Enable SAML SSO with Okta
Overview
In this article, you'll learn how to set up SAML SSO with Okta, allowing you to:
- Enable your users to be automatically signed in to MacStadium using their Okta accounts.
- Manage your accounts in one central location – Okta.
To learn more about SAML app integration with Okta, take a look at this official documentation.
SAML SSO is a paid offering. Please contact your account team through the portal for more information.
Steps
- Save our public signature key below (e.g. save to
macstadium-us-east-1_pusi8jHs1.pem
)
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Open Okta admin
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Navigate to “Applications” (Applications → Applications in the left menu)
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Create a new “App integration” (click Create App Integration)
- Select “SAML 2.0”
- Click “Next”
- Enter “App name” (e.g. MacStadium-SAML)
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Configure the SAML application
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Sign-on URL:
https://idp.macstadium.com/saml2/idpresponse
- Use this for Recipient URL and Destination URL: ✔︎ (make sure it’s checked)
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Audience URI (SP Identity ID):
urn:amazon:cognito:sp:us-east-1_pusi8jHs1
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Click “Show Advanced Settings”
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Upload the public certificate (
macstadium-us-east-1_pusi8jHs1.pem
) from Step 1 -
Single Logout
- Allow application to initiate Single Logout - ✔︎ (make sure it’s checked)
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Single Logout URL:
https://idp.macstadium.com/saml2/logout
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SP Issuer:
urn:amazon:cognito:sp:us-east-1_pusi8jHs1
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Attribute statements (optional)
- Map email to user.email
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Complete the setup by pressing “Finish”
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Provide our support team the “Metadata URL”
Updated 4 months ago