Connectors

Connectors are a tool to connect PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud to external resources and services and are built using the PingOne Open Connector Framework (ICF). Some connectors are built into Advanced Identity Cloud to let you easily connect to data stores in other services and are configurable using the IDM admin UI (native console). Additional connectors are available to set up and run remotely using a remote connector server (RCS).

Built-in connector credentials must be supplied as an environment secret or variable (ESV). For more information, refer to Configure placeholders to use with ESVs.

Built-in connectors

Advanced Identity Cloud includes several built-in connectors to connect easily to data stores in other services. These built-in connectors are accessed through the IDM admin UI (native console). For the complete list of connectors bundled with Advanced Identity Cloud, learn more in Available connectors in the ICF documentation.

Learn more about provisioning connectors using the application management section of Advanced Identity Cloud in Provision settings for an application.

Remote connectors

Ping Identity provides many additional connectors that can be run remotely for continuous, two-way synchronization with external data stores that reside on-premises, in a private cloud, or in a public cloud.

Remote connectors run on a remote connector server (RCS) hosted outside of Advanced Identity Cloud. They communicate inbound with your Advanced Identity Cloud tenant.

Step-by-step instructions for configuring Advanced Identity Cloud and an RCS using the Advanced Identity Cloud admin UI are included in Sync identities.

Learn more about installing and configuring an RCS in Remote connectors in the ICF documentation.

When used with Advanced Identity Cloud, the RCS must be configured to initiate the connection to Advanced Identity Cloud, also known as client mode. This configuration is included in the step-by-step instructions if you are configuring your RCS using the Advanced Identity Cloud admin UI.

If you are configuring Advanced Identity Cloud and your RCS through REST, learn more in Configure RCS in client mode in the ICF documentation.