Okta is used as a sample identity provider (IDP) to provide an example of configuring single sign-on (SSO) authentication. Use this information as an example to understand how to configure SSO for your IDP.

Prerequisites

Note: Okta is a third party and might update their user interface (UI) anytime. Hence, the Okta UI references and images here are indicative and meant only for basic guidance.
Ensure that the following requirements are fulfilled:
  • The Control Room is a secure environment.
  • A secure Automation 360 Cloud tenant is used.

Procedure

  1. Create a user in Okta and an admin account in Automation 360.
    Note: The user must be created with the same User ID, First Name, Last Name, and Email Address. You might need to use email address for User ID. During testing, only email address is allowed in Okta.
  2. Generate an SSL certificate with private and public keys.
    These keys are required to encrypt the communication between Okta and Automation 360.
  3. Create app integration.
  4. Assign application to the user.
  5. Configure the Control Room .
  6. Validate the connection.