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title: "PingFederate: Manage data sources"
description: Most customers using PingFederate as an identity provider has at least one connection to an external data source. Active Directory is the most common data source used to connect to PingFederate, but other options are available.
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revdate: December 27, 2022
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# PingFederate: Manage data sources

Most customers using PingFederate as an identity provider has at least one connection to an external data source. Active Directory is the most common data source used to connect to PingFederate, but other options are available.

Refer to the following:

* [Datastores](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/latest/administrators_reference_guide/help_managedatasourcestasklet_managedatasourcesstate.html)

* [Configuring the Active Directory environment](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingfederate/latest/administrators_reference_guide/pf_config_activ_dir_environme.html)

* [Configuring offline MFA with PingID](https://docs.pingidentity.com/solution-guides/multi-factor_authentication_use_cases/htg_config_offline_mfa_pid.html)