--- title: Directory structure description: During the installation process, the API Security Enforcer (ASE) creates the following directories. component: pingintelligence version: 5.2 page_id: pingintelligence:pingintelligence_reference_guide:pingintelligence_directory_structure canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingintelligence/5.2/pingintelligence_reference_guide/pingintelligence_directory_structure.html revdate: April 3, 2024 --- # Directory structure During the installation process, the API Security Enforcer (ASE) creates the following directories. | Directory Name | Purpose | | -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | `config` | Contains files and directories to configure ASE and its application programming interface (API) *(tooltip: \
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)*s.The `certs` sub-directory contains the keys and certificates for Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) *(tooltip: \
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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).\

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)*/TLS 1.2. | | `data` | For internal use. Do not change anything in this directory. | | `logs` | Stores ASE log files including access log files sent to the Application Behavioral Security (ABS) AI Engine for analysis. The access log files are compressed and moved to the `abs_uploaded` directory after they have been uploaded to ABS. | | `lib` | For internal use. Do not change anything in this directory. | | `bin` | Contains scripts including the start and stop ASE, tuning script for ASE performance. The scripts in the bin directory are not editable. | | `util` | The `util` directory contains scripts to check and open ABS ports as well as script to purge logs.- `check_ports.sh` - Check ABS ports - `open_ports_ase.sh:` - Run this script on the ASE machine to open the default ASE ports: 80, 443, 8010, and 8020. - Purge logs |