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title: Viewing or changing the authoritative identity provider for a user
description: "Use the user details page in PingOne to see information about a user's authentication configuration."
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revdate: May 2, 2025
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  steps: Steps
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# Viewing or changing the authoritative identity provider for a user

You can use the user details page to see information about a user's authentication configuration, including the authoritative identity provider (IdP) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>A service that manages identity information and provides authentication services to relying clients or SPs within a federated or distributed network.\</p>
\</div>)*.

## Steps

1. In the PingOne admin console, go to **Directory > Users** and browse or search for the appropriate user.

2. Click the user you want to view to expand the details panel.

3. Go to the **Services** > **Authentication** tab.

   The current authoritative IdP is listed in the **Authoritative Identity Provider** section.

4. To change the authoritative IdP:

   1. In the **Authoritative Identity Provider** section, click the **More Options** (⋮) icon and click **Edit**.

   2. In the **Authoritative Identity Provider** modal, select a different IdP in the list.

   3. Click **Save**.