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title: Setting up end-user authentication for the Self Service portal
description: Define authentication requirements for end users to authenticate to the PingOne Self-Service - MyAccount app.
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# Setting up end-user authentication for the Self Service portal

You can define authentication requirements for end users to authenticate to the Self Service portal, also known as the PingOne Self-Service - MyAccount app, if you want to use an authentication policy that isn't the default.

If your environment already has a PingOne authentication policy set as the default, the default policy applies to the Self Service portal, and you don't need to set up a separate policy. Learn more in [Setting the default authentication policy](../authentication/p1_set_default_auth_policy.html).

If you want to use a different policy than the default policy, add an authentication policy to the Self Service portal with the following steps.

|   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| - | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
|   | If the authoritative identity provider (IdP) for your end users isn't PingOne, [add an authentication policy with an identifier first step](../authentication/p1_add_identifier_first_auth.html) and make sure to set it as the default if you want to use it for the Self Service portal. |

If you have a PingOne DaVinci license for your PingOne environment, you can also use a DaVinci flow to orchestrate the end-user authentication experience.

## Steps

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

2. Click the **PingOne Self-Service - MyAccount** application to open the details panel.

3. On the **Policies** tab, click the **Pencil** icon ([icon: pencil, set=fa]).

   * For a PingOne authentication policy:

     * Select the applicable checkboxes if you want to use a policy that isn't the default.

     * If you want to use the default policy, you don't need to select a policy. Learn more in [Setting the default authentication policy](../authentication/p1_set_default_auth_policy.html).

   * For a DaVinci flow policy:

     * On the **DaVinci Policies** tab, select the checkbox for the policy you want to add to the application.

       Learn more about DaVinci flow policies in [Configuring a flow policy](https://docs.pingidentity.com/davinci/applications/davinci_configuring_a_flow_policy.html) in the DaVinci documentation.

4. Click **Save**.