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title: Connecting Okta
description: To attach a Okta to Prelude SCM, you will need:
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# Connecting Okta

### Attaching Okta

To attach a Okta to Prelude SCM, you will need:

- Base URL of your Okta tenant IE- [https://example.okta.com/](https://example.okta.com/)
- API User - Username that created the token
- API Token - API Token generated in Okta portal

#### Generating Okta API Token

- Login to okta using a service account with Read Only Administrator role assigned. Prelude performs read operations on the following attributes: 
    - User details
    - policies
    - groups
    - UserRisk
- Navigate to "Security" and select "API"
- Select "Tokens" tab and then "Create Token" 
    - "API calls made with this token must originate from" should be configured to "Any IP"
- Copy "Token Value" to be used in the Prelude Okta Integration "API Token" field

### In Prelude

#### Attach the partner via UI

- Navigate to your user name in upper right hand corner and select "Integrations"
- "Connect to Okta"
- Fill in Base URL, API User and API token as described above

#### Detach the partner via UI

- Navigate to your user name in upper right hand corner and select "Integrations"
- "Disconnect Okta"

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