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title: KBA Decision node
description: Checks whether the user account has the required minimum number of KBA questions.
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# KBA Decision node

Checks whether the user account has the required minimum number of KBA questions.

To set the number of KBA questions, edit Configure > Security Questions > Questions > Number in the IDM admin UI.

## Availability

| Product                               | Available? |
| ------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud       | Yes        |
| PingAM (self-managed)                 | Yes 1      |
| Ping Identity Platform (self-managed) | Yes        |

1 This functionality requires that you configure AM as part of a [Ping Identity Platform deployment](https://docs.pingidentity.com/platform/8.1/sample-setup/).

## Outcomes

* `True`

* `False`

Evaluation continues along the `True` path if the user profile holds at least the minimum number of KBA questions; otherwise, evaluation continues along the `False` path.

## Configuration

| Property           | Usage                                                                                           |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Identity Attribute | The attribute used to identify the managed object in the underlying identity service (PingIDM). |