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Setup SSO with Okta

This article guides users on enabling Single Sign-On (SSO) for SqlDBM, steps for Okta

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Written by James Boncek
Updated over 3 weeks ago

Service Provider (SP) Initiated SAML Authentication Flow

SqlDBM offers Service Provider (SP) Initiated SAML Authentication for a variety of Identity Providers (IdPs). The diagram below illustrates the request workflow.

SSO Setup Steps

  1. Add SqlDBM Application in OKTA

    1. In the OKTA admin console, navigate to the “Applications” tab

    2. Click “Add application” and search for "SqlDBM"

  2. Add the Application

  3. Provide Metadata URL

    1. After adding the application, click on its name in the “Applications” tab

    2. Go to the “Sign On” tab

    3. Copy the “Identity Provider Metadata” URL and provide it to support.sqldbm.com

Submit a Request to Enable SSO

Once your team has completed the setup steps mentioned above, please visit the support portal at support.sqldbm.com and open a support ticket with the following information

  • App Federation Metadata Url

What to expect once you have submitted a ticket:

  • The support team will review the information shared

  • Once the information is verified, your SSO will be enabled on the following Tuesday or Thursday

After Enabling SSO

For new users

  1. Sign up with a username and password

  2. Log in using your username and password

  3. Accept the invitation to join your organization by clicking the link in your invitation email

    1. Visit your subscription page to confirm that you accepted the invitation

  4. Your account will now be linked to the subscription

  5. Log out and continue to the next section

For existing subscription users

  1. Log in using SSO by selecting the appropriate IdP from the options provided

To access SSO, use the icons on the Sign-In page. If your provider isn’t listed, click the three dots to find the correct IdP.

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