nickolasfisher/Okta_ElectronDemo

Electron Demo

This repository shows you how to use Okta in an Electron application. Please read Electron Okta SDK to see how it was created.

Prerequisites:

• Node 14
• Okta CLI
• Electron

Okta has Authentication and User Management APIs that reduce development time with instant-on, scalable user infrastructure. Okta's intuitive API and expert support make it easy for developers to authenticate, manage and secure users and roles in any application.

• Getting Started
• Links
• Help
• License

Getting Started

To run this example, run the following commands:

git clone https://github.com/nickolasfisher/Okta_ElectronDemo/new/master?readme=1
cd Okta_ElectronDemo

Create an OIDC Application in Okta

Create a free developer account with the following command using the Okta CLI:

okta register

If you already have a developer account, use okta login to integrate it with the Okta CLI.

Provide the required information. Once you register, create a client application in Okta with the following command:

okta apps create

You will be prompted to select the following options, otherwise leave the default option:

• Type of Application: 3: Native App (mobile)

The application configuration will be printed to your screen:

Okta application configuration:
Issuer:    {yourOktaDomain}/oauth2/default
Client ID: {yourClientId}

If you haven't done so already, install the dependencies.

npm install

In main.js replace {youreOktaDomain} with your Okta domain and {yourClientId} with your client Id.

Start the Electron app.

npm run start

Links

This example uses the following open source libraries from Okta:

• Okta Auth Js
• Okta CLI

Help

Please post any questions as comments on the blog post, or visit our Okta Developer Forums.

License

Apache 2.0, see LICENSE.