For companies with a high volume of users or who have extensive security requirements, Single Sign-On (SSO) can make managing users easier and more streamlined. GoCanvas allows you to connect to several SSO providers, including Okta SAML.
Adding Okta SAML
- Sign in to your Okta SAML admin console and click on Applications at the top:
- Click Add Application:
- Click Create New App:
A new window will appear.
- In the Platform dropdown, select Web. For Sign on method choose SAML 2.0:
- Click Create to confirm your selections.
- On the next screen, name your app, upload an app logo (optional), and set your app visibility.
- Click Next to confirm those settings.
You will be presented with a Create SAML Integration page.
- Fill in the Single sign on URL, Audience URI (SP Entity ID), and make sure that the Name ID format, Application username fields match the screenshot below:
- Single sign on URL: https://www.gocanvas.com/saml/acs
- Select User this for Recipient URL and Destination URL
- Audience URL (SP Entity ID): https://www.gocanvas.com
- Name ID format: EmailAddress
- Application username: Email
- Click Next and then Finish.
You’re almost finished! On the next screen, click the View Setup Instructions button:
The next page will show you the information that you need to configure SSO within GoCanvas. You’ll see the Identity Provider Single Sign-On URL, Identity Provider Issuer, and the X.509 Certificate. You will need all of these, so make sure to keep this page open.
- Navigate to gocanvas.com and log in as an admin.
- Click on Account > Account Settings.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the Settings button next to Single Sign On.
- You will see a page like the one below:
- For the Issuer URI, enter the value in the Identity Provider Issuer field inOkta.
- For the Sign In URL, enter the value in the Identity Provider Single Sign-On URL field in Okta.
- If you need a Sign Out URL, enter the value in the Identity Provider Single Logout URL field in Okta.
- Click Save at the bottom of the page.
You should now be able to set up and manage your GoCanvas users through Okta SAML.
Comments
0 comments
Please sign in to leave a comment.