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Managing a user’s devices and services

In environments that use multi-factor authentication (MFA), administrators can manage a user’s MFA devices and service from the Users page.

About this task

From the Users page, you can remove a device, enable or disable a device, and bypass an authentication service. For example, you can bypass secondary authentication for a specified amount of time if a user loses or damages the MFA device that is paired with PingOne.

Steps

  1. Go to Directory → Users.

  2. Locate the user you want to edit. You can browse or search for users.

  3. Click the user entry to open the user details panel.

  4. Click Services and then Authentication.

  5. Do one or more of the following:

    Choose from:

    • To change the default device, in the Methods and Devices section, locate the appropriate authentication method. Click the More Options (⋮) icon and then click Make primary.

    • To show when the device was paired, locate the appropriate authentication method in the Methods and Devices section.

    • To unpair a device, in the Methods and Devices section, locate the appropriate authentication method. Click the More Options (⋮) icon and then click Unpair.

    • To block a device, in the Methods and Devices section, locate the appropriate authentication method. Click the More Options (⋮) ivon and then click Block. After you block a device, the Block option in the menu is replaced with an Unblock option.

    • To bypass MFA:

      • To bypass MFA for SSO: In the Multi-Factor Authentication section, click Allow MFA bypass and then in the Bypass modal, select the bypass duration and click Bypass.

        The bypass time remaining and a Resume link are shown. Click Resume to resume MFA for the selected user.

      • (Workforce only) To disable a specific service, in the Integrations section, locate the appropriate service. Click the More Options (⋮) icon and then click Disable.

      • (Workforce only) To bypass a specific service, in the Integrations section. locate the appropriate service. Click the More Options (⋮) icon and then click Bypass. In the list, select the duration to bypass the service. After the specified time elapses, PingOne resumes the service automatically.

    • To configure PingID settings, click Configure Now. Learn more about PingID settings in PingID User Life Cycle Management in the PingID documentation.

  6. Click Save.