# Authorization using Okta

**URL:** <https://devforum.okta.com/t/authorization-using-okta/12533>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Created:** [January 18, 2021, 8:16am UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/authorization-using-okta/12533 "2021-01-18T08:16:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![soumyarani0317](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@soumyarani0317](https://devforum.okta.com/u/soumyarani0317)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2021, 8:16am UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/authorization-using-okta/12533/1 "2021-01-18T08:16:30Z")

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We have ServiceNow application on-boarded on Azure AD and currently this application’s authentication and authorization is taken by Azure itself. We wanted the authorization should happen from [**Okta**](https://hkrtrainings.com/okta-training) and authentication from Azure AD. Please suggest the requirement and steps to configure in Azure AD and Okta to achieve the authorization part.

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**Author:** ![rajnadimpalli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f14d63/32.png) [@rajnadimpalli](https://devforum.okta.com/u/rajnadimpalli)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 10:59am UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/authorization-using-okta/12533/2 "2021-01-19T10:59:27Z")

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Hi @soumyarani0317,

You can try adding Azure AD as an identity provider on Okta and use Okta as the identity provider for Service Now.

Thank you,  
Raj

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**Author:** ![Cale](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/oktadev/user_avatar/devforum.okta.com/cale/32/2496_2.png) [@Cale](https://devforum.okta.com/u/Cale)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2021, 3:06pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/authorization-using-okta/12533/3 "2021-01-19T15:06:32Z")

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Hi @soumyarani0317, @rajnadimpalli hit the nail on the head with their answer. Here is a link to a walkthrough of this process if it can be of any more help. You can see it even has specific steps for setting up with Azure AD as IDP:

> **[Before you begin | Okta Developer](https://developer.okta.com/docs/guides/add-an-external-idp/saml2/before-you-begin/)**

Best of luck!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/oktadev/original/1X/589c4c5f80de422d01f47cee7185a7fb8227835c.png) [@system](https://devforum.okta.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://devforum.okta.com/t/authorization-using-okta/12533/4 "2024-01-26T18:06:25Z")

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