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title: Okta SSO
description: "Okta is a secure identity cloud that links all your apps, logins and devices into a unified digital fabric. ## Requirements To use the Okta Connector in Lucidum: 1. Before configuring the Okta connector in Lucidum, you must create a…"
url: "https://lucidum.io/docs/okta-sso/"
updated: "2025-09-12"
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# Okta SSO

Okta is a secure identity cloud that links all your apps, logins and devices into a unified digital fabric.

## Requirements

To use the Okta Connector in Lucidum:

1. Before configuring the Okta connector in Lucidum, you must create a service account and [generate an API key](https://lucidum.io/docs/okta/#prerequisite_define_an_api_key_in_okta) in Okta.
2. You can then [configure the Okta connector in Lucidum](https://lucidum.io/docs/okta/#configuring_the_okta_connector ) and start ingesting data from Okta.

## Prerequisite: Define an API Key in Okta

To create an API key in Okta:

1. Log in to Okta as am administrator.
2. Create a read-only administrator account for the Lucidum connector. For details, see [https://help.okta.com/oie/en-us/content/topics/security/custom-admin-role/create-admin-role-assignment-by-admin.htm](https://help.okta.com/oie/en-us/content/topics/security/custom-admin-role/create-admin-role-assignment-by-admin.htm).
3. Go to Security > Administrator. Click Add administrator. Select the Read Only Admin Role.
4. Login to Okta with the read-only administrator account.
5. Create an API token for the read-only administrator account. [https://help.okta.com/en-us/content/topics/security/api.htm?cshid=ext-create-api-token#create-okta-api-token](https://help.okta.com/en-us/content/topics/security/api.htm?cshid=ext-create-api-token#create-okta-api-token)
6. Go to the Admin Console select the **Security** menu and then select **API > Tokens**.
7. Click **Create Token**.
8. Choose a token with ***Okta API ***type.
9. On the pop-up, type a new name for the token and click **Create Token**.
10. Copy the token value and save it in a secure location.

## Configuring the Okta Connector

To configure Lucidum to ingest data from Okta:

1. Log in to Lucidum.
2. In the left pane, click **Connector**.
3. In the **Connector** page, click **Add Connector**.
4. Scroll until you find the Connector for Okta. Click **Connect**. The **Settings** page appears.
    ![okta_connector_config.png](https://lucidum.cloud/docs/okta_connector_config.png)
5. In the **Settings** page, enter the following

   - ***URL***. The base URL of the Okta server. For example, https://lucidum.okta.com
   - ***Application Lookback in Days***.*** ***Number of previous days from today to examine when retrieving application access logs. The default value is “2”.
   - ***API Token***. Enter the value of the API token that you created in the previous section.
6. To test the configuration, click **Test**.

   - If the connector is configured correctly, Lucidum displays a list of services that are accessible with the connector.
   - If the connector is not configured correctly, Lucidum displays an error message.

## API Documentation

[https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/core-okta-api/](https://developer.okta.com/docs/reference/core-okta-api/)