diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/common/model/FederatedAuthenticatorConfig.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/common/model/FederatedAuthenticatorConfig.java
index fa22596f1e8a..7822d9404c38 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/common/model/FederatedAuthenticatorConfig.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/common/model/FederatedAuthenticatorConfig.java
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ public static FederatedAuthenticatorConfig build(OMElement federatedAuthenticato
 
         // TODO: Remove warn log, once feature is ready.
         if (federatedAuthenticatorConfig.getDefinedByType() == null) {
+            federatedAuthenticatorConfig.setDefinedByType(IdentityConstants.DefinedByType.SYSTEM);
             LOG.warn("The defined by type is not set for the : " + federatedAuthenticatorConfig.getName());
         }
 
diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/common/model/LocalAuthenticatorConfig.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/common/model/LocalAuthenticatorConfig.java
index 58f528d1ec26..fa5dbde68778 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/common/model/LocalAuthenticatorConfig.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.common/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/common/model/LocalAuthenticatorConfig.java
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ public static LocalAuthenticatorConfig build(OMElement localAuthenticatorConfigO
         }
 
         if (localAuthenticatorConfig.getDefinedByType() == null) {
+            localAuthenticatorConfig.setDefinedByType(IdentityConstants.DefinedByType.SYSTEM);
             LOG.warn("The defined by type is not set for the : " + localAuthenticatorConfig.getName());
         }
 
diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/mgt/ApplicationConstants.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/mgt/ApplicationConstants.java
index 2bca40c45d54..786ce81d1ef9 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/mgt/ApplicationConstants.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/mgt/ApplicationConstants.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ private ApplicationConstants() {
     public static final String IDP_NAME = "idpName";
     public static final String IDP_AUTHENTICATOR_NAME = "authenticatorName";
     public static final String IDP_AUTHENTICATOR_DISPLAY_NAME = "authenticatorDisplayName";
+    public static final String IDP_AUTHENTICATOR_DEFINED_BY_TYPE = "definedByType";
     public static final String APPLICATION_DOMAIN = "Application";
     // Regex for validating application name.
     public static final String APP_NAME_VALIDATING_REGEX = "^[a-zA-Z0-9 ._-]*$";
diff --git a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/mgt/dao/impl/ApplicationDAOImpl.java b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/mgt/dao/impl/ApplicationDAOImpl.java
index 48192a9b974a..f6f807a95011 100644
--- a/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/mgt/dao/impl/ApplicationDAOImpl.java
+++ b/components/application-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/mgt/dao/impl/ApplicationDAOImpl.java
@@ -3098,7 +3098,8 @@ private LocalAndOutboundAuthenticationConfig getLocalAndOutboundAuthenticationCo
                             .get(ApplicationConstants.IDP_AUTHENTICATOR_NAME));
                     localAuthenticator.setDisplayName(authenticatorInfo
                             .get(ApplicationConstants.IDP_AUTHENTICATOR_DISPLAY_NAME));
-                    localAuthenticator.setDefinedByType(IdentityConstants.DefinedByType.SYSTEM);
+                    localAuthenticator.setDefinedByType(IdentityConstants.DefinedByType.valueOf(
+                            authenticatorInfo.get(ApplicationConstants.IDP_AUTHENTICATOR_DEFINED_BY_TYPE)));
                     stepLocalAuth.get(step).add(localAuthenticator);
                 } else {
                     Map<String, List<FederatedAuthenticatorConfig>> stepFedIdps = stepFedIdPAuthenticators
@@ -3117,7 +3118,8 @@ private LocalAndOutboundAuthenticationConfig getLocalAndOutboundAuthenticationCo
                             .get(ApplicationConstants.IDP_AUTHENTICATOR_NAME));
                     fedAuthenticator.setDisplayName(authenticatorInfo
                             .get(ApplicationConstants.IDP_AUTHENTICATOR_DISPLAY_NAME));
-                    fedAuthenticator.setDefinedByType(IdentityConstants.DefinedByType.SYSTEM);
+                    fedAuthenticator.setDefinedByType(IdentityConstants.DefinedByType.valueOf(
+                            authenticatorInfo.get(ApplicationConstants.IDP_AUTHENTICATOR_DEFINED_BY_TYPE)));
                     idpAuths.add(fedAuthenticator);
                 }
 
@@ -5029,6 +5031,9 @@ private Map<String, String> getAuthenticatorInfo(Connection conn, int tenantId,
                 returnData
                         .put(ApplicationConstants.IDP_AUTHENTICATOR_DISPLAY_NAME, rs.getString(3));
             }
+            // TODO: Read from database and set the DefinedBy property to the authenticator.
+            returnData.put(ApplicationConstants.IDP_AUTHENTICATOR_DEFINED_BY_TYPE,
+                    IdentityConstants.DefinedByType.SYSTEM.toString());
         } finally {
             IdentityApplicationManagementUtil.closeStatement(prepStmt);
         }
diff --git a/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/util/FrameworkUtils.java b/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/util/FrameworkUtils.java
index 054821bc69bd..f6775e77740d 100644
--- a/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/util/FrameworkUtils.java
+++ b/components/authentication-framework/org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.authentication.framework/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/identity/application/authentication/framework/util/FrameworkUtils.java
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
 import org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.common.model.Property;
 import org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.common.model.ServiceProvider;
 import org.wso2.carbon.identity.application.mgt.ApplicationConstants;
+import org.wso2.carbon.identity.base.IdentityConstants;
 import org.wso2.carbon.identity.base.IdentityException;
 import org.wso2.carbon.identity.base.IdentityRuntimeException;
 import org.wso2.carbon.identity.central.log.mgt.utils.LoggerUtils;
@@ -4190,4 +4191,23 @@ public static boolean isURLRelative(String uriString) throws URISyntaxException
 
