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title: Configuring protocol settings
description: The Protocol Settings tab on the Browser SSO window provides the launching point for configuring partner endpoints, message customizations, and other protocol-specific settings for browser-based single sign-on (SSO) connections.
component: pingfederate
version: 13.1
page_id: pingfederate:administrators_reference_guide:help_idpbrowserssotasklet_idpprotocolsettingsstate
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/13.1/administrators_reference_guide/help_idpbrowserssotasklet_idpprotocolsettingsstate.html
llms_txt: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/llms.txt
docs_for_agents: https://developer.pingidentity.com/build-with-ai/docs-for-agents.md
revdate: July 5, 2022
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  result: Result:
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# Configuring protocol settings

The **Protocol Settings** tab on the **Browser SSO** window provides the launching point for configuring partner endpoints, message customizations, and other protocol-specific settings for browser-based single sign-on (SSO) connections.

## About this task

The settings available on the **Protocol Settings** tab depend on the connection's protocol. The availability of the settings also depends on the connection's other previously configured settings.

* SAML 2.0

  * Outbound SSO bindings (POST, redirect, artifact) and the corresponding SSO service URLs

  * Outbound single logout (SLO) bindings (POST, redirect, artifact, SOAP) and the corresponding protocol endpoints

  * Inbound bindings (POST, redirect, artifact, SOAP)

  * Artifact lifetime

  * Artifact resolution location

  * Default target URL

  * Authentication context mappings

  * Signature policy

  * Encryption policy

* SAML 1.x

  * Outbound SSO service URL, also known as the Intersite Transfer Service, if the service provider (SP)-Initiated SSO profile is enabled

  * Inbound bindings (POST, artifact)

  * Artifact resolution location

  * Default target URL

  * Signature policy

* WS-Federation

  * Protocol endpoint

  * Default target URL

  * Signature policy

* OpenID Connect

  * The scopes PingFederate sends to the OpenID provider (OP) in its authorization and token requests

  * The OpenID Connect login type and authentication scheme used by PingFederate when communicating with the OP

  * The authorization endpoint, the token endpoint, the user information, UserInfo, endpoint, and the JWKS URL

  * Default target URL

  * Authentication context mappings

To start configuring the connection's protocol setting:

## Steps

1. On the **Protocol Settings** tab, click **Configure Protocol Settings**.

   ### Result:

   The **Protocol Settings** window opens.

2. Use the window's tabs to continue configuring the connection's protocol settings.