This is a new version of this SDK, the new pod name is OktaOidc. The old OktaAuth pod is now deprecated.
This library is a swift wrapper around the AppAuth-iOS objective-c code for communicating with Okta as an OAuth 2.0 + OpenID Connect provider, and follows current best practice for native apps using Authorization Code Flow + PKCE.
You can learn more on the Okta + iOS page in our documentation. You can also download our sample application
Table of Contents
- Getting Started
- Supported Platforms
- Install
- Usage Guide
- Configuration Reference
- API Reference
- Development
- Modify network requests
- Known issues
Installing the OktaOidc SDK into your project is simple. The easiest way to include this library into your project is through CocoaPods.
You'll also need:
- An Okta account, called an organization (sign up for a free developer organization if you need one).
- An Okta Application, configured as a Native App. This is done from the Okta Developer Console and you can find instructions here. When following the wizard, use the default properties. They are designed to work with our sample applications.
Okta OIDC supports iOS 11 and above.
Okta OIDC supports macOS (OS X) 10.10 and above. Library supports both custom schemes; a loopback HTTP redirects via a small embedded server.
Add the following to the dependencies
attribute defined in your Package.swift
file. You can select the version using the majorVersion
and minor
parameters. For example:
dependencies: [
.Package(url: "https://github.com/okta/okta-oidc-ios.git", majorVersion: <majorVersion>, minor: <minor>)
]
Simply add the following line to your Podfile
:
pod 'OktaOidc'
Then install it into your project:
pod install
To integrate this SDK into your Xcode project using Carthage, specify it in your Cartfile:
github "okta/okta-oidc-ios"
For an overview of this library's features and authentication flows, check out our developer docs.
You can also browse the full API reference documentation.
Before using this SDK you have to create a new object of OktaOidc
. You can instantiate OktaOidc
w/o parameters that means that SDK will use Okta.plist
for configuration values. Alternatively you can create OktaOidc
with custom configuration.
import OktaOidc
// Use the default Okta.plist configuration
let oktaOidc = OktaOidc()
// Use configuration from another resource
let config = OktaOidcConfig(/* plist */)
let config = OktaOidcConfig(/* dictionary */)
// Instantiate OktaOidc with custom configuration object
let oktaOidc = OktaOidc(configuration: config)
Need a refresh token?
A refresh token is a special token that is used to generate additional access and ID tokens. Make sure to include the offline_access
scope in your configuration to silently renew the user's session in your application!
The easiest way is to create a property list in your application's bundle. By default, this library checks for the existence of the file Okta.plist
. However any property list file can be used to create configuration object. Ensure one is created with the following fields:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>issuer</key>
<string>https://{yourOktaDomain}.com/oauth2/default</string>
<key>clientId</key>
<string>{clientId}</string>
<key>redirectUri</key>
<string>{redirectUri}</string>
<key>logoutRedirectUri</key>
<string>{logoutRedirectUri}</string>
<key>scopes</key>
<string>openid profile offline_access</string>
</dict>
</plist>
Alternatively, you can create a configuration object ( OktaOidcConfig
) from dictionary with the required values:
let configuration = OktaOidcConfig(with: [
"issuer": "https://{yourOktaDomain}/oauth2/default",
"clientId": "{clientID}",
"redirectUri": "{redirectUri}",
"logoutRedirectUri": "{logoutRedirectUri}",
"scopes": "openid profile offline_access",
// Custom parameters
"login_hint": "username@email.com"
])
You can disable SSO capabilities by setting noSSO
flag to true
for OktaOidcConfig
instance.
let configuration = OktaOidcConfig(with: {YourOidcConfiguration})
if #available(iOS 13.0, *) {
configuration?.noSSO = true
}
Note Flag is available on iOS 13 and above versions
To use this SDK in Objective-C project, you should do the following:
- Add
use_frameworks!
in your Pod file. - Add project setting
SWIFT_VERSION = 5.0
. To do this open Build Settings in Xcode, select Edit -> Add Build setting -> Add User-Defined Setting. SpecifySWIFT_VERSION
and5.0
as setting name and value correspondently. - Include autogenerated header
OktaOidc/OktaOidc-Swift.h
into your source code.
Start the authorization flow by simply calling signInWithBrowser
. In case of successful authorization, this operation will return valid OktaOidcStateManager
in its callback. Clients are responsible for further storage and maintenance of the manager.
Note: IDP can be passed by specifying an argument with the idp parameter.
oktaOidc.signInWithBrowser(from: viewController, additionalParameters: ["idp": "your_idp_here"]) { stateManager, error in
if let error = error {
// Error
return
}
// stateManager.accessToken
// stateManager.idToken
// stateManager.refreshToken
}
Sample app example
// Create redirect server configuration and start local HTTP server if you don't want to use custom schemes
let serverConfig = OktaRedirectServerConfiguration.default
serverConfig.port = 63875
oktaOidc.signInWithBrowser(redirectServerConfiguration: serverConfig, additionalParameters: ["idp": "your_idp_here"]) { stateManager, error in
if let error = error {
// Error
return
}
// stateManager.accessToken
// stateManager.idToken
// stateManager.refreshToken
}
This method ends the user's Okta session in the browser. The method deletes Okta's persistent cookie and disables SSO capabilities.
