Installation requirements

Before installing Delegated Admin, you must install and configure the following components:

Learn more about PingDirectory and the supported IdPs in the following table.

Product

Description

Supported versions

PingDirectory server

Stores user-identity data. The HTTPS port that was configured during PingDirectory server setup is required to install Delegated Admin.

PingFederate server

You must configure the following OAuth clients within PingFederate:

Delegated Admin, which obtains an OpenID Connect (OIDC) token that describes the authenticated user. Learn more in Creating an OAuth client for Delegated Admin.
The PingDirectory server itself, which calls PingFederate to validate the OIDC token that Delegated Admin passes to it. Learn more in Creating an OAuth client for PingDirectory.

Provides identities for authentication and authorization.

Learn more about installing and configuring the PingFederate server in Configuring the PingFederate server or the PingFederate documentation.

PingFederate 9.0.0 or later

Other OIDC providers

You must configure an OIDC client for Delegated Admin on the OIDC provider. Learn more in Configuring other OIDC identity providers.

Provides identities for authentication and authorization.

N/A

Application hosting options

The location where you choose to install Delegated Admin affects some of the installation steps. Learn more in Completing the installation.

You can install Delegated Admin in any of the following locations: