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title: KBA Verification node
description: Configure the KBA Verification node to present knowledge-based authentication questions to users and verify their answers against stored responses.
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# KBA Verification node

Presents KBA questions to the user, collects answers to those questions, and verifies the input against the user's stored answers.

Use this node for additional authentication when resetting a forgotten password or username.

To set the number of KBA questions, edit Configure > Security Questions > Questions > Number in the IDM admin UI.

## Availability

| Product                                                                                                                                 | Available? |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- |
| PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud                                                                                                         | Yes        |
| PingAM (self-managed)

This functionality requires that you configure AM as part of a sample Ping Identity Platform deployment. | Yes        |
| Ping Identity Platform (self-managed)                                                                                                   | Yes        |

## Properties

| Property           | Usage                                                                       |
| ------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| KBA Attribute      | The managed object attribute in which KBA questions and answers are stored. |
| Identity Attribute | The attribute used to identify the managed object in IDM.                   |