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title: Defining Request Criteria
description: The client connection policy provides several properties that allow you to define the kinds of requests that it can issue.
component: pingdirectory
version: 11.0
page_id: pingdirectory:pingdirectoryproxy_server_administration_guide:pd_proxy_define_request_criteria
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.0/pingdirectoryproxy_server_administration_guide/pd_proxy_define_request_criteria.html
revdate: September 13, 2023
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# Defining Request Criteria

The client connection policy provides several properties that allow you to define the kinds of requests that it can issue.

* `required-operation-request-criteria`

  This property causes the server to reject any requests that do not match the referenced request criteria.

* `prohibited-operation-request-criteria`

  This property causes the server to reject any request that matches the referenced request criteria.