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title: Security
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*Security* describes how to implement the security framework for the <%=vars.product_name%> native client, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and SSL client/server communication.
The security framework authenticates clients that attempt to connect to a <%=vars.product_name%> cache server and authorizes client cache operations. You can also configure it for client authentication of servers, and you can plug in your own implementations for authentication and authorization.
- **[Authentication](overviewauthentication.html)**
A client is authenticated when it connects, with valid credentials, to a <%=vars.product_name%> cache server that is configured with the client `Authenticator` callback.
- **[Encrypted Authentication](encrypted-auth.html)**
You can set up encrypted authentication using Diffe-Hellman or the sample PKCS implementation.
- **[Client Authorization](overviewclientauthorization.html)**
Using a provided callback that implements the `AccessControl` interface, you can configure each server to authorize some or all cache operations.
- **[Security-Related System Properties (geode.properties)](security-systemprops.html)**
The table describes the security-related system properties in the `geode.properties` file for native client authentication and authorization.
- **[SSL Client/Server Communication](sslclientserver.html)**
This section describes how to configure OpenSSL; implement SSL-based communication between your clients and servers; and run clients and servers with SSL enabled.