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= Beyond the Basics

Beyond basic configurations, Hot Rod clients support advanced features for specific use cases.
This chapter covers authentication, failover, near caching, and other configurations that improve 
security, performance, and reliability.

include::{topics}/con_hotrod_server_compatibility.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::{topics}/proc_configuring_hotrod_authentication.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::{topics}/proc_creating_hotrod_client_logincontexts.adoc[leveloffset=+2]
include::{topics}/ref_endpoints_sasl_mechanisms.adoc[leveloffset=+2]
include::{topics}/con_hotrod_client_intelligence.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::{topics}/con_hotrod_request_balancing.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::{topics}/con_hotrod_failover.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::{topics}/con_near_caches.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::{topics}/proc_configuring_hotrod_nearcaching.adoc[leveloffset=+2]
include::{topics}/proc_forcing_return_values.adoc[leveloffset=+1]
include::{topics}/proc_creating_caches_hotrod.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

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