Important: This method does not clear or revoke tokens minted by Okta. Use the revoke
and clear
methods of OktaOidcStateManager
to terminate the user's local session in your application.
// Redirects to the configured 'logoutRedirectUri' specified in Okta.plist.
oktaOidc.signOutOfOkta(authStateManager, from: viewController) { error in
if let error = error {
// Error
return
}
}
Sample app example
// Create redirect server configuration and start local HTTP server if you don't want to use custom schemes
let serverConfig = OktaRedirectServerConfiguration.default
serverConfig.port = 63875
// Redirects to the configured 'logoutRedirectUri' specified in Okta.plist.
oktaOidc.signOutOfOkta(authStateManager: authStateManager, redirectServerConfiguration: serverConfig) { error in
if let error = error {
// Error
return
}
}
This method helps to perform a multi-step sign-out flow. The method provides options that you want to perform and the SDK runs the options as a batch. The available options are:
- revokeAccessToken - SDK revokes access token
- revokeRefreshToken - SDK revokes refresh token
- removeTokensFromStorage - SDK removes tokens from the secure storage
- signOutFromOkta - SDK calls
signOutOfOkta
- revokeTokensOptions - revokes access and refresh tokens
- allOptions - revokes tokens, signs out from Okta, and removes tokens from the secure storage
The order of operations performed by the SDK:
- Revoke the access token, if the option is set. If this step fails step 3 will be omitted.
- Revoke the refresh token, if the option is set. If this step fails step 3 will be omitted.
- Remove tokens from the secure storage, if the option is set.
- Browser sign out, if the option is set.
let options: OktaSignOutOptions = .revokeTokensOptions
options.insert(.signOutFromOkta)
oktaOidc?.signOut(authStateManager: authStateManager, from: viewController, progressHandler: { currentOption in
if currentOption.contains(.revokeAccessToken) {
// update progress
} else if currentOption.contains(.revokeRefreshToken) {
// update progress
} else if currentOption.contains(.signOutFromOkta) {
// update progress
}
}, completionHandler: { success, failedOptions in
if !success {
// handle error
}
})
// Create redirect server configuration and start local HTTP server if you don't want to use custom schemes
let serverConfig = OktaRedirectServerConfiguration.default
serverConfig.port = 63875
let options: OktaSignOutOptions = .revokeTokensOptions
options.insert(.signOutFromOkta)
oktaOidc?.signOut(authStateManager: authStateManager,
redirectServerConfiguration: serverConfig,
progressHandler: { currentOption in
if currentOption.contains(.revokeAccessToken) {
// update progress
} else if currentOption.contains(.revokeRefreshToken) {
// update progress
} else if currentOption.contains(.signOutFromOkta) {
// update progress
}
}, completionHandler: { success, failedOptions in
if !success {
// handle error
}
})
If you already signed in to Okta and have a valid session token, you can complete authorization by calling authenticate(withSessionToken:)
. Upon successful authorization, this operation returns a valid OktaOidcStateManager
in the callback. Clients are responsible for further storage and maintenance of the manager.
oktaOidc.authenticate(withSessionToken: token) { stateManager, error in
self.hideProgress()
if let error = error {
// Error
return
}
// stateManager.accessToken
// stateManager.idToken
// stateManager.refreshToken
}
Sample app example
Tokens are securely stored in the Keychain and can be retrieved by accessing the OktaOidcStateManager.
stateManager?.accessToken
stateManager?.idToken
stateManager?.refreshToken
User is responsible for storing OktaAuthStateManager returned by signInWithBrowser
or authenticate
operation. To store manager call the writeToSecureStorage
method:
oktaOidc.signInWithBrowser(from: self) { stateManager, error in
stateManager.writeToSecureStorage()
}
Sample app example
To retrieve stored manager call readFromSecureStorage(for: )
and pass here Okta configuration that corresponds to a manager you are interested in.
guard let stateManager = OktaOidcStateManager.readFromSecureStorage(for: oktaConfig) else {
// unauthenticated
}
//authenticated
// stateManager.accessToken
// stateManager.idToken
// stateManager.refreshToken
Sample app example
Note: In OktaOidc SDK 3.0 we added support for multiple Oauth 2.0 accounts. So developer can use Okta endpoint, social endpoint and others in one application. Therefore OktaOidcStateManager
is stored in keychain using composite key constructed based on configuration. For backward compatibility there is a method readFromSecureStorage()
that tries to read OktaOidcStateManager
stored on a legacy way, so user could retrieve previously stored OktaOidcStateManager
after switching to a newer version of SDK.
