# Important configuration subjects

### In this section

* [Clustering MDM Servers](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/7.2/clustering-mdm-servers)
* [Configuring SSL support for the MDM server](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/7.2/configuring-ssl-support-for-the-mdm-server)
* [Configuring a client to communicate with the MDM server using SSL](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/7.2/configuring-client-to-communicate-with-mdm-server-using-ssl)
* [Configuring session timeout for Talend MDM Web UI](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/7.2/configuring-session-timeout-for-talend-mdm-web-ui)
* [Changing the default ports used by the MDM server in Tomcat](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/7.2/changing-default-ports-used-by-mdm-server-in-tomcat)
* [Encrypting the passwords in text mode](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/7.2/encrypting-passwords-in-text-mode)
* [Configuring the MDM server for bulk load operations](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/7.2/configuring-mdm-server-for-bulk-load-operations)
* [Enabling and configuring the integration of Talend Data Stewardship with MDM](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/7.2/enabling-and-configuring-integration-of-talend-data-stewardship-with-mdm)
* [Enabling and configuring the audit capability in MDM](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/7.2/config-audit-in-mdm)
* [Generic properties of an MDM audit event](https://help.qlik.com/talend/en-US/installation-guide-linux/7.2/generic-properties-of-mdm-audit-event)