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slug: /manage/security
title: Security
description: Learn how to set up security for Sumo Logic accounts.
keywords:
  - account security
canonical: https://www.sumologic.com/help/docs/manage/security/
---

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:::tip
Looking for our security features like Cloud SIEM and Cloud SOAR? Head to [Sumo Logic Security Solutions](/docs/security).
:::

The security options are available only to administrators.

[**New UI**](/docs/get-started/sumo-logic-ui). To access security options, in the main Sumo Logic menu select **Administration**, and then select options under **Account Security Settings**.

[**Classic UI**](/docs/get-started/sumo-logic-ui-classic). To access security options, in the main Sumo Logic menu select **Administration > Security**.

In this section, we'll introduce the following concepts:

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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/manage/security/about-2-step-verification')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/security/security.png')} alt="Shield icon" width="40"/><h4>About 2-Step Verification</h4></a>
  <p>Learn how to enhance security and secure sensitive data stored in Sumo Logic.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/manage/security/2-step-verification-admins')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/security/security.png')} alt="Shield icon" width="40"/><h4>2-Step Verification for Administrators</h4></a>
  <p>Learn how to set up and manage 2-Step Verification across your organization.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/manage/security/2-step-verification-users')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/security/security.png')} alt="Shield icon" width="40"/><h4>2-Step Verification for Users</h4></a>
  <p>Learn how to set up and use 2-Step Verification for your user account.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/manage/security/access-keys')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/security/security.png')} alt="Shield icon" width="40"/><h4>Access Keys</h4></a>
  <p>Learn how to use Access Keys to securely register new collectors or access Sumo Logic APIs.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/manage/security/audit-indexes')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/security/security.png')} alt="Shield icon" width="40"/><h4>Audit Indexes</h4></a>
  <p>Learn how to use audit indexes to query for events in Sumo Logic.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/manage/security/audit-event-index')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/security/security.png')} alt="Shield icon" width="40"/><h4>Audit Event Index</h4></a>
  <p>Learn how to get event logs in JSON format on account activities.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/manage/security/create-allowlist-ip-cidr-addresses')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/security/security.png')} alt="Shield icon" width="40"/><h4>Create an Allowlist for IP or CIDR Addresses</h4></a>
  <p>Learn how to explicitly grant access to specific IP OR CIDR Addresses.</p>
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  <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/manage/security/data-access-level-shared-dashboards')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/security/security.png')} alt="Shield icon" width="40"/><h4>Data Access Level for Shared Dashboards</h4></a>
  <p>Learn how to set all newly created dashboards to run with the viewer's role access filter.</p>
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    <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/manage/security/enable-support-account')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/security/security.png')} alt="Shield icon" width="40"/><h4>Enable a Support Account</h4></a>
    <p>Learn how to address support issues when they arise.</p>
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    <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/manage/security/installation-tokens')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/security/security.png')} alt="Shield icon" width="40"/><h4>Installation Tokens</h4></a>
    <p>Learn how to use Installation Tokens to register Installed Collectors.</p>
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    <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/manage/security/saml')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/security/security.png')} alt="Shield icon" width="40"/><h4>SAML</h4></a>
    <p>Learn how to provision SAML for Single Sign-On access to Sumo Logic.</p>
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    <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/manage/security/scim')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/security/security.png')} alt="Shield icon" width="40"/><h4>SCIM Provisioning</h4></a>
    <p>Learn how to provision users in Sumo Logic using SCIM.</p>
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    <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/manage/security/set-password-policy')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/security/security.png')} alt="Shield icon" width="40"/><h4>Set the Password Policy</h4></a>
    <p>Learn how to set the account password policy for any user in your organization.</p>
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    <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/manage/security/set-limit-user-concurrent-sessions')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/security/security.png')} alt="Shield icon" width="40"/><h4>Set a Limit for User Concurrent Sessions</h4></a>
    <p>Learn how to limit the number of open concurrent sessions by a user.</p>
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    <a href={useBaseUrl('docs/manage/security/set-max-web-session-timeout')}><img src={useBaseUrl('img/icons/security/security.png')} alt="Shield icon" width="40"/><h4>Set a Maximum Web Session Timeout</h4></a>
    <p>Learn how to specify the maximum web session timeout period that users in your org can select.</p>
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