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Setup an Okta Identity Provider

Prerequisites​

You need the following in order to proceed with this tutorial:

  • Okta developer's account

If you’re experiencing any difficulties, contact us.

Setting up Okta​

The steps for setting up Okta are listed below:

Step 1: Create app integrations​

  1. Under Applications→ click on Create App Integrations, select OIDC - OpenID Connect

  2. Select Web Application as the Application Type and click Next

  3. Give your app an App Integration Name , it can be any name of your choice.

  4. For Grant type, make sure "Client acting on behalf of a user" has Authorization code checked.

  5. Under Assignments, select "Allow everyone in your organisation to access" and click Save.

  6. Once the web application is created, client ID, client secret and domain are displayed on the next page.

Step 2: Add a user​

  1. In the left navigation menu, select Directory-> People, and click Add person

  2. Enter the user information

  3. Select I will set the password to be able to set the password for the user

  4. Disable User must change password on first login

Step 3:​

  1. In the left navigation menu, select Applications-> Applications, and click My Web App created on Step 1.

  2. Under the Assignments tab, add the user that was created on Step 2

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What's next?​

You can now continue to configure your identity provider in Sovrin.