Configuring OKTA Integration for SSO (Administrators)

How to Configure SAML 2.0 for Inspire

This setup might fail without parameter values that are customized for your organization. Please use the Okta Administrator Dashboard to add an application and view the values that are specific for your organization.

This article covers:

• Supported Features
• Configuration Steps
• Notes

Supported Features

The Okta/Inspire SAML integration currently supports the following features:

• SP-initiated SSO
• IdP-initiated SSO

For more information on the listed features, visit the Okta Glossary.

Configuration Steps

1. Contact the Inspire Support team (support@inspiresoftware.com) and request that they enable SAML 2.0 for your account.

2. Sign into the Okta Admin dashboard to generate the Metadata Link which needs to be included in your request. 

 

3. The Inspire Support team will process your request. After receiving a confirmation email, you can start assigning people to the application.

4. In Okta, select the Sign On tab for the Inspire SAML app, then click Edit:

• Default Relay State: Enter /Logon/IdpSSoLogin
• Click Save

Notes

Make sure that you entered the correct value in the Subdomain field under the General tab in Okta. Using the wrong value will prevent you from authenticating via SAML to Inspire. By default, enter app as the subdomain. If you require any specific domain contact Inspire Support (support@inspiresoftware.com).

The following SAML attributes are supported:

SP-initiated SSO

1. Go to: https://[your-subdomain].inspiresoftware.com

2. Enter your Email Address, then click Next: