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title: Configuring an adapter instance
description: Configure the Amazon IdP Adapter to determine how PingFederate communicates with the Amazon authentication service.
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# Configuring an adapter instance

Configure the Amazon IdP Adapter to determine how PingFederate communicates with the Amazon authentication service.

## Steps

1. Sign on to the PingFederate admin console.

2. On the **Identity Provider > Adapters** page, click **Create New Instance**.

3. On the **Type** tab, set the basic adapter instance attributes:

   1. In the **Instance Name** field, enter a name for the adapter instance.

   2. In the **Instance ID** field, enter a unique identifier for the adapter instance.

   3. In the **Type** list, select **Amazon IdP Adapter *\<version\_number>***. Click **Next**.

4. On the **IdP Adapter** tab, configure the adapter instance by referring to the [Amazon IdP Adapter settings reference](pf_amazon_cic_amazon_idp_adapter_settings_reference.html). Click **Next**.

5. On the **Actions** tab, click **Test Connection**. Resolve any issues, and then click **Next**.

6. On the **Extended Contract** tab, add any non-core attributes you want to include in the contract. Click **Next**.

   You can find a list of core contract attributes in [Available user attributes](pf_amazon_cic_available_user_attributes.html).

7. On the **Adapter Attributes** page, set pseudonym and masking options as shown in [Set pseudonym and masking options](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/latest/administrators_reference_guide/pf_setting_pseudonym_masking_options.html) in the PingFederate documentation. Click **Next**.

8. On the **Adapter Contract Mapping** page, configure the contract fulfillment details for the adapter as shown in [Define the IdP adapter contract](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/latest/administrators_reference_guide/help_authnadapterinstancetasklet_plugincontractstate.html) in the PingFederate documentation. Click **Next**.

9. On the **Summary** tab, verify your configuration. Click **Done**.

10. On the **Manage IdP Adapter Instances** page, click **Save**.