Ping Identity Certified Professional

The Ping Identity Certified Professional - PingFederate certification measures the candidate’s ability to describe how to perform basic installation and configuration tasks.

This exam covers the following knowledge about PingFederate version 10 or later:

Product Overview

• Describe the basic features and functionality of the product, and highlight the main use cases.

Installation and Initial Configuration

• Identify installation requirements for the product.
• Describe how to install the product on Windows.
• Describe how to install the product on Linux or UNIX.
• Identify tasks completed during the initial configuration wizard.
• Describe how to upgrade the product.

User Interface

• The candidate should be able to describe how the administrative console works and what the basic workflows are.

Server Administration

• Describe the locations and functions of different startup files.
• Describe how to set up logging into the administrative console with an LDAP data source.
• Describe how to install or upgrade the product license.
• Describe the use of native accounts in PingFederate or how Role-Based Access Controls are used to manage administrative functionality.
• Describe how to configure email notifications.
• Describe how to manage configuration archive creation and retention.
• Describe the server endpoints.
• Describe how to manage SSL certificates, certificate authorities and certificate signing requests.
• Describe how to configure or manage LDAP and JDBC external data sources.
• Describe how to configure Password Credential Validators or any of the following adapters:
  • HTML Form Adapter
  • HTTP Basic Adapter
  • Kerberos Adapter
  • OpenToken Adapter
  • Reference ID Adapter
  • Composite Adapter

Attribute Mapping

• Describe how attribute mappings work and how to use them.
• Explain the difference between mapping attributes at the connection level and the adapter level.

SSO Connections

• Describe SSO endpoints and variables (protocol-specific endpoints).
• Define the difference between IdP-initiated and SP-initiated connections and describe when each are used.

OAuth 2.0 Configuration

• Describe the purpose of OAuth scopes, token managers and mappings for grants, clients or endpoints.

OpenID Connect Configuration

• Describe how to configure OpenID Connect Policy Management.
• Describe the OpenID Connect endpoints and their purposes.
• Describe how to use OpenID Connect for SSO.

Log Files

• Describe the locations, purposes and logging levels for different PingFederate log files.

Exam Delivery

This exam is delivered as a remotely proctored, multiple-choice exam. There are roughly 60 items on the exam and a time limit of approximately 90 minutes. For more information about how remotely proctored exams are delivered, please refer to our testing guide.