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title: Configuring authentication policy adapter mappings
description: Authentication policy adapter mappings allow administrators to map attributes from an authentication policy contract directly to a service provider (SP) adapter instance.
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# Configuring authentication policy adapter mappings

Authentication policy adapter mappings allow administrators to map attributes from an authentication policy contract directly to a service provider (SP) adapter instance.

## Steps

1. Go to **Applications > Integration > Policy Contract Adapter Mappings**.

2. From the **Source Instance** list, select the applicable authentication policy contract from the .

3. From the **Target Instance** list, select the SP adapter instance integrated with your target application.

4. Click **Add Mapping**.

5. Follow the **Applications > Integration > Adapter-to-Adapter Mappings** wizard to create the mapping.

   1. (Optional) On the **Attribute Sources & User Lookup** tab, click **Add Attribute Source** to configure datastore queries to fulfill the SP adapter contract.

      Queries are executed in the order they are displayed on the **Attribute Sources & User Lookup** tab. Use the up and down arrows as needed to adjust the order.

      If a required attribute cannot be fulfilled, such as the user identifier of an adapter, the request fails. For more information, see [Fulfillment by datastore queries](pf_fulfill_by_datastore_queri.html).

   2. On the **Adapter Contract Fulfillment** tab, select a source and an attribute to fulfill the SP adapter contract.

      |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
      | - | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
      |   | Select **Authentication Policy Contract** from the **Source** list to map directly from the policy contract to the SP adapter contract or another choice to fulfill the SP adapter contract through datastore queries, dynamic texts, or results from OGNL expression |

   3. (Optional) On the **Default Target URL** tab, specify a default target URL for this mapping configuration.

   4. (Optional) On the **Issuance Criteria** tab, configure conditions to be validated before issuing an SP adapter contract. For more information, see [Define issuance criteria for adapter mapping](pf_defining_issuance_criteria_adapter_mapping.html).

   5. On the **Adapter-to-Adapter Mapping Summary** tab, review the configuration and modify as needed. When complete, click **Done**.

6. On the **Adapter-to-Adapter Mappings** window, click **Save**.