Okta

Below you can find a step by step tutorial on how to integrate Okta with MetaDefender Aether using the OpenID Connect protocol.

Prepare the MetaDefender Sandbox for the OAuth integration

Let’s prepare the SSO settings in MetaDefender Aether as follows:

  1. Go to Admin panel > Settings > Authentication on MetaDefender Aether page.

  2. Click on + Add Service button

  3. Fill in the Name (e.g. "Okta") and Service key (should be "okta") values

  4. Do NOT click Save yet; the remaining values will be filled in later

  5. Please note down the Redirect URI at the bottom of the form


Register application in Okta

  1. Sign into Okta and navigate to admin dashboard

  2. Go to Applications and select Create App Integration




Please copy the Client ID and client secrets from the newly created application.


Configure MetaDefender Aether for Okta SSO

Let’s finish the configuration of the MetaDefender Aether SSO settings using the information collected above:

  1. Go back to the MetaDefender Aether UI

  2. Fill in the form details for the newly created service using the reference below

  3. Save the form

Field

Description

Example

Name

Integration name

Okta

Home page

First page after log in

https://sandbox.mycompany.com

Client ID

Application (client) ID , comes from Okta

1234-5678-90123-4567

Client secret

Comes from Okta

abcd1234!%#

Order

The order of authentication can be specified

1

Active

Enable or disable the authentication

on

Use state

Generate and validate OIDC state parameter - must be enabled for Okta

on

Base URL

Service base url

https://mycompany.okta.com

Path

Service URL postfix. Format should be:

/.well-known/openid-configuration

Service Key

Is used internally in our app and in redirect URI

okta


Testing the integration

  1. Log out of MetaDefender Aether

  2. You will notice that there is a new Sign In with Okta button on the login page