For general help with PCVs, see Password credential validators in the PingFederate documentation.
  1. On the PingFederate administrative console, create a new datastore.
    • For PingFederate 10.1 or later: go to System > Data & Credential Stores > Password Credential Validators. Click Create New Instance.
    • For PingFederate 10.0 or earlier: go to System > Password Credential Validators. Click Create New Instance.
  2. On the Type tab, set the basic PCV attributes.
    1. In the Instance Name field, enter a name for the PCV.
    2. In the Instance ID field, enter a unique identifier for the PCV.
    3. From the Type list, select PingOne Password Credential Validator. Click Next.
  3. On the Instance Configuration tab, configure the password credential validator. Click Next.
    1. Optional: In the Authentication Error Overrides section, configure error overrides as shown in Customizing authentication error messages.
    2. In the PingOne Datastore list, select the data store that you configured in Configuring the datastore.
  4. On the Extended Contract tab, add any attributes that you want to include in the contract. Click Next.
  5. On the Summary tab, check and save your configuration.
    • For PingFederate 10.1 or later: click Save.
    • For PingFederate 10.0 or earlier: click Done. On the Password Credential Validators tab, click Save.