The System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) standard enables administrators to manage user and group information across Okta and external applications and Okta Universal Directory.
SCIM updates from the IDP are instantly propagated. Instead of Avigilon Alta pulling updates every 15 minutes, SCIM pushes new or updated information immediately.
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In the left-hand menu, select Applications and then click on Applications item.
Click Create App Integration, choose SAML 2.0, then click Next to complete the SAML setup workflow.
Go to the General tab, then select SCIM under Provisioning.
Switch to the Provisioning tab and click on Integration.
Enter the following SCIM Connection settings:
SCIM connector base URL: Enter the base URL for your organization (e.g.,
https://yourcompanyname/scim/v2/okta/).Configure the fields for Unique identifier for users, Import New Users and Profile Updates, Push New Users, Push Profile Updates, and HTTP Header for Authentication Mode.
In the Authorization section, paste the token from the Alta Control Center.
Test the connection configuration and click Save.
Switch back to your Okta Advanced app continuing at #7 above.
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