diff --git a/patches/nginx-1.11.2-privileged_agent_process.patch b/patches/nginx-1.11.2-privileged_agent_process.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d8b21b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/nginx-1.11.2-privileged_agent_process.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+diff --git a/src/core/nginx.c b/src/core/nginx.c
+index 60f8fe7..4bd244b 100644
+--- a/src/core/nginx.c
++++ b/src/core/nginx.c
+@@ -981,6 +981,7 @@ ngx_core_module_create_conf(ngx_cycle_t *cycle)
+ 
+     ccf->daemon = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
+     ccf->master = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
++    ccf->privileged_agent = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
+     ccf->timer_resolution = NGX_CONF_UNSET_MSEC;
+ 
+     ccf->worker_processes = NGX_CONF_UNSET;
+@@ -1009,6 +1010,7 @@ ngx_core_module_init_conf(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, void *conf)
+ 
+     ngx_conf_init_value(ccf->daemon, 1);
+     ngx_conf_init_value(ccf->master, 1);
++    ngx_conf_init_value(ccf->privileged_agent, 0);
+     ngx_conf_init_msec_value(ccf->timer_resolution, 0);
+ 
+     ngx_conf_init_value(ccf->worker_processes, 1);
+diff --git a/src/core/ngx_cycle.h b/src/core/ngx_cycle.h
+index c51b7ff..3261f90 100644
+--- a/src/core/ngx_cycle.h
++++ b/src/core/ngx_cycle.h
+@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
+ #define NGX_DEBUG_POINTS_ABORT  2
+ 
+ 
++#define HAVE_PRIVILEGED_PROCESS_PATCH   1
++
++
+ typedef struct ngx_shm_zone_s  ngx_shm_zone_t;
+ 
+ typedef ngx_int_t (*ngx_shm_zone_init_pt) (ngx_shm_zone_t *zone, void *data);
+@@ -81,6 +84,7 @@ struct ngx_cycle_s {
+ typedef struct {
+     ngx_flag_t                daemon;
+     ngx_flag_t                master;
++    ngx_flag_t                privileged_agent;
+ 
+     ngx_msec_t                timer_resolution;
+ 
+diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
+index 3ead164..2b3f8df 100644
+--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
++++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.c
+@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ static void ngx_start_worker_processes(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_int_t n,
+     ngx_int_t type);
+ static void ngx_start_cache_manager_processes(ngx_cycle_t *cycle,
+     ngx_uint_t respawn);
++static void ngx_start_privileged_agent_processes(ngx_cycle_t *cycle,
++    ngx_uint_t respawn);
+ static void ngx_pass_open_channel(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_channel_t *ch);
+ static void ngx_signal_worker_processes(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, int signo);
+ static ngx_uint_t ngx_reap_children(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);
+@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ static void ngx_worker_process_init(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_int_t worker);
+ static void ngx_worker_process_exit(ngx_cycle_t *cycle);
+ static void ngx_channel_handler(ngx_event_t *ev);
+ static void ngx_cache_manager_process_cycle(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, void *data);
++static void ngx_privileged_agent_process_cycle(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, void *data);
+ static void ngx_cache_manager_process_handler(ngx_event_t *ev);
+ static void ngx_cache_loader_process_handler(ngx_event_t *ev);
+ 
+@@ -51,6 +54,8 @@ sig_atomic_t  ngx_noaccept;
+ ngx_uint_t    ngx_noaccepting;
+ ngx_uint_t    ngx_restart;
+ 
++ngx_uint_t    ngx_is_privileged_agent;
++
+ 
+ static u_char  master_process[] = "master process";
+ 
+@@ -130,6 +135,7 @@ ngx_master_process_cycle(ngx_cycle_t *cycle)
+     ngx_start_worker_processes(cycle, ccf->worker_processes,
+                                NGX_PROCESS_RESPAWN);
+     ngx_start_cache_manager_processes(cycle, 0);
++    ngx_start_privileged_agent_processes(cycle, 0);
+ 
+     ngx_new_binary = 0;
+     delay = 0;
+@@ -224,6 +230,7 @@ ngx_master_process_cycle(ngx_cycle_t *cycle)
+                 ngx_start_worker_processes(cycle, ccf->worker_processes,
+                                            NGX_PROCESS_RESPAWN);
+                 ngx_start_cache_manager_processes(cycle, 0);
++                ngx_start_privileged_agent_processes(cycle, 0);
+                 ngx_noaccepting = 0;
+ 
+                 continue;
+@@ -243,6 +250,7 @@ ngx_master_process_cycle(ngx_cycle_t *cycle)
+             ngx_start_worker_processes(cycle, ccf->worker_processes,
+                                        NGX_PROCESS_JUST_RESPAWN);
+             ngx_start_cache_manager_processes(cycle, 1);
++            ngx_start_privileged_agent_processes(cycle, 1);
+ 
+             /* allow new processes to start */
