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# Implementation guidelines

The following topics provide programming guidance for developing custom interfaces.

* [Shared plugin interfaces](pf_share_plugin_interface.html)

* [Developing IdP adapters](pf_develop_idp_adapt.html)

* [Developing authentication API-capable adapters and selectors](pf_develop_auth_api_capable_adapt_selec.html)

* [Developing SP adapters](pf_develop_sp_adapt.html)

* [Developing token processors](pf_develop_token_process.html)

* [Developing token generators](pf_develop_token_generat.html)

* [Developing authentication selectors](pf_develop_authen_select.html)

* [Developing data source connectors](pf_develop_data_source_connect.html)

* [Developing password credential validators](pf_develop_pass_credent_vallidat.html)

* [Developing identity store provisioners](pf_develop_identit_stor_provis.html)

* [Developing notification publishers](develop_notific_publisher.html)

* [Building and deploying with Ant](build_deploy_ant.html)

* [Building and deploying manually](build_deploy_manually.html)

* [Log messages](log_messages.html)

For more details about interfaces discussed here and additional functionality, see the SDK Javadocs.