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title: Configuring the HTML Form Adapter for customer identities
description: After defining a local identity profile, associate it with an instance of the HTML Form Adapter for PingFederate to leverage the HTML Form Adapter to present users the options to authenticate through third-party identity providers, self-register as part of the sign-on experience, and manage their accounts through a self-service profile management page.
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# Configuring the HTML Form Adapter for customer identities

After defining a local identity profile, associate it with an instance of the HTML Form Adapter for PingFederate to leverage the HTML Form Adapter to present users the options to authenticate through third-party identity providers, self-register as part of the sign-on experience, and manage their accounts through a self-service profile management page.

## About this task

Using the administrative console, on the **IdP Adapter** tab, create or add an HTML Form Adapter instance.

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|   | For registration and profile management, ensure the HTML Form Adapter instance is configured to validate credentials stored in PingDirectory. This validation configuration is not required if your use case does not involve registration or profile management. For more information, see [Enabling third-party identity providers without registration](pf_enabling_thirdparty_identity_providers_without_registration.html). |

## Steps

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

2. To create a new HTML Form Adapter instance, click **Create New Instance** or to reuse an existing instance, click on its name.

3. On the **IdP Adapter** tab, from the **Password Credential Validator Instance** list, select the LDAP Username Password Credential Validator instance that has been set up to validate credentials stored on your PingDirectory.

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   |   | Skip this step if your use case does not involve registration or profile management. |

4. On the **IdP Adapter** tab, from the **Local Identity Profile** list, select a local identity profile.

5. Click **Next** and complete the rest of the configuration tabs.

6. On the **Summary** tab, click **Done**. This will open the **Manager IdP Adapter Instances** window.

7. In the **Manager IdP Adapter Instances** window, click **Save** to save all changes.

## Related links

* [Configuring an HTML Form Adapter instance](pf_config_html_form_adapt_instance.html)

* [Setting up PingDirectory for customer identities](pf_setting_up_pd_for_customer_identit.html)

* [Managing local identity profiles](pf_managing_local_identity_profiles.html)