Federating using Okta to Okta through Admin Center

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Oct 16, 2024
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Description of Issue

Connect Okta login through Admin Center

Context

  • Federation

  • Tyler Identity Workforce

  • Admin Center

  • Organization Admin

  • Okta

  • Identity Provider

Cause

Needing to connect Okta to Okta

Resolution

Federation (client side)

  1. Log into your Okta tenant with application or super administrator rights

  2. Click Applications->Applications and then select Create App Integration

  3. Select OIDC – OpenID Connect and Web Application

  4. Fill in the following fields:

    1. App integration name: TylerIdentityEnterpriseIntegration

    2. Sign-in redirect URIs: https://tyler-<customerIdentifier>.okta.com/oauth2/v1/authorize/callback

  5. Under Controlled access: select either Allow everyone in your organization to access or Limit access to selected groups

  6. Click Save

  7. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret

Admin Center

  1. Log into Admin Center as an Org Admin How to gain Org Admin access to Admin Center

  2. Navigate to Settings > Domains to add the desired authentication domains

  3. Navigate to Identity workforce > Identity providers > Add a new provider > Okta

  4. Input Okta information 

    1. Name - e.g. Tylertown, ME

    2. Okta Org URL - enter your base URL for your Okta tenant, starting with https

    3. Client ID - varies in characters and length

    4. Client Secret - can vary in length and characters 

    5. Secrets Expiration - MM/DD/YYYY

    6. Email Domains - Authenticating domains for Okta

  5. Select Save

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