Onboard an Okta App to SSPM
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Onboard an Okta App to SSPM
Connect an Okta instance to SSPM to detect posture risks.
For SSPM to detect posture risks in your Okta instance, you must onboard your Okta
instance to SSPM. Through the onboarding process, SSPM connects to an Okta API by
using an API token that you generate from Okta's administrator console. After
connecting to the Okta API, SSPM scans your Okta instance for misconfigured
settings. If there are misconfigured settings, SSPM suggests a remediation action
based on best practices.
To onboard your Okta instance, you complete the following actions:
Create an API Token for Connecting to Your Okta Instance
To access your Okta instance, SSPM requires the following information, which you
will specify during the onboarding process.
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
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API Token
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A generated character string that identifies an Okta
administrator to the Okta API. SSPM requires this API token
to authenticate to the API. The token will inherit the
permissions of the administrator who creates the token.
Required permissions: The API token must be created
by a Super Administrator.
|
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Admin Instance URL
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The URL for your administrator console.
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As you complete the following steps, make note of the values of the items
described in the preceding table. You will enter these values during onboarding
to enable SSPM to access your Okta instance.
- Identify the Okta Super Administrator account that you will use to create your API Key.The API key will inherit the permissions of the administrator who creates the key. To grant SSPM the permissions it needs, the API key must be created by a Super Administrator.Using the Super Administrator account that you identified, log in to your Okta administrator console.Identify your administrator instance URL, which appears in the browser's address bar.Your administrator instance URL is your subdomain plus -admin.okta.com (https:// <subdomain>-admin.okta.com).Before you continue to the next step, make note of your administrator instance URL. You will provide this information to SSPM during the onboarding process.In the left navigation pane, select .On the API page, select the Tokens tab.Create token.
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A dialog opens prompting you to name your token.Specify a name for your token and Create token.Okta generates and displays your token.![]()
Copy the generated token and paste it into a text file.Do not continue to the next step unless you have copied the API token. You will provide this token to SSPM during the onboarding process.Connect SSPM to Your Okta Instance
By adding an Okta app in SSPM, you enable SSPM to connect to your Okta instance.- From the Add Application page ( ), click the Okta tile.Under posture security instances, Add Instance or, if there is already an instance configured, Add New instance.Log in with Credentials.Enter your API token and your administrator instance URL and Connect.
