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Using Okta for Application Authentication

Learn how to integrate Okta as your application's identity provider for enterprise-grade authentication.

Overview​

Okta is an enterprise identity platform providing OIDC authentication, SSO, and comprehensive identity management.

Coming Soon​

This guide is under development. Topics will include:

  • Creating an Okta account
  • Configuring Okta application
  • Integrating Okta with your API
  • Validating Okta tokens
  • Authorization server setup
  • Custom scopes and claims
  • Enterprise SSO connections
  • User lifecycle management

Use Cases​

1. Enterprise Applications​

Provide enterprise-grade authentication:

  • SSO for enterprise customers
  • SAML/OIDC connections
  • Automated user provisioning
  • Advanced MFA options

2. B2B SaaS​

Enable customer organizations to manage their own users:

  • Customer-managed authentication
  • Organization-level policies
  • Delegated administration
  • Custom branding per org

3. Workforce Identity​

Manage employee access to internal apps:

  • Centralized identity management
  • Application catalog
  • Automated onboarding/offboarding
  • Compliance reporting

Quick Example​

// Verify Okta token in your API
const OktaJwtVerifier = require('@okta/jwt-verifier');

const oktaJwtVerifier = new OktaJwtVerifier({
  issuer: 'https://YOUR_DOMAIN.okta.com/oauth2/default',
  clientId: 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID'
});

async function verifyToken(token) {
  const jwt = await oktaJwtVerifier.verifyAccessToken(token, 'api://default');
  console.log('User authenticated:', jwt.claims);
  return jwt.claims;
}

Resources​

Contributing​

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