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Last updated: Oct 04, 2023
Slack
Manage accounts and secure access to Slack for collective collaboration
Overview
Slack is the single workspace that connects you with the people and tools you work with everyday, no matter where you are or what you do. With Slack you get real-time messaging, a searchable record of all your files and conversations, and dynamic integrations with handy bots and apps. Now everyone can finally be on the same page and get their work done. Slack: It's where work happens.
Okta integrates with Slack to create a space where your teams can share, archive, and search for key documents and conversations all in one place while being enhanced through the security of identity management. Your teams can better leverage their collective expertise and keep their work moving forward. Companies across industries like healthcare, aerospace and defense, financial services, and insurance are using Okta integrated with Slack to collaborate securely and efficiently, with the peace of mind that the right users have permissions to the right channels and conversations.
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Trusted by:
80%
reduction in password resets for Okta-integrated applications
Functionality
Add this integration to enable authentication and provisioning capabilities.
Authentication (SSO)
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API
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Event Hooks
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Inbound Federation
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Inline Hooks
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Outbound Federation
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RADIUS
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SAML
Security Assertion Markup Language is an open standard for exchanging authentication and authorization data between an identity provider (IdP) and a service provider (SP) that does not require credentials to be passed to the service provider.
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Workflow Templates
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Workflows Connectors
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SWA
Secure Web Authentication is a Single Sign On (SSO) system developed by Okta to provide SSO for apps that don't support proprietary federated sign-on methods, SAML or OIDC.
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OIDC
OpenID Connect is an extension to the OAuth standard that provides for exchanging Authentication data between an identity provider (IdP) and a service provider (SP) and does not require credentials to be passed from the Identity Provider to the application.
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WS-Federation
Provisioning
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Create
Creates or links a user in the application when assigning the app to a user in Okta.
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Update
Okta updates a user's attributes in the app when the app is assigned. Future attribute changes made to the Okta user profile will automatically overwrite the corresponding attribute value in the app.
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Attribute Sourcing
The application can be defined as the source of truth for a full user profile or as the source of truth for specific attributes on a user profile.
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Deactivate
Deactivates a user's account in the app when it is unassigned in Okta or their Okta account is deactivated. Accounts can be reactivated if the app is reassigned to a user in Okta.
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Sync Password
Push either the users Okta password or a randomly generated password to the app. This feature is not required for all federated applications as user authentication takes place in Okta, however some apps still require a password.
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Group Push
Push existing Okta groups and their memberships to the application. Groups can then be managed in Okta and changes are reflected in the application.
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Group Linking
Link Okta groups to existing groups in the application. Simplifies onboarding an app for Okta provisioning where the app already has groups configured.
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Schema Discovery
Import the user attribute schema from the application and reflect it in the Okta app user profile. Allows Okta to use custom attributes you have configured in the application that were not included in the basic app schema.
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Attribute Writeback
When the application is used as a profile master it is possible to define specific attributes to be sourced from another location and written back to the app. For example the user profile may come from Active Directory with phone number sourced from another app and written back to Active Directory.
Documentation
Here is a section all about documentation, integration, and implementation.
Workflows
Add this application connector to your Okta Workflows,
a no-code interface-driven platform for creating custom workflows using
a library of integrated third-party applications and functions.
Sequence action events together to automate identity-centric business processes.
Slack Connector actions
- Rename Channel
- Custom API Action
- Join Channel
- Read User
- Read Message History
- Send Direct Message
- Send File to User
- Send Ephemeral Message
- Invite User to Channel
- Respond to Command - Real Time
- Respond to Command - Delayed
- Send File to Channel
- Get Users in Channel
- Search Channels
- Send Message to Channel
- Archive Channel
- Remove User from Channel
- Create Channel
- Leave Channel
Connector
Templates
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Template
Notify a User When Their Profile is Updated
Send a notification (such as Slack message or email) to let users know their profile is updated. -
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Intro to Lists and Helper Flows
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Template
Suspicious Activity Reported
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Template
Manage Access to Github Repo Based on Secure Code Warrior Assessment Status
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Template
Tracking and Alerting for Possible Account Takeover Attempts in Okta
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Template
Monitor unsuccessful phishing attempts
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Template
Detect and respond to MFA Fatigue attacks
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Template
Identify inactive third-party app users
Okta Verified
The integration was either created by Okta or by Okta community users and then tested and verified by Okta.