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title: Configuring PingOne as an external IdP in ZIdentity
description: You can configure PingOne as an external identity provider (IdP) to enable single sign-on (SSO) to ZIdentity using the OpenID Connect (OIDC) authentication protocol.
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revdate: December 20, 2024
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# Configuring PingOne as an external IdP in ZIdentity

You can configure PingOne as an external 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>)* to enable single sign-on (SSO) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>The process of authenticating an identity (signing on) at one website (usually with a user ID and password) and then accessing resources secured by other domains without reauthenticating.\</p>
\</div>)* to ZIdentity using the OpenID Connect (OIDC) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>An authentication protocol built on top of OAuth that authenticates users and enables clients (relying parties) of all types to request and receive information about authenticated sessions and users. OIDC is extensible, allowing clients to use optional features such as encryption of identity data, discovery of OpenID Providers (OAuth authorization servers), and session management.\</p>
\</div>)* authentication protocol.

Learn more in [Configuring PingOne as an External IdP](https://help.zscaler.com/zidentity/configuring-pingone-external-idp) in the ZIdentity documentation.