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title: Journey nodes
description: This page lists the authentication nodes available for you to use in PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud journeys.
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keywords: ["Nodes &amp; Trees", "Journeys", "Authentication", "Data Store", "LDAP", "Identity Store", "OAuth 2.0", "Multi-factor Authentication (MFA)", "Account", "CAPTCHA", "Federation", "SAML 2.0", "Social Authentication", "Terms &amp; Condition", "Email", "Scripts"]
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section_ids:
  basic-authn-nodes: Basic authentication nodes
  multifactor-authn-nodes: Multi-factor authentication nodes
  risk-authn-nodes: Risk management authentication nodes
  behavioral-authn-nodes: Behavioral authentication nodes
  contextual-authn-nodes: Contextual authentication nodes
  federation-authn-nodes: Federation authentication nodes
  identity-authn-nodes: Identity management authentication nodes
  utility-authn-nodes: Utility nodes
  uncategorized-nodes: Uncategorized nodes
  marketplace-nodes: Marketplace nodes
---

# Journey nodes

This page lists the authentication nodes available for you to use in PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud journeys.

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|   | You can also create your own [custom nodes](node-designer.html) if none of the available nodes meet your business needs. |

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|   | Even though they appear in the UI, the following nodes are incompatible with Advanced Identity Cloud and their reference documentation isn't provided:- Password Collector node (use the [Platform Password node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/platform-password.html) instead)

- Username Collector node (use the [Platform Username node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/platform-username.html) instead)

- Kerberos node

- Authenticate Thing node

- Register Thing node |

## Basic authentication nodes

Use the following nodes for basic authentication tasks:

* [AD Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/ad-decision.html)

* [Data Store Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/data-store-decision.html)

* [Failure node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/failure.html)

* [Identity Store Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/cloud/identity-store-decision.html)

* [LDAP Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/ldap-decision.html)

* [Success node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/success.html)

* [Zero Page Login Collector node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/zero-page-login-collector.html)

## Multi-factor authentication nodes

Use the following nodes to configure journeys with multi-factor authentication capabilities:

* [Combined MFA Registration node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/combined-mfa-registration.html)

* [Device Binding node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/device-binding.html)

* [Device Binding Storage node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/device-binding-storage.html)

* [Device Signing Verifier node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/device-signing-verifier.html)

* [Enable Device Management node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/enable-device-management.html)

* [Get Authenticator App node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/get-authenticator-app.html)

* [HOTP Generator node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/hotp-generator.html)

* [MFA Registration Options node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/mfa-registration-options.html)

* [OATH Device Storage node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/oath-device-storage.html)

* [OATH Registration node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/oath-registration.html)

* [OATH Token Verifier node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/oath-token-verifier.html)

* [Opt-out Multi-Factor Authentication node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/opt-out-multi-factor.html)

* [OTP Collector Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/otp-collector-decision.html)

* [OTP Email Sender node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/otp-email-sender.html)

* [OTP SMS Sender node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/otp-sms-sender.html)

* [Push Registration node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/push-registration.html)

* [Push Result Verifier node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/push-result-verifier.html)

* [Push Sender node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/push-sender.html)

* [Push Wait node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/push-wait.html)

* [Recovery Code Collector Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/recovery-code-collector-decision.html)

* [Recovery Code Display node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/recovery-code-display.html)

* [RSA SecurID node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/rsa-securid.html)

* [TypingDNA Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/cloud/tdna-decision.html)

* [TypingDNA Recorder node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/cloud/tdna-recorder.html)

* [TypingDNA Reset Profile node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/cloud/tdna-reset-profile.html)

* [TypingDNA Short Phrase Collector node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/cloud/tdna-short-phrase-collector.html)

* [WebAuthn Authentication node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/webauthn-authentication.html)

* [WebAuthn Device Storage node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/webauthn-device-storage.html)

* [WebAuthn Registration node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/webauthn-registration.html)

## Risk management authentication nodes

Use the following nodes to examine the perceived risk and act on it:

* [Account Active Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/account-active-decision.html)

* [Account Lockout node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/account-lockout.html)

* [Auth Level Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/auth-level-decision.html)

* [CAPTCHA node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/captcha.html)

* [Legacy CAPTCHA node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/legacy-captcha.html)

* [Modify Auth Level node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/modify-auth-level.html)

* [PingOne Protect Evaluation node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-protect-evaluation.html)

* [PingOne Protect Initialize node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-protect-initialize.html)

* [PingOne Protect Result node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-protect-result.html)

* [reCAPTCHA Enterprise node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/recaptcha-enterprise.html)

## Behavioral authentication nodes

Use the following nodes to adjust the behavior of authentication journeys:

* [Increment Login Count node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/increment-login-count.html)

* [Login Count Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/login-count-decision.html)

* [TypingDNA Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/cloud/tdna-decision.html)

* [TypingDNA Recorder node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/cloud/tdna-recorder.html)

* [TypingDNA Reset Profile node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/cloud/tdna-reset-profile.html)

* [TypingDNA Short Phrase Collector node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/cloud/tdna-short-phrase-collector.html)

## Contextual authentication nodes

Use the following nodes to change the journey or set a cookie based on the authentication context:

* [Certificate Collector node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/certificate-collector.html)

* [Certificate User Extractor node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/certificate-user-extractor.html)

* [Certificate Validation node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/certificate-validation.html)

* [Cookie Presence Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/cookie-presence-decision.html)

* [Device Geofencing node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/device-geofencing.html)

* [Device Location Match node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/device-location-match.html)

* [Device Match node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/device-match.html)

* [Device Profile Collector node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/device-profile-collector.html)

* [Device Profile Save node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/device-profile-save.html)

