Configure Cygwin for Okta Privileged Access

Windows users can install Cygwin, which provides GNU and open-source tools that provide similar functionality to that of Linux operating systems. To work correctly with Okta Privileged Access, users must configure ProxyCommand to work with Cygwin.

Before you begin

• Download and install Cygwin.
• Install the openssh package for Cygwin.
• Install the Okta Privileged Access client on your local device. See Install the Okta Privileged Access client.

Start the procedure

1. Start a local terminal in Cygwin. By default, this opens to your home directory (~).
2. Create an .ssh directory with the following command:
   mkdir .ssh
3. Edit the SSH configuration file with the following command:
   cat <<ADDTEXT >> .ssh/config.
   Note: ADDTEXT is a delimiter that's used to determine when to stop accepting input for the configuration file.
   
4. Enter the following commands into the terminal:
   # Configures ProxyCommand for use with Okta Privileged Access Match exec "/cygdrive/c/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Apps/ScaleFT/bin/sft.exe resolve -q %h" ProxyCommand "/cygdrive/c/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Apps/ScaleFT/bin/sft.exe" proxycommand %h UserKnownHostsFile /cygdrive/c/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/ScaleFT/proxycommand_known_hosts ADDTEXT

   Note: You may need to modify the file paths to match the specific installation path on your device.

5. Save the configuration file.

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Configure clients for use with Okta Privileged Access