Okta

This guide walks you through the process of setting up Single Sign-On (SSO) with Okta for the platform. By following these steps, you'll enable seamless authentication for your users through Okta.

1. Create A New App In Okta

   Start by creating a new Okta App for the platform.

   

   Okta - Create a new App in Okta

   Select "Web" App and ensure OpenID Connect is the single sign-on method.

   

   Okta - Web App with OpenID Connect as single sign on method

   On the next screen, configure the login redirect URIs to include your platform instance domain:

   Configure login redirect URI

   # Replace ${my-loft-domain.com} with your platform domain
   https://${my-loft-domain.com}/auth/oidc/callback

   

   Okta - The App settings for the platform

2. Enable Refresh Tokens

   After creating the Okta app for the platform, enable "Refresh Token" under "Allowed grant types". This step is crucial as it allows users to maintain their session without frequent re-logins.

   

   Okta - App Settings: Enable Refresh Tokens

3. Enable Group Claims

   If you want to propagate the users groups to the platform, then make sure the Group Filters in Okta are set accordingly. If you want to propagate all groups, add a RegEx filter with '.*'

   

   Okta - Propagate User Groups To the platform

4. Configure platform to use Okta

   

   Okta - Client ID and Secret For App

   Navigate to Admin > Config in the platform and enter the following configuration:

   Configure the platform for Okta integration

   auth:
     oidc:
       issuerUrl: "https://${MY-OKTA-SUBDOMAIN}.okta.com"
       clientId: CLIENT_ID
       clientSecret: CLIENT_SECRET
       groupsClaim: groups
       # This is needed because Okta uses thin id tokens
       # that do not contain the groups directly
       getUserInfo: true

   The groupsClaim field specifies where to find group information in the token, and getUserInfo is set to true to retrieve additional user information from Okta.

   

   Configure the platform To Use Okta

5. Add Users via Okta Assigments

   Assign the appropriate Users and Groups to access the platform in Okta.

   

   Okta - Assign Users & Groups To the platform

   Once users or their groups are assigned to the platform, they can log in via Okta:

   

   The platform - SSO via Okta

6. Disable Username + Password Authentication (optional)

   To turn off password-based authentication, navigate to Admin > Config add these two lines to your config:

   Disable password-based authentication

   auth:
     oidc: ...             # This is your SSO configuration (make sure this is working!)
     password:
       disabled: true      # Disable password-based authentication