PAP-001 Exam Dumps - Ping Identity PingAccess Questions and Answers

Processing Rulesin PingAccess apply transformations to HTTP traffic (requests or responses) in real time, such as modifying headers, handling CORS, or rewriting cookies.

Exact Extract:

“Processing rules allow PingAccess to modify HTTP requests and responses in real time, such as adding headers or enabling cross-origin requests.”

Option Ais incorrect — they are not for offline data collection.

Option Bis correct — their purpose is real-time modification of web traffic.

Option Cis incorrect — access control rules enforce or override authorization, not processing rules.

Option Dis incorrect — auditing is handled in log configurations, not processing rules.

Virtual Hostsin PingAccess define the external FQDNs (and ports) through which applications are accessed. An application can be bound to multiple virtual hosts to allow access via multiple FQDNs.

Exact Extract:

“A virtual host specifies the fully qualified domain name and port number through which an application is accessed.”

Option A (Virtual Hosts)is correct — multiple FQDNs can be supported by assigning multiple virtual hosts.

Option B (Applications)define resource protection but do not manage FQDN binding.

Option C (Sites)define back-end targets, not the public-facing FQDN.

Option D (Web Sessions)handle authentication state, unrelated to hostnames.

Publicly trusted Certificate Authorities are already included in theJava Trust Store Certificate Group, which PingAccess can use directly. This avoids importing the certificate manually.

Exact Extract:

“If the target site uses a certificate from a well-known public CA, configure the site to use the Java Trust Store Certificate Group.”

Option Ais incorrect — Key Pairs store private keys for SSL termination, not public CA trust anchors.

Option Bis correct — Java Trust Store already contains trusted public CAs.

Option Cis incorrect — again, Key Pairs are not used for trust validation.

Option Dis unnecessary for public CAs — only internal/self-signed certs must be imported.

PingAccess is designed to work with modern identity protocols. It doesnotsupport legacy WS-* protocols directly.

Exact Extract:

“PingAccess integrates with OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect (OIDC) to provide authentication and authorization for web and API resources.”

Option A (SAML)is incorrect — PingAccess does not natively consume SAML assertions; SAML can be used indirectly via PingFederate.

Option B (WS-Fed)is not supported.

Option C (WS-Trust)is not supported.

Option D (OAuth2)is correct — used for authorization and token validation.

Option E (OIDC)is correct — used for user authentication and sessions.

When configuring PingAccess to use PingFederate as theStandard Token Providerfor runtime engines, PingAccess must know how to contact PingFederate. The configuration requires theHost(PingFederate base URL).

Exact Extract:

“When configuring the Standard Token Provider, specify the PingFederate host to which PingAccess engines will connect for token validation.”

Option A (Issuer)is part of OIDC metadata but not required explicitly in this configuration.

Option B (Client ID)is needed for OAuth clients but not when defining the token provider connection itself.

Option C (Host)is correct — this is required to connect to PingFederate.

Option D (Port)may be included within the host definition (host:port) but is not the required field.

For multiple subdomains to share the same PingAccess session, theCookie Domainmust be configured so that the session cookie is valid across all listed applications.

Exact Extract:

“Set the Cookie Domain in the web session configuration to a parent domain (for example, .company.com) to enable applications in different subdomains to share the same session.”

Option A (Set Audience option)applies to OAuth token validation, not cookie sharing.

Option B (Set Cookie Domain option)is correct — e.g., setting.company.comallows session cookies to be shared.

Option C (Rewrite Cookie Domain rule)modifies upstream cookies for back-end applications, not PingAccess session cookies.

Option D (Rewrite Cookie Path rule)is unrelated; it modifies paths for cookies, not domains.

