# PingDirectory - [Try PingDirectory](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/company/contact-sales.html) - [Get the Datasheet](https://hub.pingidentity.com/datasheets/3196-pingdirectory) ## Tour the Product ### See Video Transcript Video Transcript PingDirectory is a high-performance, extensible data store for customer, Employee, partner, and IoT identities. It helps enterprises build a unified profile from disparate data sources with proven deployments in the hundreds of millions of Entries. Let's tour the platform. With PingDirectory, you can create a unified profile through bidirectional real-time Synchronization to and from LDAP, RDBMS, JDBC, or SCIM data stores. You can also store structured and unstructured data to create rich user profiles including Credentials, profile data, photos, privacy choices, and more. As a central source for authentication, Ping Directory supports hundreds of millions of Identities with sub-millisecond response times, even during peak usage. PingDirectory makes accessing your data simple. As an alternative to LDAP, the Ping Directory REST API provides developers direct access to Directory data in a way that's dynamic, discoverable, and efficient. Beyond providing API access to user data, you can securely delegate administrative tasks such As password resets, profile updates, and more to your customer service and help desk teams. PingDirectory provides several ways to enhance your security. Password validators allow you to quickly implement password requirements with over 10 Out-of-the-box validators to choose from. Another way is through secure password storage. PingDirectory enables numerous out-of-the-box password storage schemes, such as salted SHA and Argon2, which makes it difficult or impossible for someone to determine the clear text Passwords from the encoded values. PingDirectory also supports the ability to cryptographically sign a log. This ensures that entries can be properly validated and that they have not been modified. By an unauthorized party. Additionally, client connection policies allow you to limit resource access and consumption For certain clients, preventing insider attacks and preserving resources for business-critical APPs. With account status notifications and Admin Alerts, you can be notified via email or SMS when server usage has exceeded a certain Threshold, when end-user account lockouts occur, and if other security events take place. Now let's take a quick look at the end user experience. Jane is a frequent shopper at BX Retail and has recently moved, So she decided to update some of her profile data, such as her name and phone number, Set a new threshold for transaction approvals, and whether she'd like to link her social media. Accounts to her profile. Once she makes these changes, then all of these updates will be automatically reflected in your Unified data store without missing a beat, so Jane can enjoy seeing the latest products and Promotions from BX Retail. Securely store and manage identity and profile data at scale by deploying PingDirectory in The cloud of your choice or by consuming Ping Directory from Ping Cloud, a private SaaS solution. Contact us to learn more. ## Meet PingDirectory **Ping**Directory is a fast, scalable directory used to store identity and rich profile data. Organizations that need maximum uptime for millions of identities use **Ping**Directory to securely store and manage sensitive customer, partner, and employee data. **Ping**Directory acts as your single source of identity truth. ## How It Works Users get loaded into **Ping**Directory through import, API connection, manual entry or bidirectional, real-time synchronization from LDAP, RDBMS, JDBC, or SCIM data stores. Both structured and unstructured user data are secured and stored by leveraging encryption, password validators, cryptographic log signing, and more. Out-of-the-box load balancing, rate limiting, and data transformations with an integrated proxy ensure maximum server performance and user data availability at scale during peak usage. ![Illustration showing how PingDirectory works](https://www.pingidentity.com/content/dam/picr/dia/pla/cap/di/pdi/IMG-Dia-PingDirectory-3-1376x459.svg) ### With PingDirectory you can: Have a single source of truth for all identities Securely store and manage identity and profile data at scale Protect encrypted identity and profile data to prevent attacks ## User Journey Alignment **Ping**Directory spans from the “Known” to “Disabled” stages of the user journey. ## Unmatched Security, Performance, and Flexibility at Scale **Ping**Directory includes end-to-end security that doesn’t sacrifice performance. It enforces data encryption at rest, in use, and in motion. You can limit data access privileges for admin accounts, store tamper-evident logs, enable active or passive alerts, and much more. ![](https://images.pingidentity.com/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,w_auto,c_scale/ping_dam/content/dam/picr/img/pl/cap/di/pdi/IMG-Ill-PingDirectory-5-1082x1082.png) ## Unify Disparate Customer Profiles Synchronize your disparate data silos into one secure, high-performance data store with **Ping**Directory’s server. No matter if you perform a one-time data migration or utilize ongoing, real-time, bidirectional data synchronizations, you can create a single source of truth about your customers, partners, and employees. **Ping**Directory supports LDAP v3 and SCIM 2.0 standards. ## Responsibly Delegate Administration Unburden identity teams of recurring tasks with **Ping**Directory’s delegated administration. You can safely and securely delegate password resets, account data updates, and more. Plus, you can empower other teams, such as customer service, help desk, or HR to administer certain tasks. ![Screenshot of PingDirectorys PingData administrative console screen](https://images.pingidentity.com/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto,w_auto,c_scale/ping_dam/content/dam/picr/img/pl/cap/di/pdi/IMG-Ill-PingDirectory-6-1082x1082.png) Benefits & Features ### Maintain a single source of truth and prevent duplicated data Store every detail of your user profiles with both structured and unstructured data; bi-directionally synchronize existing data stores ### Ensure uninterrupted service 99.99% uptime ### Keep profile data safe Encrypt identity data at rest, in use, and in motion ### Reduce hardware footprint Efficiently uses server space with automated Java Virtual Machine (JVM) tuning ### Meet specific sovereignty requirements Advanced data placement and sharding options ### Ensure data privacy and meet privacy regulations Obfuscate or restrict access to sensitive PII ### Rapidly deploy without interruption **Ping**DataSync, the **Ping**Directory Proxy, and/or the Passthrough Authentication plug-in ensure zero-downtime migration ### Maximize reliability and performance Add more machines to allow for parallel execution of workloads with native horizontal scalability ### Optimize server performance Integrated proxy server with load balancing, rate limiting, and data transformation ### Prevent insider attacks and preserve business resources Centralized policies that can prioritize and preserve the performance of mission-critical applications ## Business Value Single view of the user Maximize uptime Increase security ## Flexible Deployment Options **Ping**Directory can be deployed as: - **PingOne** Advanced Services - Dedicated tenant cloud services - **PingOne** Cloud Software - Deploy anywhere cloud containers [Learn More About Our Deployment Options](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/platform/deployment-options.html) ## Need to Meet FedRAMP or DoD IL5 Requirements? **Ping**Directory is also offered as part of **Ping** Government Identity Cloud, a FedRAMP High Authorized and a DoD IL5-certified solution meeting DoD's Cloud Computing Security Requirements Guide (SRG) for Impact Level 5 (IL5). [Find out more about Ping Government Identity Cloud](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/platform/ping-government-identity-cloud.html) ## Additional Information [Documentation PingDirectory Documentation](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/latest/pd_ds_landing_page.html) [Datasheet PingDirectory Datasheet](https://hub.pingidentity.com/datasheets/3196-pingdirectory) [Integrations Marketplace integrations for PingDirectory](https://support.pingidentity.com/s/marketplace-integration-home-page#sort=relevancy) [Product Release Notes PingDirectory Release Notes](https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/latest/release_notes/pd_release_notes.html) [Community PingDirectory Community Forum](https://support.pingidentity.com/s/topic/0TO1W000000Q9oHWAS/pingdirectory) [Community Support Community](https://support.pingidentity.com/s/community-home) ## Related Resources [Customer Story HP](https://www.pingidentity.com/en/customer-stories/hp-3360.html) Start Today Contact Sales [sales@pingidentity.com](mailto:sales@pingidentity.com) See how Ping can help you deliver secure employee, partner, and customer experiences in a rapidly evolving digital world.