# Configuring Okta authentication In order to configure Okta with our services, your institution must create a new **SAML 2.0** application with the following details: * **Single sign-on URL:** * **Audience URI (SP Entity ID):** * **Default RelayState:** \[leave blank] * **Name ID format:** Persistent * **Application username:** Okta username or Email (the value MUST be unique for each user) ![Step 1](/files/MLd7UpT8bKDQS5unFLYx) ![Step 2](/files/DnICsG0LL34astJXhSKG) ![Step 3 - fill in with the above information](/files/GT1QMTZIk4T9OeaP6M4I) ![Step 4](/files/YGZ3wS75ibmNPHk70Aua) After this is done, please forward us the **IDP Metadata** to complete the integration. To obtain the metadata, follow these steps: ![Step 5](/files/P21amndmcoTjZcsX4M5d) ![Step 6 - Copy the IDP metadata to a text file and save it with a .xml extension.](/files/CEFcX9A9PVsCBrWMtq0r) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.libnova.com/libsafe-advanced-manual/cookbook/configuring-okta-authentication.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.