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Okta SSO Configuration (for Clients)

Okta SSO Configuration (for Clients)

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Last updated: May 29, 2024 by Douglas Chow
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Setup

This page outlines how to create, assign and review App Integrations under a specific Okta site.

A. Create App Integration

To create a new Application in Okta:

  1. Under the Applications view, select “Create App Integration”.

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  1. Select OIDC - OpenID Connect.

  2. Select Web Application.

  3. Select the Next button.

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  1. Enter App integration name.

  2. Under Sign-in redirect Utils:

    1. Add Sign in redirect URIs (i.e. the BackOffice URL, with /login at the end).

    2. Add Sign out redirect URIs (i.e. the BackOffice URL, with /logout at the end).

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  1. Under Assignments:

    1. Under “Controlled Access”, set it to “Allow everyone in your organization to access”.

    2. Under “Enable immediate access”, enable this setting.

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  1. Select Save.

  2. Scroll down a little to edit the General Settings section. Check off the following:

    1. Client Credentials

    2. Authorization Code

    3. Refresh Token

    4. Implicit (hybrid)

      1. Allow ID token with implicit grant type

      2. Allow Access Token with implicit grant type

    5. Under “Refresh Token”:

      1. Select “Use Persistent Token”

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  1. Under the Login section:

    1. Under Refresh token behavior, select “Use Persistent token”

    2. Provide Login details based on offered credentials

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  1. Set “Login initiated by” to “Either Okta or App”.

  2. Select Save to commit changes.

B. Configure Site

  1. From Applications go into your application. Select the specific site you wish to work out of.

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  1. Under this site, navigate to the Assignments tab.

  2. Edit the SELF SERVICE section (right side), and set it to “Enabled”.

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C. Assign Applications

  1. Go back to Applications tab, and select “Assign Users to App” to open the Assign Applications view.

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  1. In Assign Applications, select the desired Application on left and People (Users) on the right.

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  1. Select Next. Review all assignments, and select “Confirm Assignments”.

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D. Review Applications

  1. Select the Okta apps end user dashboard, by opening the four-square icon in the header.

  2. Select “My end user dashboard” to navigate to the “My Apps” page.

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  1. Review all apps from the list.

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On this screen, users may review the contents of the user dashboard and check which applications they have has access to. In this case, it is typically any of the BackOffices configured for this user.

Once configured correctly, users may sign into the Okta portal, then click on the desired Volante BackOffice icon to directly acccess the portal.