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title: Additional mechanisms for securing communication
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# Additional mechanisms for securing communication

TLS provides a strong way to ensure that unauthorized observers aren't able to interpret the network communication to and from the PingDirectory server.

It also includes a trust mechanism to help clients ensure that they are communicating with a legitimate server and not an impostor. However, there are additional steps you can take to secure network communication.