# Ansible Tower SAML Authentication

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-saml-authentication/29960>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [March 22, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-saml-authentication/29960 "2019-03-22T18:48:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Chanaka\_Samarajeewa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4da419/32.png) [@Chanaka\_Samarajeewa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Chanaka_Samarajeewa)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-saml-authentication/29960/1 "2019-03-22T18:48:15Z")

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Hello,

I configured Tower to authenticate with OKTA via SAML . When I go to Tower’s login page and click “Sign in with SAML” it functions correctly and takes me to Okta to sign in, then allows me into Tower after authenticating. However, If I initiate the process from OKTA by clicking the Tower app I setup, it doesn’t work. I see "ERROR social u’'. in the tower.log . Does anyone know what would cause this?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Lozada\_De\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Jonathan\_Lozada\_De\_L](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jonathan_Lozada_De_L)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-saml-authentication/29960/2 "2019-03-22T18:54:20Z")

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Chanaka,

please reach support for this.