This article clarifies whether group rule expressions are case sensitive in Okta.

• Okta Group Rules
• Universal Directory
• Group Rule Expressions

Okta group rule expressions are case sensitive. This means that any character typed as uppercase or lowercase will be treated as a distinct character because the rule is created using group rule expressions and user attributes, which are case sensitive.

• For example, if a group rule expression is created that matches the user's email address against a specific string, it will only match if the email address provided by the user exactly matches this string, including capitalization. If the string to match is example@email.com and the email address is Example@email.com or example@EMAIL.com, the group rule expression will not match.

Group rule expressions are not only case sensitive but also treat blank spaces as distinct characters. Any discrepancy, whether an extra space or a letter in the wrong case, will cause a mismatch.

Therefore, it is important to ensure that the group rule expressions are correctly configured with the appropriate casing to ensure that they function as intended.

Related References

• Expressions in group rules
• User profiles