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title: "Login via Okta"
slug: "login-via-okta"
tags: ["Totara Platform", "Site Administrator", "How-to"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:14Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:14Z
canonical: "totara.help/login-via-okta"
---

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# Login via Okta

If you wish to enable Okta account login then you will first need to enable the [OAuth 2 plugin](/totara-20/docs/configure-oauth2) on your Totara site, then go to the Okta administration portal to configure authentication.

Follow these steps to configure Okta authentication:

1. Go to the Okta admin portal, e.g. **https://youraccountname.okta.com/admin/**.
2. Click **Applications** under **Applications**.
3. Click **Create App Integration**.
4. Select **OIDC - OpenID Connect** under **Sign-in method**.
5. Select **Web Application** under **Application type**.
6. Click **Next**.
7. Give your app a name under **App integration name**, e.g. 'Totara'.
8. Add your site's URL appended with **/admin/oauth2callback.php** to the **Sign-in redirect URIs** section, e.g. https://totaralearn.com/admin/oauth2callback.php.
9. Add your site's URL to the **Sign-out redirect URIs** section.
10. Select **Assignments** if necessary.
11. Click **Save**.
12. Take a note of the **Client ID**, **Client secret** and **Okta domain**.
13. In Totara, go to *Quick-access menu > Server > OAuth 2 services*.
14. Click **Create new custom service**.
15. Enter the client ID in the **Client ID** field and client secret in the **Client secret** field.
16. Enter your Okta portal URL in the **Service base URL** field, i.e. https://youraccountname.okta.com.
17. Click **Save changes**.

You can see more instructions from [Okta on their website](https://help.okta.com/en/prod/Content/Topics/Apps/Apps_App_Integration_Wizard_OIDC.htm).

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