Authenticating users with Okta
Integrate Helios with Okta to ensure secure authentication and a smooth SSO experience when accessing Helios.
Set up the Helios app in Okta
- In your Okta Workspace, go to the Admin page
- Choose Applications > Applications
- Click on Create App Integration
- For sign-in method select:
OIDC - OpenID Connect
For application type select:Web application
as the Application type
- Name your app
Helios
- Under Sign-in redirect URIs enter:
https://auth0.gethelios.dev/login/callback
andhttps://heliosphere.us.auth0.com/login/callback
- Click Save
- You will be redirected to your newly created application
Configure the Okta integration in Helios
In the Helios UI, click on Settings > Integrations and click on Okta.
Enter the following details and click Save:
- Client ID
- Client secret
- Your full Okta domain (*.okta.com) as the 'Identity provider domain'
- Your email domain(s) (yourcompany.com)
Authenticating users logging into Helios
Once the setup is complete, you may try to login again to Helios (app.gethelios.dev/signin. You will be routed first to the Okta login page to complete the authentication process based on your own policy.
All set
Go ahead and add users to Helios so that they can use the application securely and in compliance with your company's policy.
Remember you need to set the users which are allowed to access Helios under the configured application page in Okta admin.
Okta
Okta is an identity management service allowing IT to manage any employee's access to any application or device.
Updated 6 months ago