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title: "Administrator checklist"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/SECS/477856706/Administrator%20checklist"
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> Macro (aura-html)

To kickstart your Security and Encryption for Confluence experience, it is vital to ensure the application is correctly configured.

> ✅ <span style="color: #161616">You can print this checklist </span>to take note of the information as you go through the installation of the application.

| **Check** | **1. Installing the application and applying license  ** |
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| - [ ] | [Installation and Licensing](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SECS/pages/477857609) | The <span style="color: #172b4d">Security and Encryption for Confluence</span> installation is done within your Confluence instance<br>- generate the license from [My Atlassian](https://my.atlassian.com/) and installing Atlassian Licensing on the Manage apps page<br>The license application activates your installation of <span style="color: #172b4d">Security and Encryption for Confluence</span>. |
| **Check** | **2. Using the Secure macro with SSO or custom authentication (optional)** |
| - [ ] | [Using the Secure macro with SSO or custom authentication](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SECS/pages/477856715) | By default, your Confluence instance password will be used to decrypt the Security and Encryption for Confluence macros. You can alternatively use a Single sign-on solution (SSO) or a custom authentication method to decrypt the macro.<br>> ℹ️ See [Single Sign-on Integration with Atlassian products](https://confluence.atlassian.com/kb/single-sign-on-integration-with-atlassian-products-794495126.html). |