Header reference architecture
This reference architecture describes the components, flow and version requirements for integrating general header applications and Access Gateway .
Topics:
Architecture
Flow
- The user signs in to Okta.
- Okta sends the user identity SAML to Access Gateway.
- Access Gateway adds the required app attributes to the header and forwards the request to the back-end app.
- The app performs the request and returns the results to Access Gateway.
- Access Gateway performs rewrites and returns the request to the user.
Components and requirements
| Component | Description and requirements |
|---|---|
| Okta Access Gateway | All versions of Okta Access Gateway support Header applications. |
| Back end header application |
No specific back end version requirements. |
| External URL | External URL specified by the Public Domain field within Access Gateway. For example: https://ext-header.example.com |
|
Internal URL |
Internal URL specified by the Protected Web Resource field within Access Gateway. |