Configuring an External Identify Provider

To configure an external identity provider for MySonicWall

1. Log in to your MySonicWall account.
2. Navigate to Settings > My Account > My personal profile.
3. Enable Use External Identity Provider under ADDITIONAL OPTIONS group.

4. Select the Identity Provider Organization.

   • Okta Configuration
   • Azure Active Directory Configuration

5. Configure the external identity provider in one of the following ways:

   • Select the check box and enter the Service Provider Metadata URL copied from the external Identify Provider (Okta or Azure AD) application.

     System automatically pull the relevant data and populates in the input fields. For more information about getting metadata URL, refer to below table.

     IdP Protocol	Okta	Azure
     SAML	Okta-SAML Metadata URL	Azure-SAML Metadata URL
     OpenID Connect	Okta-OpenID Metadata URL	Azure-OpenID Metadata URL

   • Manually select the identity provider protocol:

     • Set Authentication Type as Code or Token for OpenID Connect protocol.
     • Fill in the respective fields with information copied from external identity provider application. For more information, refer to the below table.

     IdP Protocol	External IdP application information	Okta	Azure
     SAML	SSO URL	Okta-SAML Manual Configuration Information	Azure-SAML Manual Configuration Information
     	x509 Certificate
     OpenID Connect	Client ID	Okta-OpenID Manual Configuration Information	Azure-OpenID Manual Configuration Information
     	Client Secret
     	Authorization URL

6. Click Connect & Save.