* [Device Tampering Verification node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/device-tampering-verification.html)

* [Persistent Cookie Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/persistent-cookie-decision.html)

* [Set Custom Cookie node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/set-custom-cookie.html)

* [Set Persistent Cookie node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/set-persistent-cookie.html)

## Federation authentication nodes

Use the following nodes to configure journeys with federation capabilities:

* [Legacy Social Provider Handler node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/legacy-social-provider-handler.html)

* [OIDC ID Token Validator node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/oidc-idtoken-validator.html)

* [SAML2 Authentication node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/saml2.html)

* [Social Provider Handler node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/social-provider-handler.html)

* [Write Federation Information node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/write-federation-information.html)

## Identity management authentication nodes

Use the following nodes to perform identity management during an authentication journey:

* [Accept Terms and Conditions node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/accept-terms-and-conditions.html)

* [Attribute Collector node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/attribute-collector.html)

* [Attribute Present Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/attribute-present-decision.html)

* [Attribute Value Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/attribute-value-decision.html)

* [Consent Collector node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/consent-collector.html)

* [Create Object node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/create-object.html)

* [Display Username node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/display-username.html)

* [Identify Existing User node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/identify-existing-user.html)

* [KBA Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/kba-decision.html)

* [KBA Definition node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/kba-definition.html)

* [KBA Verification node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/kba-verification.html)

* [Pass-through Authentication node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/passthrough-authentication.html)

* [Patch Object node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/patch-object.html)

* [PingOne Create User node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-create-user.html)

* [PingOne Delete User node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-delete-user.html)

* [PingOne Identity Match node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-identity-match.html)

* [PingOne Verify Completion Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-verify-completion-decision.html)

* [PingOne Verify Evaluation node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-verify-evaluation.html)

* [Platform Password node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/platform-password.html)

* [Platform Username node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/platform-username.html)

* [Profile Completeness Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/profile-completeness-decision.html)

* [Query Filter Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/query-filter-decision.html)

* [Required Attributes Present node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/required-attributes-present.html)

* [Select Identity Provider node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/select-identity-provider.html)

* [Terms and Conditions Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/terms-and-conditions-decision.html)

* [Time Since Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/time-since-decision.html)

## Utility nodes

Use the following nodes to perform various tasks during the journey:

* [Agent Data Store Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/agent-data-store-decision.html)

* [Anonymous Session Upgrade node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/anonymous-session-upgrade.html)

* [Anonymous User Mapping node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/anonymous-user-mapping.html)

* [Backchannel Initialize node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/backchannel-initialize.html)

* [Backchannel Notification node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/backchannel-notification.html)

* [Backchannel Status node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/backchannel-status.html)

* [Choice Collector node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/choice-collector.html)

* [Configuration Provider node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/config-provider.html)

* [Email Suspend node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/email-suspend.html)

* [Email Template node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/email-template.html)

* [Failure URL node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/failure-url.html)

* [Flow Control node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/flow-control.html)

* [Get Session Data node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/get-session-data.html)

* [Inner Tree Evaluator node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/inner-tree-evaluator.html)

* [JWT Password Replay node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/jwt-password-replay.html)

* [Message node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/message.html)

* [JWT Password Replay node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/jwt-password-replay.html)

* [Meter node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/meter.html)

* [Page node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/page.html)

* [Polling Wait node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/polling-wait.html)

* [Query Parameter node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/query-parameter.html)

* [Register Logout Webhook node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/register-logout-webhook.html)

* [Remove Session Properties node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/remove-session-properties.html)

* [Request Header node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/request-header.html)

* [Retry Limit Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/retry-limit-decision.html)

* [Scripted Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/scripted-decision.html)

* [Set Error Details node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/set-error-details.html)

* [Set Failure Details node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/set-failure-details.html)

* [Set Logout Details node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/set-logout-details.html)

* [Set Session Properties node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/set-session-properties.html)

* [Set State node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/set-state.html)

* [Set Success Details node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/set-success-details.html)

* [State Metadata node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/state-metadata.html)

* [Success URL node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/success-url.html)

* [Timer Start node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/timer-start.html)

* [Timer Stop node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/timer-stop.html)

* [Update Journey Timeout node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/update-journey-timeout.html)

## Uncategorized nodes

* [App Policy Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/app-policy-decision.html)

* [Identity Assertion node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/identity-assertion-node.html)

* [Policy Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/policy-decision.html)

* [RADIUS Challenge Collector node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/radius-challenge-collector.html)

* [RADIUS Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/radius-decision.html)

* [SpyCloud node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/cloud/spycloud-auth.html)

* [RADIUS Challenge Collector node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/radius-challenge-collector.html)

* [RADIUS Decision node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/radius-decision.html)

## Marketplace nodes

* [PingOne service](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-service.html)

  * [PingOne node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone.html)

  * [PingOne Authorize node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-authorize.html)

  * [PingOne Credentials nodes](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-cred-overview.html)

  * [PingOne Credentials Delete Wallet node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-cred-delete-wallet.html)

  * [PingOne Credentials Find Wallets node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-cred-find-wallet.html)

  * [PingOne Credentials Issue node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-cred-issue.html)

  * [PingOne Credentials Pair Wallet node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-cred-pair-wallet.html)

  * [PingOne Credentials Revoke node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-cred-revoke.html)

  * [PingOne Credentials Update node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-cred-update.html)

  * [PingOne Credentials Verification node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-cred-verify.html)

  * [PingOne DaVinci API node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-davinci.html)

* [PingOne Verify service](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-verify-service.html)

  * [PingOne Verify Authentication node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-verify-authn.html)

  * [PingOne Verify Proofing node](https://docs.pingidentity.com/auth-node-ref/latest/pingone/pingone-verify-proof.html)
