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SSO - Okta
Updated over a week ago
  1. Within Okta, in the blue navigation bar click Applications>Applications.

  2. Click the green "Add Application" button.

  3. Click the green "Create New App" button.

  4. Set the Platform to "Web" and select "OpenID Connect".

  5. Enter the Application name "Benchling Studies".

  6. Upload the Benchling logo (optional).

  7. Set the login URL to the following

    For production https://yourcompanyname.overwatchresearch.com/api/login/sso/okta/callback

    For Sandbox

    https://yourcompanyname-sandbox.overwatchresearch.com/api/login/sso/okta/callback

  8. Set the logout URL to the following:

    For production

    For Sandbox

  9. Click Save.

  10. Retrieve your Client ID and Client Secret at the bottom of the next screen.

  11. Click the Assignments tab and add the users who are to access Benchling studies.

  12. In Benchling Studies, click on the Manage Team button at the bottom left of the screen.

  13. Click "Single Sign On".

  14. Select Okta

  15. Enter your company Okta domain, Client ID and Client Secret.

  16. Click Save.

Logging In

Option 1

  1. In Okta (Admin account) click Applications.

  2. Click "Add Application".

  3. In the search bar, enter "Bookmark App" and click Add.

  4. Set the label to "Benchling Studies".

  5. Set the URL to the following:

    For production

    https://yourcompanyname.overwatchresearch.com/api/login/sso/okta

    For Sandbox

    https://yourcompanyname-sandbox.overwatchresearch.com/api/login/sso/okta

  6. Click Done.

  7. Add the Benchling logo (optional).

  8. Assign access to the relevant users by clicking the green Assign button.

  9. The users should now see Benchling Studies in their "My Apps" section and can click to login.

Option 2

If your company uses SSO, we will set you up with a unique domain to access Studies that follows the pattern below:

For production

For Sandbox

Click the Login with SSO link below the login fields.

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