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title: Creating a connection
description: Create a connection profile and credential in PingOne, then use the credential in PingFederate to establish the connection.
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page_id: pingone:integrations:p1_create_connection_pf
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingone/integrations/p1_create_connection_pf.html
revdate: February 25, 2025
section_ids:
  before-you-begin: Before you begin
  steps: Steps
  result: Result:
  result-2: Result:
  next-steps: Next steps
---

# Creating a connection

Create a connection profile and credential in PingOne, then use the credential in PingFederate to establish the connection.

## Before you begin

To set up a connection between PingOne and PingFederate, you need access to the administrator consoles for both platforms.

## Steps

1. In the PingOne admin console, go to **Integrations > PingFederate**.

2. Click the **[icon: plus, set=fa]**icon.

3. Enter the following information:

   * **Name**: A unique identifier for the connection.

   * **Description** (optional): A brief description of the connection.

4. Click **Save**.

   ### Result:

   PingOne generates a credential for the connection. PingFederate exchanges the credential for an access token that is used to call PingOne APIs.

5. In the **New Credential Created** window, click the **Copy to Clipboard** icon.

   |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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   |   | After you leave this page, you cannot go back and copy the credential, so make sure to copy it now. If you're not going to complete the configuration now, you can paste the credential to a text file. You can also create a new credential later. Learn more in [Editing a connection](p1_edit_connection.html). |

6. Click **Done**.

   ### Result:

   The new connection is added to the **PingFederate Connections** list.

## Next steps

[Adding the connection in PingFederate](p1_add_connection_pf.html)