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SurajB.69263 (Customer) asked a question.

OIDC Issue with GCP identity and Okta

we are trying to configure GCP authentication through Okta using OIDC. Since OIDC applications in Okta do not always create a user-visible dashboard tile by default


  • Hello @SurajB.69263 (Customer)​ Thank you for posting on our Community page!

     

    OIDC (OpenID Connect) applications are not visible to users by default, however they can be made visible to the users or you can leverage a Bookmark application to simulate the IDP initiated login.

    Using a Bookmark application:

    This is the standard Okta best practice for SP-initiated OIDC applications. You keep your OIDC app hidden in the background for the actual authentication, and you create a dummy "Bookmark" tile for the users to click.

    Please see here our doc on how to create a Bookmark application:

    https://support.okta.com/help/s/article/create-a-bookmark-app?language=en_US

     

    To make the OIDC application visible to users and use it:

    If you prefer not to use a Bookmark App, you can sometimes force the OIDC tile to work by giving Okta a specific URL to bounce the user to when they click the tile.

    1. In Okta, go to your GCP OIDC application.
    2. Navigate to the General tab and click Edit on the General Settings section.
    3. Look for the Login initiated by setting and select Either Okta or App.
    4. In the Initiate login URI field, paste the exact GCP login URL (the same one you would use for a bookmark app).
    5. Ensure application visibility settings allow the app icon to be displayed to users.

    When users click the tile, Okta will simply redirect them to that URI, which then triggers the standard OIDC SP-initiated flow back to Okta.

     

    Thank you for reaching out to our Community and have a great day!

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OIDC Issue with GCP identity and Okta