Okta Integration with Citrix products first steps! -

As I am currently working on a project for a customer which is using Okta and has request me special needs, I decided to have a deeper look at what Okta proposed.

Here is the 1st part of my discovery of Okta

Request Trial

First of all you can request a 30 days trial to test the solution, just click here

Provide the requested information and click on Get Started

You will see the above page with your Okta portal url

You will receive an email with your Okta homepage, username and temporary password that can be used once within 7 days.

Log on Okta

Log on your Okta portal which is typically https://company-name.okta.com

After just providing your email, the system recognize that it’s the first time you log to your portal. Provide the temporary password and click on Sign In

Provide your new Password, select a forgot password question, provide the answer and select a picture. Click on Create My Account

The portal appears

Add ShareFile

To define applications, you will need to click on My Applications

Click on Admin

Click on Add Application

Type ShareFile in the search box and click on Add

Just provide your ShareFile url and click on Next

Note: other options are available and will be discussed later

Keep SAML 2.0 and provide the Default Relay State, by default the credentials will be Okta username and users will be created.

Click on View Setup Instructions, a new Tab will be opened with detailed instructions for the ShareFile configuration requirements.
Click on Done