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Configuring Okta Identity Cloud as a SAML 2.0 identity provider

You can use Okta as a single sign-on (SSO) provider for Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes (RHACS).

Creating an Okta app

Before you can use Okta as a SAML 2.0 identity provider for Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes, you must create an Okta app.

Okta’s Developer Console does not support the creation of custom SAML 2.0 applications. If you are using the Developer Console, you must first switch to the Admin Console (Classic UI). To switch, click Developer Console in the top left of the page and select Classic UI.
Prerequisites

  • You must have an account with administrative privileges for the Okta portal.

Procedure

  1. On the Okta portal, select Applications from the menu bar.

  2. Click Add Application and then select Create New App.

  3. In the Create a New Application Integration dialog box, leave Web as the platform and select SAML 2.0 as the protocol that you want to sign in users.

  4. Click Create.

  5. On the General Settings page, enter a name for the app in the App name field.

  6. Click Next.

  7. On the SAML Settings page, set values for the following fields:

    1. Single sign on URL

      • Specify it as https://<RHACS_portal_hostname>/sso/providers/saml/acs.

      • Leave the Use this for Recipient URL and Destination URL option checked.

      • If your RHACS portal is accessible at different URLs, you can add them here by checking the Allow this app to request other SSO URLs option and add the alternative URLs using the specified format.

    2. Audience URI (SP Entity ID)

      • Set the value to RHACS or another value of your choice.

      • Remember the value you choose; you will need this value when you configure Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes.

    3. Attribute Statements

      • You must add at least one attribute statement.

      • Red Hat recommends using the email attribute:

        • Name: email

        • Format: Unspecified

        • Value: user.email

  8. Verify that you have configured at least one Attribute Statement before continuing.

  9. Click Next.

  10. On the Feedback page, select an option that applies to you.

  11. Select an appropriate App type.

  12. Click Finish.

After the configuration is complete, you are redirected to the Sign On settings page for the new app. A yellow box contains links to the information that you need to configure Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes.

After you have created the app, assign Okta users to this application. Go to the Assignments tab, and assign the set of individual users or groups that can access Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes. For example, assign the group Everyone to allow all users in the organization to access Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes.

Configuring a SAML 2.0 identity provider

Use the instructions in this section to integrate a Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) 2.0 identity provider with Red Hat Advanced Cluster Security for Kubernetes (RHACS).

Prerequisites

  • You must have permissions to configure identity providers in RHACS.

  • For Okta identity providers, you must have an Okta app configured for RHACS.

Procedure

  1. In the RHACS portal, go to Platform Configuration → Access Control.

  2. Click Create auth provider and select SAML 2.0 from the drop-down list.

  3. In the Name field, enter a name to identify this authentication provider; for example, Okta or Google. The integration name is shown on the login page to help users select the correct sign-in option.

  4. In the ServiceProvider issuer field, enter the value that you are using as the Audience URI or SP Entity ID in Okta, or a similar value in other providers.

  5. Select the type of Configuration:

    • Option 1: Dynamic Configuration: If you select this option, enter the IdP Metadata URL, or the URL of Identity Provider metadata available from your identity provider console. The configuration values are acquired from the URL.

    • Option 2: Static Configuration: Copy the required static fields from the View Setup Instructions link in the Okta console, or a similar location for other providers:

      • IdP Issuer

      • IdP SSO URL

      • Name/ID Format

      • IdP Certificate(s) (PEM)

  6. Assign a Minimum access role for users who access RHACS using SAML.

    Set the Minimum access role to Admin while you complete setup. Later, you can return to the Access Control page to set up more tailored access rules based on user metadata from your identity provider.

  7. Click Save.

If your SAML identity provider’s authentication response meets the following criteria:

  • Includes a NotValidAfter assertion: The user session remains valid until the time specified in the NotValidAfter field has elapsed. After the user session expires, users must reauthenticate.

  • Does not include a NotValidAfter assertion: The user session remains valid for 30 days, and then users must reauthenticate.
Verification

  1. In the RHACS portal, go to Platform Configuration → Access Control.

  2. Select the Auth Providers tab.

  3. Click the authentication provider for which you want to verify the configuration.

  4. Select Test login from the Auth Provider section header. The Test login page opens in a new browser tab.

  5. Sign in with your credentials.

    • If you logged in successfully, RHACS shows the User ID and User Attributes that the identity provider sent for the credentials that you used to log in to the system.

    • If your login attempt failed, RHACS shows a message describing why the identity provider’s response could not be processed.

  6. Close the Test login browser tab.

    Even if the response indicates successful authentication, you might need to create additional access rules based on the user metadata from your identity provider.