To configure OKTA Single Sign-On (SSO) and group settings for the Podbean application, follow these steps:

1. Register an OKTA Account: Visit the OKTA website and complete the sign-up process to create a new account.

2. Add the Podbean App in OKTA:

  • Navigate to the OKTA Console, go to Applications, and click Browse App Catalog.


  • Search for Podbean in the search box, select Podbean SAML.


  • Then click "add the integration".

3. Handle the Metadata File:

  • Download the metadata file from OKTA using the provided URL.


  • Log into your Podbean account, go to Company Dashboard> Settings> SSO Login, and upload the downloaded metadata file to complete the integration.

4. Create Users/people and Groups in OKTA:

  • In the OKTA Admin Console, go to Directory > People, click Add People, and enter their details to add users.

  • Go to Directory > Groups, click the Add Group button to create a group.

  • Assign users to groups by navigating to Groups, selecting the People tab, and clicking Assign People to add users to the group.


5. Assign Users or Groups to the Application:

  • In the OKTA Podbean SAML application > Assignments
  • Click "Assign to People" or "Assign to Groups".


Once the above steps are completed, the SSO login will be enabled. 


Configure Automatic Group Assignment (Optional):

  1. In the OKTA Admin Console, go to the Podbean SAML application > Sign on, click the Edit menu.


  2. In the Group Attributes section.
    1. Set the Name to group, 
    2. Set Format to Unspecified, 
    3. And the Filter to Matches regex. 
    4. Enter .* (a period followed by an asterisk) in the input box. 

  3. Save the changes to enable automatic group assignment.


By completing these steps, you will have successfully configured OKTA SSO and, if desired, automatic group assignment.