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title: Securing the host system
description: Best practices for securing the host systems that run the PingDirectory server or that might have access to server data.
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revdate: 2023-09-13T00:00:00Z
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# Securing the host system

The process of securing the underlying systems used to run the PingDirectory server or that might have access to server data is outside the scope of this document but is covered in other security references. However, it is important to rely on several best practices, as outlined in the following sections.