How to integrate online editor with our own website through okta to implement SSO

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we have deployed groupshare 2020, and integrated with okta, so my question is how to set okta as the default authentication provider, and how to integrate groupshare online editor with our own web site using sso by okta

Bernhard Hoell · Answer

Hi Jiyong He , you should not remove the GS authentication provider from the config file but have Okta as a second option. Please take note that GroupShare only works for IDP initiated login so all GS would do if you select OKTA in the login screen is to redirect you to the authentication provider. 
 You can skip this entirely if you make users go to your Okta page first and then select GroupShare - the users would then directly get into the application without further promts (assuming they already have a role associated in GroupShare). If you would like to receive assistance by SDL Professional Services, we could arrange a session with you to look at the configuration and consult on what you can do and what you cannot do with GroupShare and custom authentication providers. This type of in-session consultation however would need to get charged by the hour. Please let us know if we can assist you and we will get in touch with a quote on SSO consultation. If configuring SSO was agreed to be part of your PS installation however we can check if there was something missing - if so, this would probably be covered by your installation package. Can you maybe raise a support request where you supply information on who installed and what was done - I then could reach out to colleagues to clarify...

Adrian Boloveschi · Answer

Hi Jiyong He - who is the vendor that installed GroupShare for you? Every GroupShare installation needs to have an installation protocol or document as I mentioned. Do you have that document? If not, can you ask the vendor if they created one to send it to you? 
 
 From what you are saying GroupShare was already integrated with Okta, which means that also Online Editor is integrated with Okta. Which means on your GroupShare server in the file loginProvidersConfig.json from : C:\Program Files (x86)\SDL\SDL Server\Web\resources you have probably 2 providers. If you only leave only the Okta one, then when you access the GroupShare website or an Online Editor link, it will automatically redirect to Okta. However, keep in mind that will mean that no SDL login will be possible anymore.

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How to integrate online editor with our own website through okta to implement SSO

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