Flow Control node
The Flow Control node lets you control the authentication flow by randomly sending traffic down different paths of a journey. This means you can use the node to evaluate changes before rolling out changes to a production environment. For example, configure the node to direct a percentage of requests to a new authentication journey to observe the user experience and check for potential failures.
Compatibility
| Product | Compatible? |
|---|---|
Advanced Identity Cloud |
Yes 1 |
PingAM (self-managed) |
Yes |
Ping Identity Platform (self-managed) |
Yes |
1 Currently available only in the rapid release channel.
Configuration
| Property | Usage |
|---|---|
Path A Percentage |
The percentage of requests to send down path A. The remaining percentage follows path B. |
Path A Name |
The display name for the outcome of path A. |
Path B Name |
The display name for the outcome of path B. |
Example
The following sample journey lets an administrator phase in a new authentication path by initially routing a small number of incoming requests to the new login journey for monitoring.
The Flow Control node is configured with the following values:
- Path A Percentage
-
90 - Path A Name
-
Old Login - Path B Name
-
New Login
The Flow Control node randomly assigns 90% of authentication requests to path A
(Old Login) and the remaining 10% to path B (New Login).
The user follows the allocated path to complete authentication.
