Okta SAML integration guide
- Sherry Wei
- Jul 17, 2024
- 2 min read
Updated: 6 days ago
This document provides instructions on how to add Bumblebee Networks Platform app to your Okta portal so that users on the Bumblebee platform can be authenticated via Okta SAML integration.
User Workflow
Bumblebee platform supports IdP-initiated SSO where Okta is the IDP provider. The user workflow is as follows.
A user first login to their organization Okta portal landing page with company credentials.
The user clicks Bumblebee Networks Platform application icon provided by the IT staff in the customer organization.
It redirects them to Bumblebee portal dashboard as if the user has already logged in.
Step 1. Create Bumblebee SAML Integration App
Below are the steps for organization IT staff to create an integration app that allows its employees to login to the Bumblebee portal from their Okta portal.
Login to Okta console, click Applications
Click Create App Integration
Select SAML 2.0
Click Next
For App Name, enter, for example, Bumblebee Networks Platform
Click Next
For SAML Settings:
For Single sign-on URL field, enter https://api.bumblebeenet.com
Check "Use this for Recipient URL and Destination URL"
For Audience URI (SP Entity ID) field, enter https://app.bumblebeenet.com
Click Next
Click Finish
Once you have created the Bumblebee Networks Platform app, retrieve the Metadata detail for the next step.
The metadata detail can be found from under the Sign-on tab of the application you just created. It looks like like the screenshot below.
Step 2. Configuration on Bumblebee platform
Now that an Integration app has been created, the next step is to configure on the Bumblebee portal side.
Login to the Bumblebee portal
Click the top right corner where your login name is displayed
From the dropdown menu, click Settings
Copy and past the Metadata detail to the SAML Integration fields. The Metadata is retrieved from Step 11 from Step 1. The screenshot is shown below.
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