okta-aspnetcore-mvc-example
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ASP.NET Core 2.0 MVC + Okta example
ASP.NET Core 2.0 MVC + Okta
This example shows how to use Okta, OpenID Connect, and ASP.NET Core 2.0 MVC.
You can follow the quickstart for this project to see how it was created.
Prerequisites: .NET Core 2.0 or higher.
Okta has Authentication and User Management APIs that reduce development time with instant-on, scalable user infrastructure. Okta's intuitive API and expert support make it easy for developers to authenticate, manage and secure users and roles in any application.
- Getting started
- Links
- Help
- License
Getting started
To install this example application, clone this repository with Git:
git clone https://github.com/oktadeveloper/okta-aspnetcore-mvc-example.git
cd okta-aspnetcore-mvc-example
Or download a zip archive of the repository from GitHub and extract it on your machine.
Create an application in Okta
You will need to create an application in Okta to to perform authentication.
Log in to your Okta Developer account (or sign up if you don't have an account) and navigate to Applications > Add Application. Click Web, click Next, and give the app a name you'll remember.
Change the Base URI to:
http://localhost:60611/
Change the Login redirect URI to:
http://localhost:60611/authorization-code/callback
Click Done. On the General Settings screen, click Edit.
Add a Logout redirect URI:
http://localhost:60611/signout-callback-oidc
Scroll to the bottom of the Okta application page to find the client ID and client secret. You'll need those values in the next step.
Project configuration
Update the appsettings.json
file with these values:
-
Okta:ClientId
- The client ID of the Okta application -
Okta:ClientSecret
- The client secret of the Okta application -
Okta:Issuer
- Replace{yourOktaDomain}
with your Okta domain, found at the top-right of the the Dashboard page
Optionally, if you want to use the Okta SDK (and test Account/Me
) make sure to update these values as well:
-
Okta:APIToken
- Your API token obtained from the API section of the Developer Console -
Okta:OrgUrl
- Replace{yourOktaDomain}
with your Okta domain, found at the top-right of the Dashboard page
Note: The value of {yourOktaDomain}
should be something like dev-123456.oktapreview.com
. Make sure you don't include -admin
in the value!
Start the application
Run the project with Visual Studio, or with this command:
dotnet run
Browse to http://localhost:60611
to test the application.
Links
- ASP.NET Core + Okta authentication quickstart
- Use the Okta .NET SDK if you need to call Okta APIs for management tasks
Help
Please post any questions on the Okta Developer Forums. You can also email [email protected] if you would like to create a support ticket.
License
Apache 2.0, see LICENSE.