“Single Sign on” using OKTA in an MVC Application

Question

I need to implement the "Single Sign on" using OKTA in an MVC Application. I have created an account on Okta and created an application.

I can able to get the details such as Identity Provider Single Sign-On URL,Identity Provider Issuer and X.509 Certificate from OKTA.

But I am not able to configure it in to the MVC site.

Does any body know how can I configure "Single Sign on" using OKTA in an MVC Application?

Answer 1

I'd recommend taking a look at the sample applications available on github.com/oktadeveloper .

For SSO, this ASP.NET project is a great example using OpenID Connect to walk you through this process.

Answer 2

We're currently adopting Okta, and chose to use SAML. I found the info at Okta Blog very helpful. In this Blog they reference a module by Kentor IT, which makes implementing SAML really easy.

Keep in mind, the currentversion is 0.20, so you might have to tweak a little.

• .Net version should be 4.6.2, or you have to go to SHA1 encryption instead of SHA256
• We had to handle the way Okta gives back groups, where we needed roles (hint: Within 'Group Attribute Statements' set Name to ' http://schemas.microsoft.com/ws/2008/06/identity/claims/role ' and Name format to URI. This way groups will be added as Role claim to the SAML token

Happy Okta'ing

Gerwin