amba-sasikala / pf-pcv-rest

PingFederate password credential validator (PCV) for a basic REST authentication endpoint

#pf-pcv-rest

Overview

PingFederate password credential validator to check username/password against a generic REST service.

System Requirements / Dependencies

Requires:

• PingFederate 7.2.x or higher
• Simple JSON
• Apache Commons logging

Installation

1. Compile the plugin in (refer to the PingFederate server SDK documentation for details on compiling PingFederate plug-ins)
2. Copy the resulting .jar file to the <pf_home>/server/default/deploy folder (on all nodes and admin instances).
3. Restart PingFederate

Configuration

Once the plug-in has been deployed and the PingFederate instance restarted, launch the PingFederate admin console:

1. Create a new password credential validator instance under: Authentication > Password Credential Validators
2. Name the instance and select the appropriate validator from the "type" list
3. Refer to the inline documentation to configure the validator

Disclaimer

This software is open sourced by Ping Identity but not supported commercially as such. Any questions/issues should go to the Github issues tracker or discuss on the Ping Identity developer communities . See also the DISCLAIMER file in this directory.