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title: "Configuring Okta for Verax"
slug: "okta"
updated: 2026-03-10T19:22:45Z
published: 2026-03-10T19:22:45Z
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# Configuring Okta for Verax

Follow these steps to configure Okta for Verax:

1. **Register the application**
  1. In the Okta **Admin Console**, go to **Applications > Applications > Create App Integrations**
    1. Choose **OIDC — Open ID Connect**
    2. Select **Web Application**
    3. Click **Next**
  2. Enter:
    1. **Application name**: Verax
    2. **Sign-in redirect URI**: `https://internal.verax.ai/oidc/callback`
    3. Under **Assignments / Controlled access**:
      1. Select **Allow everyone in your organization**
      2. Enable **Immediate access**
  3. Click **Save**
  4. After the app is created, **copy the Client ID and Client Secret**
2. **Add API permissions**
  1. In the Okta **Admin Console**, go to **Applications > Verax > Okta API Scopes**
  2. Add the following scopes:
    1. *okta.users.read*
    2. *okta.groups.read*
  3. Click **Save**
3. **Get the Issuer URL**
  1. In the **Admin Console**, go to **Security > API > Authorization Servers**
  2. Choose the authorization server you’ll use (usually **default**) and copy the **Issuer URI**, for example: *https://{yourOktaDomain}/oauth2/default*
4. **Configure an access policy for the app**
  1. In the **Admin Console**, go to **Security > API > Authorization Servers**
  2. Select the authorization server you’re using and create a policy.
    1. Click **Add Policy**
    2. Name: *Allow OIDC for Verax*
    3. Assign to the **Verax** application
  3. Create **rule** under the policy:
    1. Click **Add Rule**
    2. Name: *Allow Authorization Code*
    3. Grant types:
      1. Authorization Code
      2. Client Credentials
    4. Apply to: **Any user**
    5. Access: **Allow**
  4. Save the rule and policy.
5. **Complete the connection in Verax**
  1. From Okta, copy:
    1. **Issuer URL**
    2. **Client ID**
    3. **Client Secret**
  2. Paste these values into **Verax** to complete the Okta connection.