Abstract
The article examines the legal nature of the institution of ensuring the fulfillment of obligations. An analysis of the methods of security known in civil law is carried out and an attempt is made to determine among them the optimal ones for use in the field of credit relations. At the same time, it is emphasized that the list of ways to ensure the fulfillment of obligations contained in the Civil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan is open, allowing the subjects of civil law relations to independently develop the most convenient ways to secure obligations.