Configuring Okta Connectors

Connectors allow Stellar Cyber to collect data from external sources and add it to the data lake. This topic describes the Okta connector, which connects to Okta's Identity Management service. For more information see the Okta web page.

The Okta connector allows you to collect logs and user information.

There can be any number of connectors installed in a system. Typically each tenant that uses Okta has their own connector.

Use an administrator role that has permissions for creating user tokens, viewing users, and viewing system event logs, for example at a minimum, the Read-Only Admin role.

Stellar Cyber connectors with the Collect function (collectors) may skip collecting some data when the ingestion volume is large, which potentially can lead to data loss. This can happen when the processing capacity of the collector is exceeded.

Connector Overview: Okta

Capabilities

  • Collect: Yes

  • Respond: No

  • Native Alerts Mapped: No

  • Runs on: DP

  • Interval: Configurable

Collected Data

Content Type

Index

Locating Records

Syslog

Users

Syslog

Users

msg_class:

okta

msg_origin.source:

okta

msg_origin.vendor:

okta

msg_origin.category:

iam

Domain

https://<Hostname>

where <Hostname> is a variable from the configuration of this connector

Response Actions

N/A

Third Party Native Alert Integration Details

N/A

Required Credentials

  • Hostname and API Token

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Adding an Okta Connector

To add an Okta connector:

  1. Create the Okta API token to use in Stellar Cyber
  2. Add the connector in Stellar Cyber
  3. Test the connector
  4. Verify ingestion

Creating the Okta API Token

To create the Okta API token you'll use to configure the connector:

  1. Log in to Okta.

  2. Click API.

    The API page appears.

  3. Click Create Token. The Create Token screen appears.

  4. Enter the name.

  5. Click Create Token. The Token Value appears.

  6. Copy the Token Value. You will enter this as the API Token in Stellar Cyber.
  7. Click OK, got it. The API page appears, with your new token listed.

Adding the Connector in Stellar Cyber

To add an Okta connector in Stellar Cyber:

  1. Log in to Stellar Cyber.

  2. Click System | Integration | Connectors. The Connector Overview appears.

  3. Click Create. The General tab of the Add Connector screen appears. The information on this tab cannot be changed after you add the connector.

    The asterisk (*) indicates a required field.

  4. Choose IdP from the Category drop-down.

  5. Choose OKTA from the Type drop-down.

  6. For this connector, the supported Function is Collect, which is enabled already.

  7. Enter a Name.

    This field does not accept multibyte characters.

  8. Choose a Tenant Name. The Interflow records created by this connector include this tenant name.

  9. Choose the device on which to run the connector.

  10. (Optional) When the Function is Collect, you can create Log Filters. For information, see Managing Log Filters.

  11. Click Next. The Configuration tab appears.

    The asterisk (*) indicates a required field.

  12. Enter the Hostname of the Okta service.

    Do not include https in the Hostname.

  13. Enter the API Token. This is the API Token Value you copied from Okta.

  14. Choose the Interval (min). This is how often the logs are collected.

  15. Choose the Content Type you would like to collect. The logs for Syslog and Users are supported.

  16. Click Next. The final confirmation tab appears.

  17. Click Submit.

    To pull data, a connector must be added to a Data Analyzer profile if it is running on the Data Processor.

The new connector is immediately active.

Testing the Connector

If you've just added this connector, wait 5–10 minutes before testing.

When you add (or edit) a connector, we recommend that you run a test to validate the connectivity parameters you entered. (The test validates only the authentication / connectivity; it does not validate data flow).

For connectors running on a sensor, Stellar Cyber recommends that you allow 30-60 seconds for new or modified configuration details to be propagated to the sensor before performing a test.

  1. Click System | Integrations | Connectors. The Connector Overview appears.

  2. Locate the connector that you added, or modified, or that you want to test.

  3. Click Test at the right side of that row. The test runs immediately.

    Note that you may run only one test at a time.

Stellar Cyber conducts a basic connectivity test for the connector and reports a success or failure result. A successful test indicates that you entered all of the connector information correctly.

To aid troubleshooting your connector, the dialog remains open until you explicitly close it by using the X button. If the test fails, you can select the  button from the same row to review and correct issues.

The connector status is updated every five (5) minutes. A successful test clears the connector status, but if issues persist, the status reverts to failed after a minute.

Repeat the test as needed.

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Verifying Ingestion

To verify ingestion:

  1. Click Investigate | Threat Hunting. The Interflow Search tab appears.
  2. Change the Indices to Syslog to check log ingestion or Users to check user data ingestion. The table immediately updates to show ingested Interflow records.