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Okta SAML Connection Overview

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Setting up Okta SAML SSO with Spekit? This guide provides a general overview of how to create an Okta SAML integration and connect it to Spekit, including configuring attribute statements, assigning users, and uploading your IdP metadata.

⚠️ Important: This guide provides a general overview of the SSO connection process and should not be used as a step-by-step configuration guide. To set up SSO with Spekit, go to the Connect page within your Spekit Web App and proceed through the in-app setup walkthrough.

 

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Step 1: Create a SAML Integration

How do I create a new SAML application in Okta?

  1. Log in to your Okta Admin Dashboard.
  2. Click Applications in the left sidebar.

Select Applications in the Okta dashboard

  1. Click Create App Integration.

Create App Integration in the Okta dashboard

  1. Select SAML 2.0 as the sign-on method.
  2. Click Next.

Select SAML 2.0 in Okta

  1. Enter an app name such as Spekit.
  2. Click Next.

App name creation in Okta

  1. Copy the Single Sign-On URL from your Spekit SSO walkthrough and paste it into the corresponding field in Okta.
  2. Copy the Audience URI from your Spekit SSO walkthrough and paste it into the corresponding field in Okta.

Single Sign-On URL and Audience URI fields in Okta

 

Step 2: Configure Attribute Statements

How do I configure the attribute statements for the Spekit SAML app?

  1. Within your SAML application, navigate to the Attribute Statements configuration section.
  2. Configure the attribute statements as shown in your Spekit in-app walkthrough.

Attribute Statements configuration in Okta

 

Step 3: Assign Users to the SAML App

How do I grant users or groups access to the Spekit SAML application?

  1. Click the Assignments tab within your Spekit SAML application.
  2. Click Assign and choose either Assign to People to add individual users or Assign to Groups to add entire groups.
  3. Select the users or groups you want to grant access to and confirm the assignment.

Assign to Groups in the Okta dashboard

 

Step 4: Upload IdP Metadata to Spekit

How do I complete the connection by uploading the Okta metadata to Spekit?

  1. Click the Sign-On tab within your Spekit SAML application in Okta.
  2. Copy the Metadata URL shown on that page.
  3. Paste it into the IdP Metadata URL field in your Spekit in-app SSO walkthrough.

IdP Metadata URL field in the Spekit SSO walkthrough

ℹ️ What's next? After uploading the metadata URL, you can test the configuration in the next step of the in-app walkthrough. From there:

  • If you plan to use JIT (Just-in-Time) user provisioning, you are done but you must notify Spekit Support that you will be using this provisioning type.
  • If you plan to use SCIM provisioning, a separate SCIM walkthrough is available in Spekit for you to complete.

 

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