To integrate Okta SSO for Atlan, complete the following steps.
Choose SSO provider (in Atlan)
To choose Okta as your SSO provider, within Atlan:
- From the left menu on any screen, navigate toĀ Admin.
- Under theĀ Workspace heading, clickĀ SSO.
- UnderĀ Choose SAML provider, selectĀ Okta and then clickĀ Configure.
- UnderĀ Service provider metadata, copy theĀ Single sign on URLĀ andĀ Audience URI (SP Entity ID).
Set up SAML app (in Okta)
To set up a SAML app, within Okta's administration console:
- From the menu on the left, expandĀ Applications and then click onĀ Applications.
- At the top of the table, click theĀ Create App Integration button.
- In theĀ Create a new app integration dialog, selectĀ SAML 2.0 and then click Next.
- UnderĀ General Settings enter:
- ForĀ App name, enter a name for the application, such asĀ Atlan.
- Click theĀ Next button.
- UnderĀ SAML Settings - General enter:
- ForĀ Single sign on URL enter the value you copied from the field of the same name in Atlan above.
- EnsureĀ Use this for Recipient URL and Destination URL is enabled.
- ForĀ Audience URI (SP Entity ID) enter the value you copied from the field of the same name in Atlan above.
- UnderĀ Attribute Statements (optional) define the following mappings from Name (Name format) on the left to Value on the right:
- firstName (Basic) ā> user.firstName
- lastName (Basic) ā> user.lastName
- email (Basic) ā> user.email
- group (Basic) ā> user.group
- UnderĀ Group Attribute Statements (optional) define the following mappings fromĀ Name (Name format) on the left to Filter on the right:
- memberOf (Unspecified) ā> Matches regex
[\s\S]+
- memberOf (Unspecified) ā> Matches regex
- At the bottom of the form, click the Next button.
- UnderĀ Help Okta Support understand how you configured this application select I'm an Okta customer adding an internal app and forĀ App type enableĀ This is an internal app that we have created.
- Click theĀ Finish button.
Download Okta's metadata file (in Okta)
To download Okta's metadata file, within the Okta app's page:
- Open theĀ Sign On tab.
- Under theĀ SAML Signing Certificates heading, in the table, click theĀ Actions link under theĀ Actions column.
- From the drop-down, clickĀ View IdP metadata.
- Save the XML file, if it appears in plain text in your browser.
Assign users to the app (in Okta)
To assign users to the app, within the Okta app's page:
- Open theĀ Assignments tab.
- At the top of the table, click theĀ Assign button and select Assign to People to add individual users or Assign to Groups to add groups.
- To the right of each user to whom you want to assign the application, click Assign. To assign the application to a group, you may have to locate it first.
- For individual users, confirm that the data is correct in the Assign Atlan to People dialog. For groups, complete the fields in the Assign Atlan to Groups dialog if it appears.
- Click Save and Go Back. Repeat steps 3 to 5 for each user or group to which you want to assign the application.
- When finished, in the respective dialog box, click Done.
Upload Okta's metadata file (in Atlan)
To complete the configuration of Okta SSO, within Atlan:
- From the left menu on any screen, navigate toĀ Admin.
- Under theĀ Workspace heading, clickĀ SSO.
- UnderĀ Choose SAML provider, selectĀ Okta and then clickĀ Configure.
- To the right ofĀ Identity provider metadata click the Import from XML button.
- Select the XML file saved from Okta above.
- At the bottom of the screen, clickĀ Save.
Congratulations ā you have successfully set up Okta SSO in Atlan! š
(Optional) Configure group mappings
To automatically assign Okta users to Atlan groups based on their Okta groups, within Atlan:
- From the left menu on any screen, navigate toĀ Admin.
- Under theĀ Workspace heading, clickĀ SSO.
- Change to the Groups Mapping tab.
- To the right of each Atlan group listed:
- Under theĀ SSO Groups column enter the name of the group in Okta to map to the Atlan group on that row.
- Click theĀ Save button on that row.
As each user signs up to Atlan, they will be automatically assigned groups in Atlan based on these mappings! š
(Optional) Link your Okta account
If you have already set up your account in Atlan and would like to link it to your Okta account after the SSO integration, follow these steps:
- Log out from Atlan.
- Log into Atlan using Okta SSO once integration is complete. You will receive a verification email to link your Atlan account with your Okta account in your email inbox.
- Navigate to your email inbox and confirm account linking.