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title: Root
description: The root configuration provides an entry point to the rest of the PingDS configuration.
component: pingds
version: 8.1
page_id: pingds:configref:objects-
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingds/8.1/configref/objects-.html
section_ids:
  dependencies: Dependencies
---

# Root

The root configuration provides an entry point to the rest of the PingDS configuration.

## Dependencies

Roots depend on the following objects:

* [Access Control Handler](objects-access-control-handler.html)

* [Account Status Notification Handler](objects-account-status-notification-handler.html)

* [Administration Connector](objects-administration-connector.html)

* [Alert Handler](objects-alert-handler.html)

* [Authentication Policy](objects-authentication-policy.html)

* [Backend](objects-backend.html)

* [Certificate Mapper](objects-certificate-mapper.html)

* [Connection Handler](objects-connection-handler.html)

* [Crypto Manager](objects-crypto-manager.html)

* [Entry Cache](objects-entry-cache.html)

* [Extended Operation Handler](objects-extended-operation-handler.html)

* [Global Configuration](objects-global.html)

* [HTTP Authorization Mechanism](objects-http-authorization-mechanism.html)

* [HTTP Endpoint](objects-http-endpoint.html)

* [Identity Mapper](objects-identity-mapper.html)

* [Key Manager Provider](objects-key-manager-provider.html)

* [Log Publisher](objects-log-publisher.html)

* [Log Retention Policy](objects-log-retention-policy.html)

* [Log Rotation Policy](objects-log-rotation-policy.html)

* [Mail Server](objects-mail-server.html)

* [Password Generator](objects-password-generator.html)

* [Password Storage Scheme](objects-password-storage-scheme.html)

* [Password Validator](objects-password-validator.html)

* [Plugin Root](objects-plugin-root.html)

* [Root DSE Backend](objects-root-dse-backend.html)

* [SASL Mechanism Handler](objects-sasl-mechanism-handler.html)

* [Schema Provider](objects-schema-provider.html)

* [Service Discovery Mechanism](objects-service-discovery-mechanism.html)

* [Synchronization Provider](objects-synchronization-provider.html)

* [Trust Manager Provider](objects-trust-manager-provider.html)

* [Virtual Attribute](objects-virtual-attribute.html)

* [Work Queue](objects-work-queue.html)