Configuring SAML 2.0 for Okta

  1. Log in to your Okta account as an Administrator.
  2. Navigate to Applications > Add Application.
  3. Search for Anodot, select it and click Add.
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  4. Log in to your Anodot Account as an Administrator.
  5. Navigate to Settings > Authentication.
  6. Click the SAML option switch to enable it. 
  7. In the Service Provider Details section, copy the Entity ID (server ID) and Assertion Consumer Service URL (ACS).
    Note:     Leave this page open as you will need to return to it.
  8. In Okta, click the General Settings tab for Anodot.
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  9. Paste the Entity ID ( server ID) and the Assertion Consumer Service URL you copied from Anodot into the corresponding Okta fields.
  10. Click Next. The Assign Anodot to People dialog box is displayed.

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  11. To assign users, select their name from the People list. [Optional - skip to step 12 if you do not want to assign users.]
  12. Click Next > Done.
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  13. Click Done.
  14. Click the Sign On tab.

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  15. In the Sign On > Settings window, click View Setup Instructions to view details, or go to step 16 to complete the setup using the Identity Provider Metadata file.



  16. In the Sign On > Settings window, click Identity Provider metadata.

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  17. Click Save File.
  18. Open the Metadata file with a text editor. Copy the whole of the X509 string.


    Note: Keep this page open in a separate tab or browser window. You'll need to return to it.
  19. Open your Anodot Single Sign-On Configuration page. [see step 7].
  20. In the Identity Provider Details section - 509 Certificate field, paste the 509 string copied from the Metadata file.
  21. Navigate back to the open Metadata file. Copy the HTTP-POST location string.

  22. Open your Anodot Single Sign-On Configuration page. In the Identity Provider Details section - Login URL field, copy the HTTP-POST location string.

  23. In the Anodot Single Sign-On Configuration window, click Save.

    Setup is now complete.

    For more information see: How to Configure SAML 2.0 for Anodot