SSO Client Configuration: Okta

Okta provides single sign-on and identity management for cloud-based applications. *Okta provides SAML option only. The steps required to configure SAML are listed below.

Configuration using SAML

Steps for configuration

• OKS-1: Login to your Okta instance
• OKS-2: Select “Application” under “Applications”

• OKS-3: Select the "Add Application" a service/App to your domain

• OKS-4: Click “Create New App”

• OKS-5: Select the "SAML 2.0" option and click "Create"

• OKS-6: In the General Setting Information window, enter application name as “Ostendio” and enter a short description

• Click Choose file next to the Upload Logo field to upload a PNG or GIF file to serve as an icon.
• Ostendio logos are available at https://www.ostendio.com
• Click Next.

• OKS-7: In the SAML Settings Details window, enter the following information.
  • Single sign on URL

• This is the SSO URL for SAML
• https://<Your-domain>.ostend.io/main/resultssogateway.aspx
• E.g.: abcd.ostend.io, xyz.ostend.io/main/resultssogateway.aspx etc.

• SP Entity ID

• Same as ACS URL

• Name ID

• "Basic Information" should be set to "Primary Email"

• Application username

• Select “Email”

• Click “Next” to proceed 

• OKS-8: Do not make any changes on this screen and click “Finish” 

• OKS-9: Click in View Setup Instructions

• OKS-10: Save the URL mentioned in “SAML 2.0 Identity Provider Single Sign-On URL” (This will be used in later steps).
  • This URL will be used to provide link on the xxxx.ostend.io login page for SSO link.

• OKS-11: Download Okta certificate. 

• OKS-12: Follow steps GO-1 to GO-4 as provided and then,
  • Select “Okta” under “Select SSO Options” 
  • Upload certificate file downloaded in step OKS-11. This field is mandatory 
  • Provide “Okta Domain URL” save in step OKS-10. This field is mandatory
  • Click “Save”