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

  1. In your Okta Workspace, go to the Admin page
  2. Choose Applications > Applications
  3. Click on Create App Integration
  4. For sign-in method select: OIDC - OpenID Connect
    For application type select: Web application as the Application type

  1. Name your app Helios
  2. Under Sign-in redirect URIs enter: https://auth0.gethelios.dev/login/callback and https://heliosphere.us.auth0.com/login/callback
  3. Click Save
  4. 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:

  1. Client ID
  2. Client secret
  3. Your full Okta domain (*.okta.com) as the 'Identity provider domain'
  4. 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.

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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.
:bulb:Remember you need to set the users which are allowed to access Helios under the configured application page in Okta admin.

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Okta

Okta is an identity management service allowing IT to manage any employee's access to any application or device.