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title: Configure SSL
description: API Behavioral Security (ABS) supports only TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 and requires open Java Development Kit (JDK) 11.0.2.
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# Configure SSL

API Behavioral Security (ABS) supports only TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.2 and requires open Java Development Kit (JDK) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>A development environment for building applications and components using Java.\</p>
\</div>)* 11.0.2.

ABS ships with a default self-signed certificate with Java Keystore at `abs/config/ssl/abs.jks` and the default password set to `abs123` in the `abs.properties` file. The default password is obfuscated in the `abs.properties` file. It is recommended to change the default passwords and obfuscate the new passwords. For more information, see [Obfuscating keys and passwords](pingintelligence_obfuscate_passwords.html).

If you want to use your own certificate authority (CA) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>An entity that issues digital certificates.\</p>
\</div>)* signed certificates, you can import them in ABS.

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|   | The Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">&#xA;\<p>A protocol for authenticated and encrypted links between networked machines, typically over HTTPS. SSL was deprecated in 1999 in favor of Transport Layer Security (TLS).\</p>&#xA;\</div>)* communication between API Security Enforcer (ASE) and ABS is by default enabled. If you need to disable it, contact Ping Identity support team. |