How to setup SSO with OKTA

About the article

This article describes how an organization can set up SSO on Okta utilizing the SAML2 protocol. The Templafy application is available in the Okta portal and comes with out-of-the-box SAML connectors and some pre-configured User Claims.

• Step-by-Step Installation

  • Obtain Metadata URL to Complete the Setup

• Configure User Profile Mappings
• Configure Group Claims

Prerequisites

Step-by-Step Installation

1. With Administrator rights, login to your Okta Admin Portal
2. Navigate to Applications
3. Select the Applications subsection
4. Click on Browse App Catalog
   
   
   
   
5. Use the search function and type Templafy in the search field
   
   
   
   
6. Confirm your selection by clicking Add when Templafy appears
7. Edit the General settings according to your preferences and hit Done to add the application to your Gallery
   
   

Obtain Metadata URL to Complete the Setup

1. In the Templafy Application, navigate to the Sign On tab
2. Under Advanced Sign-On Settings, check Upgrade to Templafy HIVE
3. Enter the Assertion Consumer Service value corresponding to your cluster.

   West Europe (Production 0)	https://templafyprod0.auth.templafy.com/auth/saml2/auth-services/Acs
   West Europe (Production 1)	https://templafyprod1.auth.templafy.com/auth/saml2/auth-services/Acs
   East US	https://templafyprod2.auth.templafy.com/auth/saml2/auth-services/Acs
   East Australia	https://templafyprod3.auth.templafy.com/auth/saml2/auth-services/Acs
   Canada	https://templafyprod4.auth.templafy.com/auth/saml2/auth-services/Acs
   West Europe (Production 5)	https://templafyprod5.auth.templafy.com/auth/saml2/auth-services/Acs

4. Next, click on the View SAML Setup Instructions
   
   
   
5. In the new tab that opens, locate the Configuration Steps subsection
6. Copy the Metadata URL from the Step 2
   
   
   
   
7. Provide the URL to your Templafy Implementation Partner

Congratulations! You have now completed the basic setup.

Configure User Profile Mappings

1. 1. In Okta Admin portal locate Directory tab
   2. Navigate to Profile Editor 
   3. Search for the Templafy app, then click on the name of the app
      
      
      
      
      
   4. Select Add Attribute
   5. Enter the following required fields: 
      • Display Name: Enter a preferred attribute name. 
      • Variable Name: Variable names are pre-defined and case sensitive.
        • title
        • mobilePhone
        • primaryPhone
        • streetAddress
        • city
        • state
        • zipCode
        • preferredLanguage
        • department
        • country

6. Complete the action by either clicking Save or Save an Add Another, if you wish to continue adding more attributes

7. Once you have added all attributes you want to send to Templafy, click on Mappings to map them against attributes from the Okta Base User profile

8. In the Mappings section select Okta User to Templafy

9. Start typing the required attribute from the Okta Base User profile (or use the dropdown list) and select the attributes you want to map

10. In a similar manner continue to do so until all attributes have been mapped

11. To ensure claims are regularly updated select the option Apply mapping on user create and update

12. Review the mappings and confirm the setup by clicking Save Mappings

13. Now that mappings are saved, hit Apply updates now to pass the attributes with their respective values from the Okta Base User Profile to Templafy.

Configure Group Claims

If you wish to pass Okta groups as part of the SAML response, please follow these steps: 

1. In Okta, look up the Templafy App in the Applications directory
2. Navigate to the Sign On tab of the App, then click Edit
3. Select your preferred group filter from the dropdown list
4. Manually type in .* in order to send all Okta groups to Templafy
   
   
   
   
5. Click Save

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