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title: Managing CIBA authenticators
description: Manage the Client Initiated Backchannel Authentication (CIBA) authenticators in PingFederate.
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revdate: July 5, 2022
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  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Managing CIBA authenticators

Manage the Client Initiated Backchannel Authentication (CIBA) authenticators in PingFederate.

## About this task

A CIBA authenticator is responsible for authenticating users through an out-of-band method.

You can use the PingFederate SDK to implement a custom solution. For more information, see the Javadoc for the `OOBAuthPlugin` interface, the `SampleEmailAuthPlugin.java` file for a sample implementation, and the [SDK developer's guide](../sdk_developers_guide/pf_sdk_developers_guide.html) for build and deployment information.

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|   | The Javadoc for PingFederate and the sample implementation are in the `<pf_install>/pingfederate/sdk` directory. |

Once deployed, you can create one or more instance configurations of the authenticator.

## Steps

* Go to **Authentication > OAuth > CIBA Authenticators** and create or select the instance you want to manage.

* To manage the CIBA authenticator, 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      |