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---
title: Okta SSO
slug: /deployment/security/okta
---
# Okta SSO
Follow the sections in this guide to set up Okta SSO.
{% note %}
Security requirements for your **production** environment:
- **DELETE** the admin default account shipped by OM in case you had [Basic Authentication ](/deployment/security/basic-auth )
enabled before configuring the authentication with Okta SSO.
- **UPDATE** the Private / Public keys used for the [JWT Tokens ](/deployment/security/enable-jwt-tokens ). The keys we provide
by default are aimed only for quickstart and testing purposes. They should NEVER be used in a production installation.
{% /note %}
## Create Server Credentials
This document will explain how to create an Okta app and configure it for OAuth. This will generate the information required for Single Sign On with Okta.
### Step 1: Create an Okta Account
- Go to [Create Okta Account ](https://developer.okta.com/signup/ ).
- Provide the required input and click on Sign Up.
- Else you can continue with Google or GitHub.
### Step 2: Create the OIDC App Integration.
- Once done with **Signup/Sign** in, you will be redirected to the **Getting Started** page in Okta.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/create-oidc-app-integration.png" alt="create-oidc-app-integration" /%}
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- Click on **Applications -> Applications** in the left navigation panel.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/click-applications.png" alt="click-applications" /%}
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- Click on the **Create App Integration** button.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/create-app-integration.png" alt="create-app-integration" /%}
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### Step 3: Configuring the App
- Once you are in the **Create a new app integration** page, select **OIDC - OpenID Connect** .
- Next, select the **Application type -> Single-Page Application** .
- Once selected, click **Next** .
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/configuring-the-app.png" alt="configuring-the-app" /%}
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- From the **General Settings** page,
- Enter an **App integration name**
- Select the following in **Grant type** :
- **Authorization Code**
- **Refresh Token** - For the refresh token behavior, it is recommended to select the option to 'Rotate token after every use'.
- **Implicit (hybrid)** - Select the options to allow ID Token and Access Token with implicit grant type.
- Enter the **Sign-in redirect URIs**
- http://localhost:8585/callback
- http://localhost:8585/silent-callback
- Enter the **Sign-out redirect URIs**
- Enter the **Base URIs**
- Select the required option for **Controlled access**
- Click **Save** .
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/general-settings-click-save.png" alt="general-settings-click-save" /%}
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- The app is now configured.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/app-is-configured.png" alt="app-is-configured" /%}
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### Step 4: Add Authorization Server to get the Issuer URL (optional)
This step and the following ones are not mandatory. It is recommended to create a separate authorization server for different applications. The authorization server needs an endpoint, which'll be the Issuer URL.
- Click on **Security -> API** in the left navigation panel.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/click-security-api.png" alt="click-security-api" /%}
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- From the **Authorization Servers** tab, click on **Add Authorization Server** button.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/click-add-authorization-server.png" alt="click-add-authorization-server" /%}
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- Enter a Name and Description.
- While creating the authorization server, an **Audience** must be provided for the server. The Audience is the **Client ID** of the single page application that was created. Refer the next Step 7 to locate the Client ID.
- **Save** the changes.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/add-auth-server-save-changes.png" alt="add-auth-server-save-changes" /%}
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This will generate the Issuer URL.
### Step 5: Change the Issuer URL from Dynamic to Okta URL (optional)
Once the Authorization Server has been added, navigate to Security >> API >> Authorization Servers and click on the authorization server created in the previous step.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/click-auth-server-from-prev-step.png" alt="click-auth-server-from-prev-step" /%}
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The Issuer URL shows up as Dynamic by default. Change the Issuer URL to Okta URL and save the changes.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/change-issuer-url.png" alt="change-issuer-url" /%}
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### Step 6: Create a Default Scope (optional)
- To create a default scope from **Security -> API** , click on the required **Authorization Server** .
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/click-req-auth-server.png" alt="click-req-auth-server" /%}
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- In the resulting page, click on the **Scopes** tab
- Click on **Add Scope**
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/add-scope.png" alt="add-scope" /%}
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- Set as a **Default Scope** .
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/set-default-scope.png" alt="set-default-scope" /%}
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## Step 7: Add New Access Policy and Rule (optional)
- From **Security -> API** , click on the required **Authorization Server**
- Navigate to the **Access Policies Tab**
- Click on **Add New Access Policy**
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/add-new-access-policy.png" alt="add-new-access-policy" /%}
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- To create a policy, add a Name and Description.
- Assign the policy to the required clients.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/assign-policy.png" alt="" /%}
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- Add a new **Rule** inside the policy as required. Rules can be created with just a few grant type details, such as Client Credentials, Authorization Code, Device Authorization, and Token Exchange.
- Click on **Create Rule** to save the changes.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/add-rule.png" alt="add-rule" /%}
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### Step 8: Where to Find the Credentials (optional)
- Once the app is configured, the **Client ID** can be used.
- You can also go to **Application -> Application** as in step 2.
- You should be able to see your application in the list.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/see-your-application.png" alt="see-your-application" /%}
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- Click on your application.
- You will find your **Client ID** and **Okta domain** .
- The **Client authentication** is enabled by default.
- By clicking on the Edit \***\* option for General Settings, you can deselect the option for **User consent\*\*. Save the changes.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/deselect-user-consent.png" alt="deselect-user-consent" /%}
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- Click on the **Sign On** tab from the top navigation bar.
