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Setting SSO from Okta

Overview

Okta can be utilized as identity provider to enable Single Sign On to SimCorp Dimension application.

Supported features

The Okta/SimCorp Dimension SAML integration currently supports following features:

  • SP-initiated SSO
  • IdP-initiated SSO

For more information on the listed features, visit the Okta Glossary.

Configuration

  1. Ensure SimCorp Dimension app is registered in your workspace
  2. Ensure that your application has gateway subdomain configured.
  3. Contact your SimCorp contact person and inform that you want SAML 2.0 for your Okta application to be enabled.
  4. Include the Metadata URL located on the Sign On tab > Sign on methods > SAML 2.0 -> Metadata details with your request. SAML metadata url
  5. Your SimCorp contact person will inform you when SSO will be ready.

Note

  • Ensure that you entered the correct value in the Gateway subdomain field under the General tab. The wrong subdomain value prevents you from authenticating through SAML to SimCorp Dimension.

  • The following SAML attributes are supported:

Name Value
name user.login
nameidentifier user.login
emailaddress user.email
givenname user.firstName
surname user.lastName

SP-initiated SSO

The sign-in process is initiated from

  1. From your browser, navigate to the https://[gateway subdomain].simcorpcloud.com
  2. Enter your Okta credentials (your email and password) and click "Sign in with Okta".

If your credentials are valid, you are redirected back to the storefront.