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title: Overview
description: Ping Identity Platform serves as the basis for our simple and comprehensive Identity and Access Management solution. We help our customers deepen their relationships with their customers, and improve the productivity and connectivity of their employees and partners. For more information about ForgeRock and about the platform, visit https://www.forgerock.com.
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# Overview

Ping Identity Platform serves as the basis for our simple and comprehensive Identity and Access Management solution. We help our customers deepen their relationships with their customers, and improve the productivity and connectivity of their employees and partners. For more information about ForgeRock and about the platform, visit <https://www.forgerock.com>.

These topics let you set up and configure user self-service processes using the Ping Identity Platform. These processes include self-registration, login, registration using social identity providers, and additional features like progressive profile completion, password reset, and username recovery.

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|   | This documentation helps you familiarize yourself with using the platform for user self-service. It provides examples of common self-service actions and introduce you to core concepts for implementing self-service; however, this documentation is **not** exhaustive or prescriptive.The examples provided are simply one approach, and there may be more effective approaches for your specific needs. Use the examples as a starting point to learn from. |

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#### [Start here](overview.html)

Learn about self-service using the Ping Identity Platform

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#### [Platform configuration](platform-configuration.html)

Configure the Ping Identity Platform for self-service

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#### [Self-registration](self-registration.html)

Configure user self-registration

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#### [Social registration](social-registration.html)

Configure registration using external identity providers

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#### [Login](login.html)

Configure the user login flow to use self-service

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#### [Progressive profile](progressive-profile.html)

Configure progressive profile completion

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#### [Password reset](password-reset.html)

Configure user-driven password reset

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#### [Username recovery](username-recovery.html)

Configure user-driven username recovery

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#### [Update password](update-password.html)

Configure user-driven password updates

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#### [Pass-through authentication](pass-through-authentication.html)

Delegate authentication to Active Directory

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#### [Scripting tips](scripting-for-user-self-service.html)

Tips for scripts in user self-service.

The ForgeRock Common REST API works across the platform to provide common ways to access web resources and collections of resources.