Calls the introspection endpoint to inspect the validity of the specified token.
stateManager?.introspect(token: accessToken, callback: { payload, error in
guard let isValid = payload["active"] as? Bool else {
// Error
return
}
print("Is token valid? \(isValid)")
})
Sample app example
Since access tokens are traditionally short-lived, you can renew expired tokens by exchanging a refresh token for new ones. See the configuration reference to ensure your app is configured properly for this flow.
stateManager?.renew { newAccessToken, error in
if let error = error else {
// Error
return
}
// renewed TokenManager
}
Sample app example
Calls the revocation endpoint to revoke the specified token.
stateManager?.revoke(accessToken) { response, error in
if let error = error else {
// Error
return
}
// Token was revoked
}
Sample app example
Calls the OpenID Connect UserInfo endpoint with the stored access token to return user claim information.
stateManager?.getUser { response, error in
if let error = error {
// Error
return
}
// JSON response
}
Sample app example
Removes the local authentication state by removing cached tokens in the keychain. Note: SDK deletes all keychain items accessible to an application.
stateManager.clear()
Sample app example
To perform an end-to-end test, update the Okta.plist
file to match your configuration as specified in the prerequisites. Next, export the following environment variables:
export USERNAME={username}
export PASSWORD={password}
export CLIENT_ID={clientId}
export ISSUER=https://{yourOktaDomain}/oauth2/default
export REDIRECT_URI={redirectUri}
export LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URI={logoutRedirectUri}
# Run E2E end Unit tests
bash ./scripts/build-and-test.sh
Note: You may need to update the emulator device to match your Xcode version
You can track and modify network requests made by OktaOidc
. In order to do this, create an object conforming to the OktaNetworkRequestCustomizationDelegate
protocol and set it to the requestCustomizationDelegate
property on an OktaOidcConfig
instance.
let configuration = OktaOidcConfig(with: {YourOidcConfiguration})
configuration.requestCustomizationDelegate = {YourDelegateInstance}
For example, delegate could be implemented as follows:
extension SomeNSObject: OktaNetworkRequestCustomizationDelegate {
func customizableURLRequest(_ request: URLRequest?) -> URLRequest? {
guard var modifiedRequest = request else {
return nil
}
modifiedRequest.setValue("Some value", forHTTPHeaderField: "custom-header-field")
print("Okta OIDC network request: \(modifiedRequest)")
return modifiedRequest
}
func didReceive(_ response: URLResponse?) {
guard let response = response else {
return
}
print("Okta OIDC network response: \(response)")
}
}
Note: It is highly recommended to copy all of the existing parameters from the original URLRequest object to modified request without any changes. Altering of this data could lead network request to fail. If customizableURLRequest(_:)
method returns nil
default request will be used.
Known iOS issue where iOS doesn't provide any good ways to terminate active authentication session and delete SSO cookies. The only proper way for now is to use ASWebAuthenticationSession
class to terminate the session. ASWebAuthenticationSession
deletes all SSO cookies however shows Sign In
persmissions dialog 🤯
You can also consider the following workarounds:
- Use
noSSO
option in OIDC configuration object if you don't need SSO capabilites. Also note that this option works only on iOS 13+ versions - Fork repository and change user-agent implementation(
OIDExternalUserAgentIOS.m
) to useSFSafariViewController
only. Some pitfalls of this approach described here
Carthage throws the error when you install the dependencies with the command carthage update
. The issue happens only on Xcode 12 and higher versions:
Build Failed
Task failed with exit code 1:
/usr/bin/xcrun lipo -create /Users/user/Library/Caches/org.carthage.CarthageKit/DerivedData/12.4_12D4e/okta-oidc-ios/3.10.1/Build/Intermediates.noindex/ArchiveIntermediates/okta-oidc/IntermediateBuildFilesPath/UninstalledProducts/iphoneos/OktaOidc.framework/OktaOidc /Users/user/Library/Caches/org.carthage.CarthageKit/DerivedData/12.4_12D4e/okta-oidc-ios/3.10.1/Build/Products/Release-iphonesimulator/OktaOidc.framework/OktaOidc -output /Users/user/{ProjectName}/Carthage/Build/iOS/OktaOidc.framework/OktaOidc
This usually indicates that project itself failed to compile. Please check the xcodebuild log for more details: /var/folders/2x/q10zv0gx4112thm7dd13szmm0000gn/T/carthage-xcodebuild.YaJjLW.log
The reason is that Xcode 12 introduced support of the Apple Silicon and Xcode generates duplicated architectures in frameworks. XCFrameworks are still not supported by Carthage, therefore a workaround should be used.
You should update Carthage to the version 0.37.0 or higher.
- Run in Terminal the following command:
brew upgrade carthage
- Make sure the version is correct:
carthage version
- Navigate through Terminal to project folder and run:
carthage update --use-xcframeworks
- Open
General
settings tab in Xcode, in theFrameworks, Libraries, and Embedded Content
section, drag and drop each XCFramework you want to use from theCarthage/Build
folder.
If your existing project is based on discrete framework bundles and you may want to migrate to XCFrameworks, then follow Carthage migration documentation.
Launch Carthage via the script, it will remove duplicated architectures and produce correct framework bundles.
- Put the script somewhere to your
PATH
(e.g.:/usr/local/bin/carthage.sh
). - Make the script executable, so open your Terminal and execute:
chmod +x /{path_to_script_folder}/carthage.sh
- Run the script whenever you want to use Carthage:
carthage.sh update
For more information, follow official Carthage documentation.