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    Integrate with Okta via SAML 2.0 federation

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    Integrate with Okta via SAML 2.0 federation

    Many organizations use SAML to authenticate users for web services. Prisma Cloud supports the SAML 2.0 federation protocol to access the Prisma Cloud Console. When SAML support is enabled, administrators can log into Console with their federated credentials. This article provides detailed steps for federating your Prisma Cloud Console with Okta.
    The Prisma Cloud/Okta SAML federation flow works as follows:
    1. Users browse to Prisma Cloud Console.
    2. Their browsers are redirected to the Okta SAML 2.0 endpoint.
    3. They enter their credentials to authenticate. Multi-factor authentication can be enforced at this step.
    4. A SAML token is returned to Prisma Cloud Console.
    5. Prisma Cloud Console validates the SAML token’s signature and associates the user to their Prisma Cloud account via user identity mapping or group membership.
    Integrating Prisma Cloud with SAML consists of setting up your IdP, then configuring Prisma Cloud to integrate with it.

    Setting up Prisma Cloud in Okta

    Set up Prisma Cloud in Okta.
    1. Log into the Okta admin dashboard.
    2. On the right, click
      Add Applications
      .
    3. On the left, click
      Create new app
      .
    4. Select
      SAML 2.0
      , and then click
      Create
      .
    5. In the
      App name
       field, enter
      Prisma Cloud Console
      , then click
      Next
      .
    6. In the SAML Settings dialog:
      1. In the
        Single Sign On URL
         field, enter
        https://<CONSOLE_ADDR>:8083/api/v1/authenticate
        .
        Note that if you have changed the default port you use for the HTTPS listener, you’d need to adjust the URL here accordingly. Additionally, this URL must be visible from the Okta environment, so if you’re in a virtual network or behind a load balancer, it must be configured to forward traffic to this port and it’s address is what should be used here.
      2. Select
        Use this for Recipient URL and Destination URL
        .
      3. In the field for
        Audience Restriction
        , enter
        twistlock
         (all lowercase).
      4. Expand
        Advanced Settings
        .
      5. Verify that
        Response
         is set to
        Signed
        .
      6. Verify that
        Assertion Signature
         is set to
        Signed
        .
    7. (Optional) Add a group.
      Setting up groups is optional. If you set up group attribute statements, then permission to access Prisma Cloud is assessed at the group level. If you don’t set up group attribute statements, them permission to access Prisma Cloud is assessed at the user level.
      1. Scroll down to the
        GROUP ATTRIBUTE STATEMENTS
         section.
      2. In the
        Name
         field, enter
        groups
        .
      3. In filter drop down menu, select
        Regex
         and enter a regular expression that captures all the groups defined in Okta that you want to use for access control rules in Prisma Cloud.
        In this example, the regular expression
        .*(t|T)wistlock.*
         is used to include all groups prepended with either Prisma Cloud or twistlock. You should enter your own desired group name here. If you have just one group, such as YourGroup, then just enter
        YourGroup
        . Regular expressions are not required. If you have multiple groups, you can use a regular expressions, such as
        (group1|group2|group3)
        .
    8. Click
      Next
      , and then click
      Finish
      .
      You are directed to a summary page for your new app.
    9. Click on the
      People
       tab, and add users to the Prisma Cloud app.
    10. Click on the
      Groups
       tab, and add groups to the Prisma Cloud app.
    11. Click on the
      Sign On
       tab and click
      View setup instructions
      .
      The following values are used to configure Prisma Cloud Console, so copy them and set them aside.
      • Identity Provider Single Sign-On URL
      • Identity Provider Issuer
      • X.509 Certificate

    Configuring Console

    Configure Prisma Cloud Console.
    1. Open Console, and login as admin.
    2. Go to
      Manage > Authentication > Identity Providers > SAML
      .
    3. Set
      Integrate SAML users and groups with Prisma Cloud
       to
      Enabled
      .
    4. Set
      Identity provider
       to
      Okta
      .
    5. Copy the following values from Okta and paste them into their corresponding fields in Console:
      • Identity Provider Single Sign-On URL
      • Identity Provider Issuer
      • X.509 Certificate
    6. In
      Audience
      , enter
      twistlock
      .
    7. Click
      Save
      .

    Granting access by group

    Grant access to Prisma Cloud Console by group. Each group must be assigned a role.
    1. Open Console.
    2. Define a SAML group.
      1. Go to
        Manage > Authentication > Groups
        .
      2. Click
        Add group
        .
      3. In the
        Name
         field, enter a group name.
        The group name must exactly match the group name in the SAML IdP. Console does not verify if that the value entered matches a group name in the SAML IdP.
      4. Select the
        SAML group
         checkbox.
      5. Select a role.
      6. Select a project(s) - Optional.
      7. Click
        Save
        .

    Granting access by user

    Grant access to Prisma Cloud Console by user. Each user must be assigned a role.
    1. Open Console.
    2. Define a SAML user.
      1. Go to
        Manage > Authentication > Users
        .
      2. Click
        Add user
        .
      3. In the
        Username
         field, enter a user name.
        The username must exactly match the username in the SAML IdP. Console does not verify if that the value entered matches a user name in the SAML IdP.
      4. Select
        SAML
         as the Auth method
      5. Select a role.
      6. (Optional) Select a project(s).
      7. Click
        Save
        .

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