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title: Service provider applications
description: You can use the Java Integration Kit to integrate your service provider (SP) application with PingFederate for single sign-on (SSO) and single logout (SLO). This section provides implementation guidelines and code examples for Java developers.
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revdate: June 21, 2024
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# Service provider applications

You can use the Java Integration Kit to integrate your service provider (SP) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>In SAML, an entity that receives and accepts an authentication assertion issued by an IdP, typically for the purpose of allowing access to a protected resource.\</p>
\</div>)* application with PingFederate for single sign-on (SSO) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>The process of authenticating an identity (signing on) at one website (usually with a user ID and password) and then accessing resources secured by other domains without reauthenticating.\</p>
\</div>)* and single logout (SLO) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>The process of signing a user out of multiple sites where the user has started a SSO session.\</p>
\</div>)*. This section provides implementation guidelines and code examples for Java developers.