Connect Desk-Net with Okta – Desk-Net Support

You can connect your content calendar Desk-Net with the access management platform Okta.

How to Set Up Single Sign-On with Okta for Desk-Net?

Your company needs to be both an Okta as well as a Desk-Net customer.
Your Desk-Net subscription must include access to the SAML security features. You get access to these features by purchasing the Support & Security Package. If you are a large enterprise customer this will likely be included in your package.
As a result you need to be eligible to access the Security page in Desk-Net.
Please contact Desk-Net Sales if you are interested in this feature, but don't have access to it.

Follow these steps in Okta (you need to have Okta admin rights for this):

Create a new application with
- Platform: Web
- Sign on method: SAML 2.0
Enter the following SAML Settings:
- Single sign on URL: https://desk-net.com/startPage.htm
- Requestable SSO URLs: https://desk-net.com/startPage.htm (Index = 0) AND https://desk-net.com/m/mobile.htm (Index = 1)
- Audience URL: https://desk-net.com
- Name ID format: EmailAddress
- Application username: Okta username
- Update application username on: Create and update
- Attribute Statements: Set user values for first name + last name
Copy your application metadata URL

Once you have done this in Okta setting it up in Desk-Net is easy.

Access the Security page in Desk-Net
In the Okta section enter the following data from your company's Okta account:
- Domain name (e.g. "acme-publishing.com"). It must be unique to avoid duplication.
- Metadata URL (copy from Okta)
Test the connection by clicking on Test Connection
Click Save at the bottom of the page and you are all done.

For the first login after the Okta connection has been set up users access Desk-Net via the usual login page.

On that page they find a button Login With Okta. They are then prompted to enter the domain name that's related to their Okta account.

Please check the special page with a list of potential SAML error messages.