleet_integration_check "endpoints-initial" "$INTEGRATION"; then
+    ERROR=true
+    continue
+  fi
   if [ -n "$INTEGRATION_ID" ]; then
       printf "\n\nIntegration $NAME exists - Upgrading integration policy\n"
       if ! elastic_fleet_integration_policy_upgrade "$INTEGRATION_ID"; then
diff --git a/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-integration-policy-elastic-fleet-server b/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-integration-policy-elastic-fleet-server
index caa684829..1a384b2aa 100644
--- a/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-integration-policy-elastic-fleet-server
+++ b/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-integration-policy-elastic-fleet-server
@@ -7,20 +7,35 @@
 . /usr/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-common
 
 # Get all the fleet policies
-json_output=$(curl -s -K /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/curl.config -L -X GET "localhost:5601/api/fleet/agent_policies" -H 'kbn-xsrf: true')
+if ! json_output=$(fleet_api "agent_policies" -H 'kbn-xsrf: true'); then
+    echo "Error: Failed to retrieve Fleet agent policies." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if ! jq -e '.items' <<<"$json_output" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    echo "Error: Invalid Fleet agent policies response." >&2
+    exit 1
+fi
 
 # Extract the IDs that start with "FleetServer_"
-POLICY=$(echo "$json_output" | jq -r '.items[] | select(.id | startswith("FleetServer_")) | .id')
+POLICY=$(jq -r '.items[] | select(.id | startswith("FleetServer_")) | .id' <<<"$json_output")
 
 # Iterate over each ID in the POLICY variable
 for POLICYNAME in $POLICY; do
     printf "\nUpdating Policy: $POLICYNAME\n"
 
-    # First get the Integration ID
-    INTEGRATION_ID=$(/usr/sbin/so-elastic-fleet-agent-policy-view "$POLICYNAME" | jq -r '.item.package_policies[] | select(.package.name == "fleet_server") | .id')  
+    if ! POLICY_JSON=$(elastic_fleet_require_agent_policy "$POLICYNAME"); then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    INTEGRATION_ID=$(jq -r '.item.package_policies[]? | select(.package.name == "fleet_server") | .id' <<<"$POLICY_JSON")
+    if [ -z "$INTEGRATION_ID" ]; then
+        echo "Error: fleet_server integration was not found in agent policy '$POLICYNAME'." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
 
     # Modify the default integration policy to update the policy_id and an with the correct naming
-	UPDATED_INTEGRATION_POLICY=$(jq --arg policy_id "$POLICYNAME" --arg name "fleet_server-$POLICYNAME" '
+    UPDATED_INTEGRATION_POLICY=$(jq --arg policy_id "$POLICYNAME" --arg name "fleet_server-$POLICYNAME" '
     .policy_id = $policy_id |
     .name = $name' /opt/so/conf/elastic-fleet/integrations/fleet-server/fleet-server.json)
 
diff --git a/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin_jinja/so-elastic-agent-gen-installers b/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin_jinja/so-elastic-agent-gen-installers
index de342657f..c457c6dc6 100755
--- a/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin_jinja/so-elastic-agent-gen-installers
+++ b/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin_jinja/so-elastic-agent-gen-installers
@@ -22,12 +22,19 @@ NUM_RUNNING=$(pgrep -cf "/bin/bash /sbin/so-elastic-agent-gen-installers")
 
 for i in {1..30}
 do
-   ENROLLMENTOKEN=$(curl -K /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/curl.config -L "localhost:5601/api/fleet/enrollment_api_keys?perPage=100" -H 'kbn-xsrf: true' -H 'Content-Type: application/json'  | jq .list | jq -r -c '.[] | select(.policy_id | contains("endpoints-initial")) | .api_key')
+   ENROLLMENTOKEN=$(elastic_fleet_active_enrollment_token "endpoints-initial")
+   TOKEN_RC=$?
+   if [ "$TOKEN_RC" -eq 2 ]; then
+     exit 1
+   fi
    FLEETHOST=$(curl -K /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch/curl.config 'http://localhost:5601/api/fleet/fleet_server_hosts/grid-default' | jq -r  '.item.host_urls[]' | paste -sd ',')
-if [[ $FLEETHOST ]] && [[  $ENROLLMENTOKEN ]]; then break; else sleep 10; fi
+   if [[ -n "$FLEETHOST" ]] && [[ -n "$ENROLLMENTOKEN" ]]; then
+     break
+   fi
+   sleep 10
 done
 
