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title: Overview of the PingDirectoryProxy features
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# Overview of the PingDirectoryProxy features

This section gives an overview of PingDirectoryProxy features and components.

PingDirectoryProxy is a fast and scalable LDAPv3 gateway for the PingDirectory server. Administrators can configure the PingDirectoryProxy server architecture to control how client requests are routed to backend servers.