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title: Administration
description: Administering ABS requires understanding:
component: pingintelligence
version: 5.1
page_id: pingintelligence:abs_ai_engine:pingintelligence_administration
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingintelligence/5.1/abs_ai_engine/pingintelligence_administration.html
revdate: April 3, 2024
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# Administration

Administering ABS requires understanding:

* Directory structure

* Obfuscating passwords for securing ABS

* Configuring SSL for secure communication for between PingIntelligence products

* Different types of ABS users

* Understanding the port requirements

* Creating ABS cluster

* Understanding ABS log files

* Purging access logs from ABS

* ABS REST API format