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title: Managing IdP adapters
description: You must configure at least one instance of an identity provider (IdP) adapter to set up connections to service provider (SP) partners to manage and view your IdP adapter in the IdP Adapters window.
component: pingfederate
version: 13.0
page_id: pingfederate:administrators_reference_guide:pf_managing_idp_adapters
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/13.0/administrators_reference_guide/pf_managing_idp_adapters.html
revdate: July 8, 2024
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Managing IdP adapters

You must configure at least one instance of an identity provider (IdP) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>A service that manages identity information and provides authentication services to relying clients or SPs within a federated or distributed network.\</p>
\</div>)* adapter to set up connections to service provider (SP) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>In SAML, an entity that receives and accepts an authentication assertion issued by an IdP, typically for the purpose of allowing access to a protected resource.\</p>
\</div>)* partners to manage and view your IdP adapter in the **IdP Adapters** window.

## About this task

An IdP adapter looks up session information and provides user identification to PingFederate. PingFederate comes bundled with the PingID integration kit and the following adapters:

* Composite Adapter

* HTML Form IdP Adapter

* HTTP Basic IdP Adapter

* Identifier First Adapter

* Kerberos Adapter

* OpenToken IdP Adapter

* Passthrough IdP Adapter

* PingID Adapter

* PingOne MFA Adapter

* PingOne Protect Adapter

* PingOne Verify Adapter

* PingOne DaVinci Adapter

* Reference ID IdP Adapter

* X.509 Certificate IdP Adapter

Additional integration kits are available on the PingFederate [download page](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/resources/downloads/pingfederate.html) on the **Add-ons** tab.

## Steps

1. Go to **Authentication > Integration > IdP Adapters**.

2. In the **IdP Adapters** window, choose from the following options.

   | Option                                 | Description                                                          |
   | -------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------- |
   | Configure a new instance               | Click **Create New Instance**                                        |
   | Modify an existing instance            | Click the name of instance in the **Instance Name** column           |
   | View the usage of an existing instance | Click **Check Usage** in the **Action** column on the instance's row |
   | Remove an existing instance            | Click **Delete** in the **Action** column on the instance's row      |

   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
   | - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
   |   | By default, PingFederate automatically checks multi-connection errors whenever you access this window. This verifies that configured connections are not adversely affected by changes made here.If you experience noticeable delays in accessing this window, you can disable automatic connection validation. Go to **System > Server > General Settings**. |