PingOne

Build a custom sign-on policy

Learn how to build a custom sign-on policy that uses multi-factor authentication (MFA).

About this task

This tutorial walks you through the creation of an MFA sign-on policy that you can apply to an application to secure access.

Steps

  1. In the PingOne admin console, go to Authentication > Authentication.

  2. Click Add Policy.

    A screen capture showing the Authentication Policies page.
  3. Enter a Policy Name.

  4. Select a Step Type of Identifier First.

  5. Click Add Step.

  6. Select a Step Type of Multi-factor Authentication.

  7. For MFA Policy, select Default MFA Policy.

  8. (Optional) Specify Required When criteria for the policy.

    For example, you can specify that the policy is required when users are members of a particular population.

    A screen capture showing the authentication policy page
  9. To test the policy, assign it to an application on the application’s Policy tab and access the application.

    A screen capture showing the Edit policies page