How to Map windowsUserName from Okta to ASA and to Windows Servers
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Okta Classic Engine
Okta Identity Engine
Advanced Server Access
Overview
Applies To
- Okta Advanced Server Access (ASA)
- Lifecycle Management
- Windows Servers
Solution
- Access Okta Admin Console.
- Navigate to Directory > Profile Editor > Apps > ASA (ScaleFT) application > Profile.
- Create a custom string attribute as shown below;
Data type: string
External name: windowsUserName
External namespace: urn:scim:schemas:scaleft:user:1.0
Attribute Length: Between 1 and 255
Attribute type: Personal
- Next, create the string windowsUserName in Okta's Profile (Directory > Profile Editor > Okta > Profile > Create Add Attribute).
- Navigate to ASA's Mappings (Directory > Profile Editor > Apps > ASA - ScaleFT App > Mappings > Okta to ASA).
- Map windowsUserName from Okta to windowsUserName in ASA.
- Access Advanced Server Access dashboard > Projects > Users.
- Click on the gear icon next to the user and click Edit Attributes.
- Under the Windows Username field, click to check the box to overwrite the field, and enter the desired username value.