From the “Promoting the replica administrative node” documentation:

Exact Extract:

“Open the/conf/run.propertiesfile in a text editor. Locate thepa.operational.modeline and change the value fromCLUSTERED_CONSOLE_REPLICAtoCLUSTERED_CONSOLE. These properties are case-sensitive. Do not restart the replica node during the promotion process.”Ping Identity Documentation

Also from the documentation under “Next steps” / manual promotion / “Using the admin API …”When promoting the replica, there is also mention of setting the new host-port in the primary admin configuration so that engine nodes and configuration references now point to the promoted replica. One of the API properties iseditRunPropertyFile(to flip the mode), another iseditPrimaryHostPort, which causes the primary-admin host setting to be updated.Ping Identity Documentation

Using those facts:

Why C is correct:

Option C says:Changepa.operational.modetoCLUSTERED_CONSOLEon the replica admin node.This directly matches the documented manual promotion step: switchpa.operational.modefromCLUSTERED_CONSOLE_REPLICA→CLUSTERED_CONSOLE.Ping Identity Documentation+1

This is essential for promoting the replica to primary console.

Why E is correct:

Option E:Modifybootstrap.propertiesand set theengine.admin.configuration.hostvalue to point at the replica admin node.While the documentation doesn’t always name the exact propertyengine.admin.configuration.host, the “promote via admin API” includes updating the “primary host:port” in the configuration so that engine nodes’ configuration queries (or whatever is used by engines) point to the new primary. This maps to ensuring that engine nodes know that the promoted replica is now the administrative node. This requiring modifying the bootstrap or configuration that engine nodes use to find the administrative host is essential.Ping Identity Documentation

Why the other options are incorrect:

A.Changepa.operational.modetoCLUSTERED_CONSOLE_REPLICAon one of the engine nodes.No. Engine nodes should havepa.operational.mode = CLUSTERED_ENGINE, not console modes.CLUSTERED_CONSOLE_REPLICAis an admin/replica console mode, not applicable for engines.docs.ping.directory+2Ping Identity Documentation+2

B.Restart all nodes in the cluster.The documentation explicitly saysdo not restartthe replica node during the promotion process because restart can cause file corruption or failure to properly promote. Only certain restarts are neededafterconfiguration updates. So restarting all nodes is not a correct required action.Ping Identity Documentation

D.Restart the replica admin node.As above, for manual promotion, a restart of the replica admin node isnotrequired (and is even discouraged during the promotion process). The change inrun.propertiesis detected without restarting.Ping Identity Documentation

In Log4j2, theLoggerelement controls the log level (INFO,DEBUG,ERROR, etc.) for specific packages or classes.

Exact Extract:

“To modify logging levels, edit theelement inlog4j2.xmland change the level attribute.”

Option A (AsyncLogger)is a performance optimization, not for changing levels.

Option B (RollingFile)defines file rotation, not log levels.

Option C (Logger)is correct — this is where log levels are defined.

Option D (Appenders)define output destinations, not severity levels.

To enableSingle Logout (SLO), theSLO scopemust be defined in the PingAccess Web Session configuration. This determines which sessions are ended when a logout request occurs.

Exact Extract:

“The SLO scope option in a web session specifies which applications are included in a logout event when Single Logout is triggered.”

Option A (SLO scope)is correct; it explicitly enables SLO support by linking session termination across apps.

Option B (Idle timeout)is unrelated; this controls session expiration, not SLO.

Option C (Validate Session)ensures session state is synchronized but does not configure SLO.

Option D (Refresh User Attributes)is unrelated; it only controls whether attributes are reloaded.

To enforcestep-up authenticationfor selected resources, PingAccess usesAuthentication Challenge Policies. These policies allow different challenge methods to be applied depending on the resource.

Exact Extract:

“Authentication challenge policies define how PingAccess challenges users for authentication and are often applied when step-up authentication is required for specific resources.”

Option A (Authentication Challenge Policy)is correct — it ensures only certain resources trigger step-up MFA.

Option Bis incorrect; the reserved resource base path is unrelated to authentication.

Option Cis incorrect; changing the context root just changes the URL path prefix.

Option Dis incorrect; manual ordering of resources is unrelated to enforcing MFA.