---
title: Configuring ASE to ABS encrypted communication
description: To enable SSL communication between ASE and ABS so that the access logs are encrypted and sent to ABS, set the value of enable_ssl to true.
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# Configuring ASE to ABS encrypted communication

## Steps

1. To enable SSL communication between ASE and ABS so that the access logs are encrypted and sent to ABS, set the value of `enable_ssl` to `true`.

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   |   | The `abs_ca_cert_path` is the location of ABS AI engine's trusted CA certificate. |

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   |   | If the field is left empty, ASE does not verify ABS AI engine's certificate, but the communication is still encrypted. |

2. Check and open ABS ports.

   The default port for connection with ABS is `8080`.

   1. To determine ABS accessibility, run the `check_ports.sh` script on the ASE machine.

      ### Example:

      ```
      /opt/pingidentity/ase/util ./check_ports.sh {ABS IPv4:[port]}
      ```

   2. Input ABS host IP address and ports as arguments.