+             ngx_msleep(100);
+@@ -257,6 +265,7 @@ ngx_master_process_cycle(ngx_cycle_t *cycle)
+             ngx_start_worker_processes(cycle, ccf->worker_processes,
+                                        NGX_PROCESS_RESPAWN);
+             ngx_start_cache_manager_processes(cycle, 0);
++            ngx_start_privileged_agent_processes(cycle, 0);
+             live = 1;
+         }
+ 
+@@ -424,6 +433,34 @@ ngx_start_cache_manager_processes(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_uint_t respawn)
+ 
+ 
+ static void
++ngx_start_privileged_agent_processes(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_uint_t respawn)
++{
++    ngx_channel_t          ch;
++    ngx_core_conf_t       *ccf;
++
++    ccf = (ngx_core_conf_t *) ngx_get_conf(cycle->conf_ctx,
++                                           ngx_core_module);
++
++    if (!ccf->privileged_agent) {
++        return;
++    }
++
++    ngx_spawn_process(cycle, ngx_privileged_agent_process_cycle,
++                      "privileged agent process", "privileged agent process",
++                      respawn ? NGX_PROCESS_JUST_RESPAWN : NGX_PROCESS_RESPAWN);
++
++    ngx_memzero(&ch, sizeof(ngx_channel_t));
++
++    ch.command = NGX_CMD_OPEN_CHANNEL;
++    ch.pid = ngx_processes[ngx_process_slot].pid;
++    ch.slot = ngx_process_slot;
++    ch.fd = ngx_processes[ngx_process_slot].channel[0];
++
++    ngx_pass_open_channel(cycle, &ch);
++}
++
++
++static void
+ ngx_pass_open_channel(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_channel_t *ch)
+ {
+     ngx_int_t  i;
+@@ -827,7 +864,10 @@ ngx_worker_process_init(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, ngx_int_t worker)
+         }
+     }
+ 
+-    if (geteuid() == 0) {
++    /*
++     * privileged agent process has the same permission as master process
++     */
++    if (!ngx_is_privileged_agent && geteuid() == 0) {
+         if (setgid(ccf->group) == -1) {
+             ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_EMERG, cycle->log, ngx_errno,
+                           "setgid(%d) failed", ccf->group);
+@@ -1144,6 +1184,44 @@ ngx_cache_manager_process_cycle(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, void *data)
+ 
+ 
+ static void
++ngx_privileged_agent_process_cycle(ngx_cycle_t *cycle, void *data)
++{
++    char   *name = data;
++
++    /*
++     * Set correct process type since closing listening Unix domain socket
++     * in a master process also removes the Unix domain socket file.
++     */
++    ngx_process = NGX_PROCESS_HELPER;
++    ngx_is_privileged_agent = 1;
++
++    ngx_close_listening_sockets(cycle);
++
++    ngx_worker_process_init(cycle, -1);
++
++    ngx_use_accept_mutex = 0;
++
++    ngx_setproctitle(name);
++
++    for ( ;; ) {
++
++        if (ngx_terminate || ngx_quit) {
++            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_NOTICE, cycle->log, 0, "exiting");
++            ngx_worker_process_exit(cycle);
++        }
++
++        if (ngx_reopen) {
++            ngx_reopen = 0;
++            ngx_log_error(NGX_LOG_NOTICE, cycle->log, 0, "reopening logs");
++            ngx_reopen_files(cycle, -1);
++        }
++
++        ngx_process_events_and_timers(cycle);
++    }
++}
++
++
++static void
+ ngx_cache_manager_process_handler(ngx_event_t *ev)
+ {
+     time_t        next, n;
+diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.h b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.h
+index 69495d5..5149396 100644
+--- a/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.h
++++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_process_cycle.h
+@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ extern ngx_pid_t       ngx_new_binary;
+ extern ngx_uint_t      ngx_inherited;
+ extern ngx_uint_t      ngx_daemonized;
+ extern ngx_uint_t      ngx_exiting;
++extern ngx_uint_t      ngx_is_privileged_agent;
+ 
+ extern sig_atomic_t    ngx_reap;
+ extern sig_atomic_t    ngx_sigio;
diff --git a/util/mirror-tarballs b/util/mirror-tarballs
index 2da01f1..263b5b4 100755
--- a/util/mirror-tarballs
+++ b/util/mirror-tarballs
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ else
     fi
 fi
 
+echo "$info_txt applying the privileged-agent-process patch"
+patch -p1 < $root/patches/nginx-$main_ver-privileged_agent_process.patch || exit 1
+echo
+
 echo "$info_txt applying the upstream-pipelining patch for nginx"
 patch -p1 < $root/patches/nginx-$main_ver-upstream_pipelining.patch || exit 1
 echo
diff --git a/util/ver b/util/ver
index 9aacdfe..82a0432 100755
--- a/util/ver
+++ b/util/ver
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 main_ver=1.11.2
-minor_ver=3
+minor_ver=4rc0
 version=$main_ver.$minor_ver
 echo $version