08 - Integrate Custom Applications

Question 1

What does Custom Application Integration allow you to do?

Answer 1

1. Create various application connectors that are not part of the OIN.
2. The connectors vary based on what information maybe required to be exchanged between applications and Okta.

Question 2

What standards does OIN support via proprietary?

Answer 2

1. AIW
2. SWA, SAML 2.0 and
3. If Marked Internal, they will not be made publically available.

Question 3

What standards does OIN support via Templates?

Answer 3

1. Provide options for SWA, SAML, WS-Federation
2. Are available to all Okta customers.

Question 4

What does the AIW support?

Answer 4

1. Application Integration Wizard, supports the configuration of application authN using SWA, SAML 2.0 and OIDC.

Question 5

What does templates app and how are they configured?

Answer 5

1. Templates application can be configured when your application falls outside the authentications that the AIW supports.
2. For example, if you have an application that supports WS-Fed and is not in the OIN, then you could set up a Template Application for WS-Fed.

Question 6

How do you create an AIW app with SWA?

Answer 6

1. Applications > App > “Add App” > “Create New App”
2. Select SWA > Create
3. Enter the App’s login page URL.
4. Make other customization and selections “Internal Application” to keep out of OIN.
5. Check how users wil log in “Users share a single username and pw set by the administrator” or other options.
6. Assign users
7. Go to your App.
8. Create user name and password

Because I said the user could set the username and password that’s why I was able to change both of those.

Question 7

How do you create an AIW app with SAML?

Answer 7

Same steps as 7, but more details are needed.

Question 8

What is the best practice?

Answer 8

1. the best practice is to use the AIW for configuring non-OIN applications with Okta, there are template options available.
2. Because the AIW options are continually expanding in functionality, the templates are gradually being deprecated.