API Token auth in Http call in workflow

Identity Security Cloud (ISC) ISC Discussion and Questions
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Hi team,

I want to make Https call to Okta from a workflow. So to connect to Okta, like in the SaaS Okta connector, the preferred route is to use Private key to generate jwt token and use this jwt token to generate the access-token or the API token route. We cannot use clientID, clientSecret route(custom authorization server).

Pivate key route:

  • I dont think there is a way that we can use the private key to generate the jwt token and then use this in the Https call to get the access token

API Token route

  • Is it possible to use API token as auth in http call within workflow?

thanks in advance

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Hi Veera,

Looked into Okta SaaS connector guide and can see there are two ways of authentication suggested:

  1. via API token
  2. via OAUth2.0 which is using JWT token.

Attaching authentication with an API token steps for reference:

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Let me know if you looking for same or looking for an option of connecting Okta via Webservice Connector and then authentication using API token ?

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Hi Neetu

I want to use API Token in http action inside workflow

Regards

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Try this in your httpRequest action:
Type: Custom Authentication
Header name: Authorization
Header Value: SSWS {{api_key}}

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note that the header value is not encrypted, so the API key will be stored in plain text.

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In case of Custom Authorization it’s encrypted

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