---
title: Protocol settings
description: On the Protocol Settings window, you can configure the base URL of your PingFederate environment, and settings for WS-Trust STS authentication, outbound provisioning, and IdP discovery.
component: pingfederate
version: 13.1
page_id: pingfederate:administrators_reference_guide:pf_protocol_settings
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/13.1/administrators_reference_guide/pf_protocol_settings.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
---

# Protocol settings

On the **Protocol Settings** window, you can configure the base URL of your PingFederate environment, and settings for WS-Trust STS authentication, outbound provisioning, and IdP discovery.