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title: Using the default certificate
description: ASE ships with its default PKCS#12 key store located at /<pi_install_path>/pingidentity/ase/config/cert/ase.store. The default certificate and SSL keys are stored in the PKCS store. You can use them to secure the ASE cluster.
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revdate: April 3, 2024
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# Using the default certificate

ASE ships with its default PKCS#12 key store located at `/<pi_install_path>/pingidentity/ase/config/cert/ase.store`. The default certificate and SSL keys are stored in the PKCS store. You can use them to secure the ASE cluster.

## About this task

To synchronize the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<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>
\</div>)* certificate and keys across different nodes in an ASE cluster:

## Steps

1. Start the ASE cluster.

   For more information on starting the ASE cluster, see [Setting up an ASE cluster](pingintelligence_start_ase_cluster.html).

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   |   | During the cluster start, cluster keys and certificates are synchronized across all the ASE nodes. |

2. After the cluster is started, restart the secondary nodes of the cluster for the changes to take effect.

   For more information on restarting the cluster, see [Restarting an ASE cluster](pingintelligence_restarting_ase_cluster.html).