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Only if the applicant does not already possess the IdP identity (weak or 1st factor identity). This is optional and often prohibited or discouraged and avoided except for those in need of assistance or VIP individuals. Usually done before Vbefore V_CHECK_PROOF in order to allow parallelism at the service desk; should be undo-able if any of checks before V_PREREGISTER_FACTOR fail. This includes the check of the alignment with the enforced policies, informing of the applicant about the rules associated with this factor, creation of the username and the password, and providing the applicant with them.
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