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title: Request Criteria
description: Request criteria configuration for matching operations based on the content of the request or on the connection on which it was received.
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version: 10.2
page_id: pingdirectory:pingdirectory_security_guide:pd_sec_request_criteria
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.1/pingdirectory_security_guide/pd_sec_request_criteria.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
superseded_by: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.1/pingdirectory_security_guide/pd_sec_request_criteria.html
---

# Request Criteria

Use request criteria to match operations based on the content of the request or on the connection on which it was received.