# Security & Secrets

- [Using the secret provider](https://docs.duplicati.com/security-and-secrets/using-the-secret-provider.md): This page describes how to use the secret provider.
- [Local providers](https://docs.duplicati.com/security-and-secrets/using-the-secret-provider/local-providers.md): This page describes the providers that operate locally on the machine they are running
- [Cloud providers](https://docs.duplicati.com/security-and-secrets/using-the-secret-provider/cloud-providers.md): This page lists the cloud providers supported as secret providers
- [Advanced configurations](https://docs.duplicati.com/security-and-secrets/using-the-secret-provider/advanced-configurations.md)
- [Filters in Duplicati](https://docs.duplicati.com/security-and-secrets/filters-in-duplicati.md): This page describes how filters are evaluated inside Duplicati and how to construct them
- [Using remote file locking](https://docs.duplicati.com/security-and-secrets/using-remote-file-locking.md): Duplicati supports locking remote files to prevent deletion and this page describes how and when you should use remove locking.
- [Telemetry collection](https://docs.duplicati.com/security-and-secrets/telemetry-collection.md): This page describes the telemetry collected by Duplicati and how to opt out


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