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title: Creating an authentication virtual server in Citrix
description: Configure a virtual server to direct authentication requests to PingFederate.
component: citrix-adc
page_id: citrix-adc::pf_citrix_adc_integration_creating_an_authentication_virtual_server_in_citrix
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/integrations/citrix-adc/pf_citrix_adc_integration_creating_an_authentication_virtual_server_in_citrix.html
revdate: June 26, 2024
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Creating an authentication virtual server in Citrix

Configure a virtual server to direct authentication requests to PingFederate.

## About this task

Learn more in [Setting up an authentication virtual server](https://docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-adc/13/aaa-tm/authentication-virtual-server.html) in the Citrix documentation.

## Steps

1. In Citrix ADC, go to **Configuration > Security > AAA - Application Traffic > Virtual Servers**. Click **Add**.

2. In the **Authentication Virtual Server** window, in the **Basic Settings** section, enter the basic server information.

   1. In the **Name** field, enter a name, such as `PF_Auth_VServer`.

   2. In the **IP Address** field, enter the IP address of your PingFederate server. Click **OK**.

3. In the **Certificates** section, select your PingFederate certificate.

   1. Click **No Server Certificate**.

   2. In the **Server Certificate Binding** pane, in the **Select Server Certificate** section, click **Click to select**.

   3. In the **Server Certificates** pane, select the certificate that you added in [Creating an authentication server in Citrix](pf_citrix_adc_integration_creating_an_authentication_server_in_citrix.html). Click **Select**.

   4. In the **Server Certificate Binding** pane, click **Bind**. Click **Continue**.

4. In the **Advanced Authentication Policies** section, click **Continue**.

5. In the **Basic Authentication Policies** section, add a policy.

   1. Click **Add (+)**.

   2. In the **Choose Type** pane, in the **Policies** section, in the **Choose Policy** list, select **SAML**.

   3. In the **Choose Type** list, select **Primary**. Click **Continue**.

   4. In the **Policy Binding** section, in the **Select Policy** list, select the policy that you created in [Creating a SAML policy in Citrix](pf_citrix_adc_integration_creating_a_saml_policy_in_citrix.html).

   5. Click **Bind**. Click **Continue**.

6. Click **Done**.