PingFederate Server

Local administrative account management events

PingFederate generates a variety of email notifications for local administrative account management events.

Notification for account management events is configurable from System → Server in the Administrative Accountswindow.

Account management events are only applicable when native authentication is enabled for the administrative console, the administrative API, or both in the <pf_install>/pingfederate/bin/run.properties file. If you are using an alternative console authentication, notifications, if any, such as password changes, are handled by the third-party system.
Email subject and template file name Event Action

PingFederate Notification Settings Change Notification

message-template-notifications.html

An administrator has turned off the Notify Administrator of Account Changes option.

PingFederate generates a notification message to all administrators.

The message includes the username of the administrator who made the change.

Ensure this change is approved and legitimate.

PingFederate Email Change Notification

message-template-email.html

An administrator’s email address has been updated by another administrator.

PingFederate generates a notification message to the previous email address and another notification to the new email address.

The message includes the username of the administrator who made the change.

Ensure this change is approved and legitimate.

PingFederate Password Change Notification

message-template-password.html

An administrator’s password has been changed.

PingFederate generates a notification to the administrator whose password has been changed.

The message includes the username of the administrator who made the change.

Ensure this change is approved and legitimate.