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title: Configuring Mutual TLS
description: To use Mutual TLS (mTLS) for Admin API authentication, import a client TLS key pair.
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revdate: June 20, 2024
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# Configuring Mutual TLS

To use Mutual TLS (mTLS) for Admin API authentication, import a client TLS key pair.

## Steps

1. Select the **Security** tab, expand the menu, and select **Client TLS Key Pair**.

   ![A screen capture of the Client TLS Key Pair page.](_images/tpq1718915477305.jpg)

2. Click **Import Key Pair**.

3. On the **Import Key Pair** window, click **Choose PKCS12 File** and select the `.p12` file to upload it.

4. In the **File Password** field, enter the password to the keystore file.

5. In the **Alias** field, specify the alias of the certificate in the keystore file that you want to use, if required.

6. In the **Key Password** field, enter the password for the selected certificate if the PKCS12 file requires a separate password for the key.

7. Click **Import**.