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# Security

> Secure ForgeRock® Identity Management deployments.

Out-of-the-box, IDM is set up for ease of development and deployment. When you deploy IDM in production, there are specific precautions you should take to minimize security breaches. This guide describes the IDM security mechanisms and strategies you can use to reduce risk and mitigate threats to IDM security.

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#### [Certificates and keys](chap-pki.html)

Manage secrets, certificates, and keys.

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#### [Passwords](chap-passwords.html)

Store and manage passwords securely.

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#### [Network](chap-connections.html)

Secure network connections to IDM resources.

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#### [Data](chap-data.html)

Secure IDM stored data.

ForgeRock Identity Platform™ serves as the basis for our simple and comprehensive Identity and Access Management solution. We help our customers deepen their relationships with their customers, and improve the productivity and connectivity of their employees and partners. For more information about ForgeRock and about the platform, see <https://www.forgerock.com>.

The ForgeRock Common REST API works across the platform to provide common ways to access web resources and collections of resources.