- Click on Edit for **OpenID Connect ID Token** .
- For **Issuer** , change from the Dynamic (based on request domain) option to the **Okta URL** option.
- The **Audience** is the same as the Client ID.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/click-edit-token.png" alt="click-edit-token" /%}
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## Create Service Application (optional)
This is a guide to create ingestion bot service app. This step is optional if you configure the ingestion-bot with
the JWT Token, you can follow the documentation of [Enable JWT Tokens ](/deployment/security/enable-jwt-tokens ).
### Step 1: Generate Public/Private Key Pair
#### For a Test or Staging Instance:
- Use a tool such as this JSON [Web Key Generator ](https://mkjwk.org/ ) to generate a JWKS public/private key pair for testing.
#### For a Production Instance:
- Use your own [internal instance ](https://github.com/mitreid-connect/mkjwk.org ) of the key pair generator.
- Clone the repository using `git clone https://github.com/mitreid-connect/mkjwk.org.git` .
- Use `mvn package -DskipTests && java -jar target/ROOT.war` to run the above repo.
- Go to `http:localhost:8080` to generate **public/private key** pairs.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/generate-keys.png" alt="generate-keys" /%}
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- Enter the following values to generate a **public/private key pair** :
- Key size - 2048
- Key use — signature
- Algorithm — RSA256
- Key ID — Enter the Key ID that is fetched from the issuer_url/v1/keys. Fetch the kid as the key ID
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/see-key-ids.png" alt="see-key-ids" /%}
{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/enter-key-ids-from-issuer.png" alt="enter-key-ids-from-issuer" /%}
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- Once you provide the input, click **Generate** . You will get the **Public/Private Keypair** , **Public/Private Keypair Set** , and **Public Key**
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/get-keys.png" alt="get-keys" /%}
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### Step 2: Create a Token
While creating the service application, an authorization token will be needed. To create a token:
- Navigate to **Security -> API** from the left nav bar.
- Click on the **Tokens** tab.
- Click on **Create New Token**
- Save the token safely.
### Step 3: Create Service Application
- You will need to make a **POST** request to `https://${yourOktaDomain}/oauth2/v1/clients` endpoint to create a service app in okta
- The parameters involved in the request are:
- **client_name** - the name of the service app
- **grant_type - client_credentials**
- **token_endpoint_auth_method — private_key_jwt**
- **application_type — service**
- **jwks** — add the **Public/Private Keypair** Set that you created in the previous step.
- Create a service app using the below format:
```
curl --location --request POST '< domain-url > /oauth2/v1/clients' \
--header 'Authorization: SSWS < token-created-in-previous-step > ' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
"client_name": "OM-service-app-postman-4",
"grant_types": [
"client_credentials"
],
"response_types": [
"token"
],
"token_endpoint_auth_method": "private_key_jwt",
"application_type": "service",
"jwks": {
< public private key pair set with kid ( key id ) that of the authorization server >
}'
```
- To check if the service app is created navigate to your **Okta Dashboard** .
- Click on **Applications -> Applications** in the left navigation bar.
- You should see your service account in the list.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/view-service-account.png" alt="view-service-account" /%}
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### Step 4: Grant Allowed Scopes
- To add scopes, navigate to your **Okta Dashboard** . Click on **Applications -> Applications** as in step 2.
- Click on your service app.
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/select-the-service-app.png" alt="select-the-service-app" /%}
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- Now click on **Okta API Scopes** from the top nav bar.
- Grant the scopes by clicking on **Grant** . Ensure that the following scopes are granted:
- okta.users.read
- okta.users.manage
- okta.clients.read
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{% image src="/images/v0.13.3/deployment/security/okta/ensure-scopes-are-granted.png" alt="ensure-scopes-are-granted" /%}
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- To get more information on the Scopes. Visit the [Doc ](https://developer.okta.com/docs/guides/implement-oauth-for-okta/scopes/ ).
After the applying these steps, you can update the configuration of your deployment:
{%inlineCalloutContainer%}
{%inlineCallout
icon="celebration"
bold="Docker Security"
href="/deployment/security/okta/docker" %}
Configure Auth0 SSO for your Docker Deployment.
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
icon="storage"
bold="Bare Metal Security"
href="/deployment/security/okta/bare-metal" %}
Configure Auth0 SSO for your Bare Metal Deployment.
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%inlineCallout
icon="fit_screen"
bold="Kubernetes Security"
href="/deployment/security/okta/kubernetes" %}
Configure Auth0 SSO for your Kubernetes Deployment.
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%/inlineCalloutContainer%}
## Configure Ingestion
After everything has been set up, you will need to configure your workflows if you are running them via the
`metadata` CLI or with any custom scheduler.
When setting up the YAML config for the connector, update the `workflowConfig` as follows:
```yaml
workflowConfig:
openMetadataServerConfig:
hostPort: http://localhost:8585/api
authProvider: okta
securityConfig:
clientId: "{CLIENT_ID - SPA APP}"
orgURL: "{ISSUER_URL}/v1/token"
privateKey: "{public/private keypair}"
email: "{email}"
scopes: []
```
{%inlineCalloutContainer%}
{%inlineCallout
icon="storage"
bold="Troubleshoot Okta Ingestion"
href="/deployment/security/okta/troubleshoot" %}
Troubleshoot errors faced with Okta SSO during ingestion.
{%/inlineCallout%}
{%/inlineCalloutContainer%}