nocodb/packages/noco-docs/docs/140.account-settings/030.authentication/030.SAML-SSO/010.okta.md

---
title: 'Okta' 
description: 'Learn how to configure Okta as an identity provider for NocoDB.' 
tags: ['SSO', 'Okta', 'SAML']
keywords: ['SSO', 'Okta', 'SAML', 'Authentication', 'Identity Provider']
---

This article briefs about the steps to configure Okta as Identity service provider for NocoDB

### NocoDB, Retrieve `SAML SSO` Configuration details
1. Go to `Account Settings` 
2. Select `Authentication (SSO)`
3. Click on `New Provider` button
4. On the Popup modal, Specify a `Display name` for the provider; note that, this name will be used to display the provider on the login page
5. Retrieve `Redirect URL` & `Audience / Entity ID`; these information will be required to be configured later with the Identity Provider  
  
![SAML SSO Configuration](/img/v2/account-settings/SSO-1.png)
![SAML SSO Configuration](/img/v2/account-settings/SAML-2.png)
![SAML SSO Configuration](/img/v2/account-settings/SAML-3.png)


### Okta, Configure NocoDB as an Application
1. Sign in to your [Okta account](https://www.okta.com/)  
   - Navigate to `Applications` > `Applications`
   - Click `Create App Integration`
2. In the pop-up with title `Create a new app integration` choose `SAML 2.0` as the Sign-in method
3. On the `Create SAML Integration` page, in the General settings - provide a name for your app; click `Next`
4. In the `Configure SAML` section:
   - Enter the `Redirect URL` copied from NocoDB in the `Single sign-on URL` field.
   - Add the `Audience URI` copied from NocoDB in the `Audience URI (SP Entity ID)` field.
   - Choose `Email Address` from the `Name ID format` options.
   - Select `Email` from the `Application user-name` options.
   - Click `Next`
5. Complete any additional information in the final step and click `Finish`
6. On your application's homepage, 
   - Navigate to the `Sign-on` tab 
   - Copy the `Metadata URL` from the `SAML 2.0` section
7. Go to the `Assignments` tab and click `Assign` to assign people or groups to this application.


### NocoDB, Configure Okta as an Identity Provider
1. Go to `Account Settings` > `Authentication (SSO)` > `SAML`
2. On the "Register SAML Identity Provider" modal, insert `Metadata URL` retrieved in step above; alternatively you can configure XML directly as well
3. `Save`  
  
![SAML SSO Configuration](/img/v2/account-settings/SAML-4.png)

For Sign-in's, user should be able to now see `Sign in with <SSO>` option.  
  
![SAML SSO Configuration](/img/v2/account-settings/SSO-SignIn.png)


:::note
Post sign-out, refresh page (for the first time) if you do not see `Sign in with <SSO>` option
:::