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title: Configuring the password credential validator
description: To allow PingFederate to validate user credentials against PingOne when a user tries to sign on, add the password credential validator (PCV).
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page_id: pingone:pingone_integration_kit:pf_p1_ik_configuring_the_password_credential_validator
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/integrations/pingone/pingone_integration_kit/pf_p1_ik_configuring_the_password_credential_validator.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/integrations/pingone/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: June 18, 2024
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Configuring the password credential validator

To allow PingFederate to validate user credentials against PingOne when a user tries to sign on, add the password credential validator (PCV).

## About this task

Learn more in [Password Credential Validators](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/latest/administrators_reference_guide/help_passwordcredentialvalidatortasklet_passwordcredentialvalidatormgmtstate.html) in the PingFederate documentation.

## Steps

1. On the PingFederate administrative console, create a new datastore.

   1. Go to **System > Data & Credential Stores > Password Credential Validators**.

   2. Click **Create New Instance**.

2. On the **Type** tab, set the basic PCV attributes.

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

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

   3. In the **Type** list, select **PingOne Password Credential Validator**.

   4. Click **Next**.

3. On the **Instance Configuration** tab, configure the password credential validator, then click **Next**.

   1. **Optional:** In the **Authentication Error Overrides** section, configure error overrides as shown in [Customizing authentication error messages](pf_p1_ik_customizing_authentication_error_messages.html).

   2. In the **PingOne Datastore** list, select the data store that you configured in [Configuring the datastore](pf_p1_ik_configuring_the_datastore.html).

   3. Configure the other fields as necessary.

      Learn more in [Password credential validator configuration reference](pf_p1_ik_pcv_config_fields.html).

4. On the **Extended Contract** tab, add any attributes that you want to include in the contract, then click **Next**.

5. On the **Summary** tab, check your configuration and click **Save**.