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title: Configuring when using PingFederate 9.0 or earlier
description: PingID can serve as a secondary authentication source for earlier PingFederate versions.
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page_id: pingid:pingid_integrations:pid_configuring_using_pf_9_or_earlier
canonical_url: http://docs.pingidentity.com/pingid/pingid_integrations/pid_configuring_using_pf_9_or_earlier.html
revdate: May 27, 2024
section_ids:
  how-it-works-secondary-authentication: "How It Works: Secondary Authentication"
  configuring-a-composite-adapter: Configuring a composite adapter
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Configuring when using PingFederate 9.0 or earlier

PingID can serve as a secondary authentication source for earlier PingFederate versions.

If you are using PingFederate 9.0 or earlier, you can use PingID for PingFederate:

* As a secondary authentication solution for federated single sign-on (SSO).

* As a secondary authentication solution when PingFederate is your PingOne identity bridge.

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|   | Passwordless authentication is not supported if you are using PingFederate 9.0 or earlier. (It requires PingFederate v9.3 or higher.) |

## How It Works: Secondary Authentication

![Diagram showing PingID as a secondary authentication source for PingFederate](_images/fgl1569245060524.png)

To use PingID for secondary authentication with PingFederate 9.0 or earlier, you must use a composite adapter. For more information, see [Configuring a composite adapter](pid_configuring_composite_adapter.html).

## Configuring a composite adapter

If you are using PingFederate 9.0 or earlier, you must create a composite adapter to enable secondary authentication.

### About this task

This is part of the flow mentioned in [Configuring a PingFederate policy for secondary authentication](configuring_a_pf_policy_for_secondary_auth.html).

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|   | Although it is possible to configure a composite adapter when running PingFederate 9.1 or higher, it is not recommended. |

### Steps

1. Go to **Identity Provider → Adapters → Manage IdP Adapters**.

2. Click **Create New Instance**.

3. On the **Type** tab, select **Composite Adapter** from the **Type** list.

4. On the **IdP Adapter** tab, select the IdP adapter instance you're using for the initial primary authentication and the PingID adapter you've configured, and add them to the composite adapter. For more information, see [Configuring a PingID adapter instance](configuring_a_pid_adapter_instance.html).

5. Click **Next** to continue configuring the adapter instance.