         return !new URI(uriString).isAbsolute();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * This method return defined by type for the given authenticator name.
+     *
+     * @param authenticatorName     Name of the authenticator.
+     * @return The defined by type.
+     * @throws FrameworkException If no authenticator found for the given authenticator name.
+     */
+    public static IdentityConstants.DefinedByType getAuthenticatorDefinedByType(String authenticatorName)
+            throws FrameworkException {
+
+        for (ApplicationAuthenticator authenticator: FrameworkServiceComponent.getAuthenticators()) {
+            if (authenticator.getName().equals(authenticatorName)) {
+                return authenticator.getDefinedByType();
+            }
+        }
+
+        throw new FrameworkException("No authenticator instance is found for " + authenticatorName);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/components/idp-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.idp.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/idp/mgt/dao/IdPManagementDAO.java b/components/idp-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.idp.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/idp/mgt/dao/IdPManagementDAO.java
index 15c492891b08..11a70218ccf5 100644
--- a/components/idp-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.idp.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/idp/mgt/dao/IdPManagementDAO.java
+++ b/components/idp-mgt/org.wso2.carbon.idp.mgt/src/main/java/org/wso2/carbon/idp/mgt/dao/IdPManagementDAO.java
@@ -3419,6 +3419,8 @@ public IdentityProvider getIdPByAuthenticatorPropertyValue(Connection dbConnecti
                 String roleClaimUri = rs.getString("ROLE_CLAIM_URI");
 
                 String defaultAuthenticatorName = rs.getString("DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATOR_NAME");
+                // TODO: Read from database and set the DefinedBy property to the authenticator.
+                String defaultAuthenticatorDefinedByType = IdentityConstants.DefinedByType.SYSTEM.toString();
                 String defaultProvisioningConnectorConfigName = rs.getString("DEFAULT_PRO_CONNECTOR_NAME");
                 federatedIdp.setIdentityProviderDescription(rs.getString("DESCRIPTION"));
 
@@ -3453,8 +3455,8 @@ public IdentityProvider getIdPByAuthenticatorPropertyValue(Connection dbConnecti
                 if (defaultAuthenticatorName != null) {
                     FederatedAuthenticatorConfig defaultAuthenticator = new FederatedAuthenticatorConfig();
                     defaultAuthenticator.setName(defaultAuthenticatorName);
-                    // TODO: Check the authenticator type and set the DefinedBy property accordingly.
-                    defaultAuthenticator.setDefinedByType(IdentityConstants.DefinedByType.SYSTEM);
+                    defaultAuthenticator.setDefinedByType(IdentityConstants.DefinedByType.valueOf(
+                            defaultAuthenticatorDefinedByType));
                     federatedIdp.setDefaultAuthenticatorConfig(defaultAuthenticator);
                 }
 
@@ -3584,6 +3586,8 @@ public IdentityProvider getIdPByAuthenticatorPropertyValue(Connection dbConnecti
                 String roleClaimUri = rs.getString("ROLE_CLAIM_URI");
 
                 String defaultAuthenticatorName = rs.getString("DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATOR_NAME");
+                // TODO: Read from database and set the DefinedBy property to the authenticator.
+                String defaultAuthenticatorDefinedByType = IdentityConstants.DefinedByType.SYSTEM.toString();
                 String defaultProvisioningConnectorConfigName = rs.getString("DEFAULT_PRO_CONNECTOR_NAME");
                 federatedIdp.setIdentityProviderDescription(rs.getString("DESCRIPTION"));
 
@@ -3618,8 +3622,8 @@ public IdentityProvider getIdPByAuthenticatorPropertyValue(Connection dbConnecti
                 if (defaultAuthenticatorName != null) {
                     FederatedAuthenticatorConfig defaultAuthenticator = new FederatedAuthenticatorConfig();
                     defaultAuthenticator.setName(defaultAuthenticatorName);
-                    // TODO: Check the authenticator type and set the DefinedBy property accordingly.
-                    defaultAuthenticator.setDefinedByType(IdentityConstants.DefinedByType.SYSTEM);
+                    defaultAuthenticator.setDefinedByType(IdentityConstants.DefinedByType.valueOf(
+                            defaultAuthenticatorDefinedByType));
                     federatedIdp.setDefaultAuthenticatorConfig(defaultAuthenticator);
                 }