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title: Enabling TLS in the PingDirectory server
description: Enable TLS in PingDirectory during setup or on an existing server instance without TLS support.
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version: 10.2
page_id: pingdirectory:pingdirectory_security_guide:pd_sec_enable_tls_pindir
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.1/pingdirectory_security_guide/pd_sec_enable_tls_during_setup.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z
---

# Enabling TLS in the PingDirectory server

You can enable support for TLS when initially setting up the server. If you already have a server instance without TLS support, you can enable it after the fact.