-if [[ -z $FLEETHOST ]] || [[ -z $ENROLLMENTOKEN ]]; then 
+if [[ -z "$FLEETHOST" ]] || [[ -z "$ENROLLMENTOKEN" ]]; then
   printf "\nFleet Host URL, Enrollment Token or Elastic Version empty - exiting..."
   printf "\nFleet Host: $FLEETHOST, Enrollment Token: $ENROLLMENTOKEN\n"
   exit 1
@@ -67,19 +74,25 @@ for GOOS in "${GOTARGETOS[@]}"; do
     GOARCH="amd64"
     if [[ $GOOS == 'darwin/arm64' ]]; then GOOS="darwin" && GOARCH="arm64"; fi
     printf "\n\n### Generating $GOOS/$GOARCH Installer...\n"
-    docker run -e CGO_ENABLED=0 -e GOOS=$GOOS -e GOARCH=$GOARCH \
+    if ! docker run -e CGO_ENABLED=0 -e GOOS=$GOOS -e GOARCH=$GOARCH \
     --mount type=bind,source=/etc/pki/tls/certs/,target=/workspace/files/cert/ \
     --mount type=bind,source=/nsm/elastic-agent-workspace/,target=/workspace/files/elastic-agent/ \
     --mount type=bind,source=/opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/elasticfleet/files/,target=/output/ \
-    {{ GLOBALS.registry_host }}:5000/{{ GLOBALS.image_repo }}/so-elastic-agent-builder:{{ GLOBALS.so_version }} go build -ldflags "-X main.fleetHostURLsList=$FLEETHOST -X main.enrollmentToken=$ENROLLMENTOKEN"  -o /output/so-elastic-agent_${GOOS}_${GOARCH}
+    {{ GLOBALS.registry_host }}:5000/{{ GLOBALS.image_repo }}/so-elastic-agent-builder:{{ GLOBALS.so_version }} go build -ldflags "-X main.fleetHostURLsList=$FLEETHOST -X main.enrollmentToken=$ENROLLMENTOKEN"  -o /output/so-elastic-agent_${GOOS}_${GOARCH}; then
+        printf "\n### ERROR: Failed to generate $GOOS/$GOARCH installer. Exiting...\n"
+        exit 1
+    fi
     printf "\n### $GOOS/$GOARCH Installer Generated...\n"
 done
 
 printf "\n\n### Generating MSI...\n"
 cp /opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/elasticfleet/files/so-elastic-agent_windows_amd64 /opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/elasticfleet/files/so-elastic-agent_windows_amd64.exe
-docker run \
+if ! docker run \
 --mount type=bind,source=/opt/so/saltstack/local/salt/elasticfleet/files/,target=/output/ -w /output \
-{{ GLOBALS.registry_host }}:5000/{{ GLOBALS.image_repo }}/so-elastic-agent-builder:{{ GLOBALS.so_version }} wixl -o so-elastic-agent_windows_amd64_msi --arch x64 /workspace/so-elastic-agent.wxs
+{{ GLOBALS.registry_host }}:5000/{{ GLOBALS.image_repo }}/so-elastic-agent-builder:{{ GLOBALS.so_version }} wixl -o so-elastic-agent_windows_amd64_msi --arch x64 /workspace/so-elastic-agent.wxs; then
+    printf "\n### ERROR: Failed to generate MSI. Exiting...\n"
+    exit 1
+fi
 printf "\n### MSI Generated...\n"
 
 # Verify installers were created
diff --git a/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin_jinja/so-elastic-fleet-setup b/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin_jinja/so-elastic-fleet-setup
index 22e0c7554..77c45c16e 100755
--- a/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin_jinja/so-elastic-fleet-setup
+++ b/salt/elasticfleet/tools/sbin_jinja/so-elastic-fleet-setup
@@ -202,26 +202,9 @@ fi
 ### Finalization ###
 
