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title: Scripting
description: Develop scripts in PingAM for authentication, policy conditions, OpenID Connect claims handling, and other customizations using the scripting engine
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  name_changes_for_forgerock_products: Name changes for ForgeRock products
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# Scripting

AM provides a scripting engine for you to develop scripts for authentication, as well as for policy conditions, handling OpenID Connect claims, and others.

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#### [Get started](scripting-env.html)

Learn about the scripting environment and security considerations.

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#### [Scripting API](scripting-api.html)

Discover which behaviors of AM you can modify with scripts.

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#### [Next-generation scripts](next-generation-scripts.html)

Discover the security benefits and the ease of scripting with the next-generation engine.

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#### [Sample scripts](sample-scripts.html)

Learn by example.

## Name changes for ForgeRock products

Product names changed when ForgeRock became part of Ping Identity.

The following name changes have been in effect since early 2024:

| Old name                      | New name                        |
| ----------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| ForgeRock Identity Cloud      | PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud |
| ForgeRock Access Management   | PingAM                          |
| ForgeRock Directory Services  | PingDS                          |
| ForgeRock Identity Management | PingIDM                         |
| ForgeRock Identity Gateway    | PingGateway                     |
| ForgeRock Identity Platform   | Ping Advanced Identity Software |

Learn more about the name changes in [New names for ForgeRock products](https://support.pingidentity.com/s/article/New-names-for-ForgeRock-products) in the Knowledge Base.