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title: Configuring alternative host source headers
description: Configure an ordered list of Header names to identify the host source name in PingAccess.
component: pingaccess
version: 9.0
page_id: pingaccess:pingaccess_user_interface_reference_guide:pa_configuring_alt_host_source_headers
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingaccess/9.0/pingaccess_user_interface_reference_guide/pa_configuring_alt_host_source_headers.html
revdate: February 6, 2023
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  choose-from: Choose from:
---

# Configuring alternative host source headers

Configure an ordered list of Header names to identify the host source name in PingAccess.

## About this task

Host source settings are valid for proxy deployments only.

## Steps

1. Click **Settings**, then go to **HTTP Requests > Host Source**.

2. To enter a header name to search for in the **Header Names** list, click **Header Names**.

   You can add a header by clicking **[icon: plus, set=fa]Header Names** or delete a header by clicking the **Delete** icon.

3. In the **List Value** field, to determine (when a list of values is in the header) if the first or last value in the list should be used as the **Host Source** value, select one of the following:

   ### Choose from:

   * `First`

   * `Last`

   The default value is `Last`.

4. Click **Save**.