Standard fields
Field Name Description

Authentication Endpoint

The application endpoint URL for user authentication requests, user authorization consent requests, or both.

User Name

The ID that the application uses to authenticate to the PingFederate server.

This field is required to enable Basic HTTP authentication for the application.

Pass Phrase

The password that the application uses to authenticate to the PingFederate server.

This field is required to enable Basic HTTP authentication for the application.

Allowed Subject DN

If your application uses certificate authentication, set this to an acceptable subject distinguished name (DN) of the client certificate.

You can use the asterisk (*) wildcard character in the common name (CN). Separate multiple subject DNs with a pipe (|).

If this field is blank, any subject DN is allowed.

Allowed Issuer DN

If your application uses certificate authentication, set this to an acceptable issuer DN of the incoming client certificate.

You can use the asterisk (*) wildcard character in the CN. Separate multiple subject DNs with a pipe (|).

If this field is blank, any issuer DN is allowed.

Logout Service Endpoint

The URL of your application's logout service endpoint, such as https://portal.example.com/logout.

When Logout Mode is set to Front Channel, PingFederate uses this URL as part of the single logout (SLO) flow. For details, see the description below.

Logout Mode

Determines how the adapter handles application logout.
Front Channel
  1. During the SLO flow, PingFederate redirects the browser to your application's Logout Service Endpoint URL and provides the reference ID and resume path values.
  2. Your application uses the reference ID or a session cookie to identify and end the user session, then redirects the browser back to the PingFederate resume path.
  3. PingFederate completes the SLO process.
Back Channel
The adapter sends a direct HTTP request to the IdP application. To include an attribute in a dynamic URL, use the ${attribute-name} variable.
None
Select this option if your application does not maintain user sessions.

The default selection is None.

Advanced fields
Field Name Description

Prefix Referenced Attributes

When selected, the adapter adds a prefix to attribute keys to identify their source.

  • Attributes from previous authentication sources (also known as chained attributes) are prefixed with chainedattr..
  • Signed request object attributes are prefixed with signedreqattr..
  • HTTP parameters are prefixed with httpparam.. Applicable only if the Ignore Untracked HTTP Parameters check box is not selected.
  • Tracked HTTP parameters are prefixed with trackedparam.. This feature requires PingFederate Server 9.2 or later.

This check box is selected by default.

Ignore Untracked HTTP Parameters

When selected, the adapter ignores parameters from the initial sign-on HTTP request that aren't included on the Tracked HTTP Parameters tab of the Authentication Policies window.

This check box is selected by default.

Send Request Parameters

Determines which parameters from the original sign-on HTTP request the adapter passes to the identity provider (IdP) application. Applies in query parameter mode.

The default selection is None.

Transport Mode

This field defines the method that the adapter uses for front-channel communication with the application.
Form POST
The adapter sends data using a POST request. Data is contained within the body of the request.
Query Parameter
The adapter sends data as part of the URL string. Some data, such as the reference value, is exposed with this method.

The default selection is Form POST.

Reference Duration

The amount of time (in seconds) that the PingFederate server keeps the referenced attributes in memory. Increase this value to accommodate network delays. For more information, see Development considerations.

The default value is 3.

Reference Length

The number of bytes used for the pseudo-randomly-generated reference ID. Increase this value to make the reference ID more difficult to replicate. For more information, see Development considerations.

The default value is 30.

Require SSL/TLS

This check box controls whether adapter requires a secure connection for calls made to the Reference ID IdP Adapter pickup and dropoff endpoints.

This check box is selected by default.

Outgoing Attribute Format

The format that the adapter uses to encode attribute values in HTTP responses it sends to the application. The application must be able to parse this format. For more information, see Attribute pickup process.

The default selection is JSON.

Incoming Attribute Format

The format that the application uses to encode attribute values in HTTP requests it sends to the adapter. For more information, see Attribute drop-off process.

The default selection is JSON.

Skip Host Name Validation

When a connection is established with the application, this setting determines whether PingFederate matches the target host name against the names stored inside the server certificate presented by the application. This can be useful during development or testing.

Applies when Logout Mode is set to Back Channel.

This check box is cleared by default.

Relax Pass Phrase Requirements

When selected, the adapter does not enforce requirements for the application credentials entered in the Pass Phrase field. When cleared, the adapter enforces strong password requirements for better security.

Use this for development, testing, or upgrading from previous versions of the adapter that did not enforce password requirements.

This check box is cleared by default.