 # Query for Enrollment Tokens for default policies
-if ENDPOINTSENROLLMENTOKEN_RAW=$(fleet_api "enrollment_api_keys" -H 'kbn-xsrf: true' -H 'Content-Type: application/json'); then
-    ENDPOINTSENROLLMENTOKEN=$(echo "$ENDPOINTSENROLLMENTOKEN_RAW" | jq .list | jq -r -c '.[] | select(.policy_id | contains("endpoints-initial")) | .api_key')
-else
-    echo -e "\nFailed to query for Endpoints enrollment token"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-if GRIDNODESENROLLMENTOKENGENERAL_RAW=$(fleet_api "enrollment_api_keys" -H 'kbn-xsrf: true' -H 'Content-Type: application/json'); then
-    GRIDNODESENROLLMENTOKENGENERAL=$(echo "$GRIDNODESENROLLMENTOKENGENERAL_RAW" | jq .list | jq -r -c '.[] | select(.policy_id | contains("so-grid-nodes_general")) | .api_key')
-else
-    echo -e "\nFailed to query for Grid nodes - General enrollment token"
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-if GRIDNODESENROLLMENTOKENHEAVY_RAW=$(fleet_api "enrollment_api_keys" -H 'kbn-xsrf: true' -H 'Content-Type: application/json'); then
-    GRIDNODESENROLLMENTOKENHEAVY=$(echo "$GRIDNODESENROLLMENTOKENHEAVY_RAW" | jq .list | jq -r -c '.[] | select(.policy_id | contains("so-grid-nodes_heavy")) | .api_key')
-else
-    echo -e "\nFailed to query for Grid nodes - Heavy enrollment token"
-    exit 1
-fi
+ENDPOINTSENROLLMENTOKEN=$(elastic_fleet_active_enrollment_token "endpoints-initial") || exit 1
+GRIDNODESENROLLMENTOKENGENERAL=$(elastic_fleet_active_enrollment_token "so-grid-nodes_general") || exit 1
+GRIDNODESENROLLMENTOKENHEAVY=$(elastic_fleet_active_enrollment_token "so-grid-nodes_heavy") || exit 1
 
 # Store needed data in minion pillar
 pillar_file=/opt/so/saltstack/local/pillar/minions/{{ GLOBALS.minion_id }}.sls
diff --git a/salt/elasticsearch/config.sls b/salt/elasticsearch/config.sls
index 5c1645ca6..d7a5c0439 100644
--- a/salt/elasticsearch/config.sls
+++ b/salt/elasticsearch/config.sls
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ elasticsearch:
     - gid: 930
     - home: /opt/so/conf/elasticsearch
     - createhome: False
+    - shell: /sbin/nologin
 
 elasticsearch_sbin:
   file.recurse:
diff --git a/salt/kafka/config.sls b/salt/kafka/config.sls
index 6a7c30c94..10caf8ec5 100644
--- a/salt/kafka/config.sls
+++ b/salt/kafka/config.sls
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ kafka_user:
     - gid: 960
     - home: /opt/so/conf/kafka
     - createhome: False
+    - shell: /sbin/nologin
 
 kafka_home_dir:
   file.absent:
diff --git a/salt/kibana/config.sls b/salt/kibana/config.sls
index bc4e5f431..4638f8b75 100644
--- a/salt/kibana/config.sls
+++ b/salt/kibana/config.sls
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ kibana:
     - gid: 932
     - home: /opt/so/conf/kibana
     - createhome: False
+    - shell: /sbin/nologin
 
 # Drop the correct nginx config based on role
 
diff --git a/salt/kratos/config.sls b/salt/kratos/config.sls
index 622522e0b..d9a963920 100644
--- a/salt/kratos/config.sls
+++ b/salt/kratos/config.sls
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ kratos:
     - uid: 928
     - gid: 928
     - home: /opt/so/conf/kratos
+    - shell: /sbin/nologin
 
 kratosdir:
   file.directory:
diff --git a/salt/logstash/config.sls b/salt/logstash/config.sls
index 7a09349fc..bbd5bf041 100644
--- a/salt/logstash/config.sls
+++ b/salt/logstash/config.sls
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ logstash:
     - uid: 931
     - gid: 931
     - home: /opt/so/conf/logstash
+    - shell: /sbin/nologin
 
 logstash_sbin:
   file.recurse:
diff --git a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
index 641ac4d58..adb19833e 100644
--- a/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
+++ b/salt/soc/soc_soc.yaml
@@ -839,6 +839,7 @@ soc:
                 - gemini
                 - openai_responses
                 - openai_chat
+                - openai_embeddings
             - field: apiUrl
               label: API URL
               required: False
diff --git a/salt/suricata/config.sls b/salt/suricata/config.sls
index dd228ef31..9b78f8907 100644
--- a/salt/suricata/config.sls
+++ b/salt/suricata/config.sls
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ suricata:
     - gid: 940
     - home: /nsm/suricata
     - createhome: False
+    - shell: /sbin/nologin
 
 socoregroupwithsuricata:
   group.present:
diff --git a/salt/zeek/config.sls b/salt/zeek/config.sls
index 17a495010..ccf51a3f6 100644
--- a/salt/zeek/config.sls
+++ b/salt/zeek/config.sls
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ zeek:
     - gid: 937
     - home: /opt/so/conf/zeek
     - createhome: False
+    - shell: /sbin/nologin
 
 # Create some directories
 zeekpolicydir: