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title: "PingFederate: Manage authentication policies"
description: Authentication policies are processes used to verify that those attempting to access services and applications are who they claim to be. Administrators can configure these policies in many ways, using a wide variety of authentication sources, to meet your needs.
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revdate: May 6, 2024
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# PingFederate: Manage authentication policies

Authentication policies are processes used to verify that those attempting to access services and applications are who they claim to be. Administrators can configure these policies in many ways, using a wide variety of authentication sources, to meet your needs.

See the following:

* [Authentication policies](http://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/latest/administrators_reference_guide/pf_authentication_policies.html)

* [Defining authentication\_policies](http://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/latest/administrators_reference_guide/pf_defining_auth_policies.html)

* [Adapter mappings](http://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/latest/administrators_reference_guide/pf_adapt_mappings.html)

* [Register Azure AD devices automatically through PingFederate for Windows 10 devices](http://docs.pingidentity.com/solution-guides/single_sign-on_use_cases/htg_reg_azure_ad_devices_pf_windows10.html)

* [Integrating MFA with SSO (PingID with PingFederate)](http://docs.pingidentity.com/solution-guides/multi-factor_authentication_use_cases/htg_integrate_mfa_with_sso_pid_with_pf.html)

* [Configuring medium-grained application access control through Azure AD, PingFederate, and PingAccess](http://docs.pingidentity.com/solution-guides/data_and_application_security_use_cases/htg_config_med_grained_app.html)

* [Connecting PingFederate to PingAccess](http://docs.pingidentity.com/solution-guides/data_and_application_security_use_cases/htg_connect_pf_pa_oidc.html)

* [Protecting PingAccess resources through external IdPs with PingFederate acting as an SP (leveraging FedHub)](http://docs.pingidentity.com//solution-guides/data_and_application_security_use_cases/htg_protect_pa_resources_pf.html)