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Sales Representative at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
User-friendly MFA that requires better connection to Microsoft Word
Pros and Cons
- "This is a user-friendly solution."
- "I think that the connection with like Microsoft Word, especially for Office 365, is a weak point that could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
This is a user-friendly solution.
What needs improvement?
I think that the connection with like Microsoft Word, especially for Office 365, is a weak point that could be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using PingID as an end user for about four years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
I have not needed to contact support yet.
What other advice do I have?
Ping is a suitable on-premise Active Directory in the IT environment.
I would rate the solution a seven out of ten.
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Staff of the founders office/IM consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
It gives you granular control over settings, with many options for fine-tuning policies
Pros and Cons
- "PingFederate gives you granular control over the settings. There are many options for fine-tuning policies."
- "PingFederate's UI could be streamlined. They have recently made several improvements, but it's still too complex. It's a common complaint. The configuration should be simplified because the learning curve is too steep."
What is our primary use case?
We primarily use PingFederate for access management authentication. It is mainly for authenticating employees, but we sometimes use it to authenticate customer applications.
What is most valuable?
PingFederate gives you granular control over the settings. There are many options for fine-tuning policies.
What needs improvement?
PingFederate's UI could be streamlined. They have recently made several improvements, but it's still too complex. It's a common complaint. The configuration should be simplified because the learning curve is too steep.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
PingFederate is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
PingFederate is an efficient solution, but the scalability depends on the environment. It's an on-prem solution, so it depends on the number of servers we have. We have around 150,000 users.
How was the initial setup?
Deploying PingFederate is straightforward. The deployment time depends on the size of your environment and the things you need to do to get it working, such as configuring the server and the firewall rules. Installing it is simple, but you might need to spend a week configuring it to work in your environment.
What other advice do I have?
I rate PingFederate eight out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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Specialist at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
The auto-discovery feature is helpful, but the legacy applications remain an issue
Pros and Cons
- "I find the auto-discovery feature the most valuable. It helps us automate a lot of things using a single password across applications."
- "It has a long way to go until it is a cloud-based solution."
What is most valuable?
The auto-discovery feature the most valuable. It helps us automate a lot of things using a single password across applications.
What needs improvement?
The legacy applications remain an issue. There also is a tendency for downtime and network issues. Also, it has a long way to go until it is a cloud-based solution.
For how long have I used the solution?
One to three years.
How was the initial setup?
It is a straightforward setup, but we did have some debugging issues.
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Solution Architect at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Multifactor authentication improves security but there are some limitations with integration
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature is multifactor authentication."
- "Currently, the main integration is SAML-based, but other integration methodologies need to be supported."
What is our primary use case?
I am a consultant and this is one of the solutions that I implement for my clients.
It is used for the federation integration of the whole organization.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature is multifactor authentication.
What needs improvement?
Currently, the main integration is SAML-based, but other integration methodologies need to be supported.
There are challenges when it comes to setting up this solution for external IP usage.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using PingFederate for about a year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
PingFederate is scalable. My customers are enterprise-level organizations with more than 1,000 users.
How are customer service and technical support?
Technical support for PingFederate is fine.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have experience with Keycloak, which I find to be a comparable solution. I think that the big difference between them is the multifactor aspect.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is ok. I would say that it is manageable.
What other advice do I have?
PingFederate is a good product but there are limitations. It is a good solution especially if it's an internal IP usage customer. For external customers, they do have challenges, although there are solutions for that available, as well.
Overall, it is a good product with some integration limitations.
I would rate this solution a seven out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
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