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title: Web Access Management Gateway deployment table
description: The following table describes the important configuration options for a Web Access Management (WAM) Gateway deployment. You can find specific use case information in Deploying for Gateway Web Access Management.
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version: 9.0
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revdate: November 18, 2025
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# Web Access Management Gateway deployment table

The following table describes the important configuration options for a Web Access Management (WAM) Gateway deployment. You can find specific use case information in [Deploying for Gateway Web Access Management](pa_deploy_for_gateway_wam.html).

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> | Step                                                                                                                                                                          | Description                                                                                                                                                                                           |
> | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
> | [Configure the connection to the PingFederate](../pingaccess_user_interface_reference_guide/pa_configuring_a_standard_runtime.html).                                          | PingAccess uses PingFederate to manage web session and authentication.                                                                                                                                |
> | [Configure the OpenID Connect Relying Party Client for PingAccess](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/latest/introduction_to_pingfederate/pf_client_management.html). | You must register the client with PingFederate and the client credentials configured in PingAccess to identify PingAccess when requesting authentication for users trying to access web applications. |
> | [Configure Web session details to enable protection of Web Resources](../pingaccess_user_interface_reference_guide/pa_creating_web_sessions.html).                            | Configure settings for secure web sessions such as timeout values, cookie parameters, and cryptographic algorithms.                                                                                   |
> | [Generate or Import Key Pairs and configure HTTP Listeners](../pingaccess_user_interface_reference_guide/pa_key_pairs.html).                                                  | Define the certificates and keys used to secure access to the PingAccess admin console and secure incoming HTTPS requests at runtime.                                                                 |
> | [Set up your cluster for high availability](pa_clustering_ref_guide.html).                                                                                                    | Configure a cluster to facilitate high availability of critical services and increase performance and overall system throughput.                                                                      |
> | [Add trusted CA certificates](../pingaccess_user_interface_reference_guide/pa_importing_certificates.html).                                                                   | Defines trust to certificates presented during outbound secure HTTPS connections.                                                                                                                     |
> | [Create a trusted certificate group](../pingaccess_user_interface_reference_guide/pa_creating_trusted_certificate_groups.html).                                               | Provide a trusted set of anchor certificates for authenticating outbound secure HTTPS connections.                                                                                                    |
> | [Define virtual servers for protected resources](../pingaccess_user_interface_reference_guide/pa_creating_new_virtual_hosts.html).                                            | Allow one server to share PingAccess resources without requiring all sites on the server to use the same host name.You can assign specific key pairs to virtual hosts.                                |