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title: Policy event examples
description: The following examples illustrate common policy event scenarios.
component: pingid
page_id: pingid:pingid_service_management:pid_policy_event_examples
canonical_url: http://docs.pingidentity.com/pingid/pingid_service_management/pid_policy_event_examples.html
revdate: January 28, 2024
section_ids:
  authentication-not-requested-because-the-user-recently-authenticated-successfully: Authentication not requested because the user recently authenticated successfully
  authentication-unsuccessful: Authentication unsuccessful
  pairing-successful: Pairing successful
  pairing-denied: Pairing denied
---

# Policy event examples

The following examples illustrate common policy event scenarios.

## Authentication not requested because the user recently authenticated successfully

When performing an action that normally requires authentication, a user is not requested to authenticate (`Action:``Approve`) because they already authenticated within the time stated in the policy (`Rule Met:` `"Time since user's last authentication: 2 minutes"`.

![Screen capture of the PingID report showing how authentication is not requested.](_images/anv1564020953173.png)

## Authentication unsuccessful

The policy does not support the specific mobile device. Authentication is denied to a user attempting to sign on using a device that is no longer supported (`Device Model: Moto E with 4G LTE (2nd Gen)`; `Authentication Successful: No`; `Policies not Met: Device model not supported`).

![Screen capture of the PingID report showing an unsuccessful authentication due to the device not being supported.](_images/vjm1564020954020.png)

## Pairing successful

When pairing a device, an authentication action policy event entry is displayed after the pairing attempt entry. Pairing event shows successful pairing of an iPhone 6S (`Device Paired "iPhone 6S"` `Status=SUCCESS`. Authentication event shows `New Device: true`).

![Screen capture of the PingID report showing the successful pairing of an iPhone 6s.](_images/hmd1564020954915.png)

## Pairing denied

A user's attempt to pair with an iPhone 6 fails, because the device is not supported. The event type (`Pairing Details`) indicates `Device Model: iPhone 6S`, `Policies not Met: Device model not supported`.![Screen capture of the PingID report showing how the pairing of an iPhone 6 is denied due to not being supported.](_images/jnq1564020955685.png)