docs-v2/content/influxdb/v2/admin/security/_index.md

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Manage security and authorization	Security, access control, and sensitive secret handling are incredibly important when handling any sort of sensitive data. This section provides information about managing the security of your InfluxDB instance.	13	influxdb_v2 name parent Manage security Administer InfluxDB	security authentication	/influxdb/v2/security/

Security, access control, and sensitive secret handling are incredibly important when handling any sort of sensitive data. This section provides information about managing the security of your InfluxDB instance.

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InfluxDB 2.x/1.x compatibility

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