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Single Sign-on with Okta

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This article contains instructions to get you started setting up a single sign-on between Okta and Cloud Academy or QA. When you set up this integration, you use Okta to authenticate and manage your Cloud Academy or QA users. This feature is available to enterprise accounts.

To see Okta's documentation of this integration, see How to Configure SAML 2.0 for Cloud Academy on saml-doc.okta.com.

Setting Up Single Sign-on with Okta Overview

Use these steps to set up SSO with Okta:

  1. In Okta, create a new SAML application from scratch.
  2. In Okta, make sure the attributes are defined as follows. okta_saml_attribute_values.png
    Note: It's important that all the Name Format values are Basic and that all the values in the Value column match this screenshot exactly.
  3. In Cloud Academy/QA, enter the information from the new SAML application. Make sure that the following attributes are mapped as you see in the following graphic:
    okta_saml_attributes_mapping.png
  4. Add the Cloud Academy-specific values to you SAML application in Okta.
  5. Test and confirm. 

Note: The single sign-on integration in Okta may require additional configuration specific to your organization after installation. For example, you may wish to set up an Okta Bookmark App to enable your users to launch Cloud Academy from the Okta application dashboard. 

For more information about setting up single sign-on in Cloud Academy/QA, see Setting Up Single Sign-on.

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