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ShareFile Provisioning "Error creating authenticated session to app The credentials used to connect to the API were invalid"
Okta Integration Network
Overview

ShareFile provisioning flow fails with the following error visible in the Okta dashboard:

Automatic provisioning of user <username> to app ShareFile failed: Error creating authenticated session to app The credentials used to connect to the API were invalid; please check your configuration
 

Error Message

 
Applies To
  • ShareFile
  • Provisioning
  • Error
Cause
This error is generated because the ShareFile credentials used for creating the API connection are invalid. 
Solution
  1. Go to Okta Admin Console and navigate to Applications > Applications > ShareFile > Provisioning > Integration > click the  Edit button.

  2. Enter a valid ShareFile OAuth Consumer Key and OAuth Consumer Secret. Click Re-authenticate with ShareFile.
    Re-authenticate with ShareFile button 

  3. To continue, enter the account's subdomain. For example, if the account's URL is "mycompany.sharefile.com", enter "mycompany".
    account's subdomain 

  4. Enter ShareFile Amin account credentials:

    • Enter admin email.
    • Enter the admin password.
    • Click the Sign In button.

      Sign In button 
  1. Back on the Provisioning page in Okta, a message confirming successful authentication will appear. Click Save.

Save button

  1. Afterward, attempt the user provisioning again. Navigate to Dashboard > Tasks. Any failed assignments should appear under Tasks
    Tasks 

  2. After identifying the failed task for the user that should be retried, click on Retry Selected.

Retry Selected button 

 

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ShareFile Provisioning "Error creating authenticated session to app The credentials used to connect to the API were invalid"