Integrate Tableau and Okta with Amazon Redshift using AWS IAM Identity Center

This article presents a comprehensive guide for setting up single sign-on (SSO) to Amazon Redshift using integration with AWS IAM Identity Center and Okta as the Identity Provider (IdP).

Specifically, the article covers:

• Solution overview of the Tableau SSO integration architecture with Redshift, IAM Identity Center, and Okta
• Prerequisites for the integration
• Detailed step-by-step walkthrough, including:
  • Setting up Okta OIDC application
  • Configuring Okta authorization server, claims, and access policies
  • Setting up trusted token issuer in IAM Identity Center
  • Configuring client connections and trusted token issuers in Redshift
  • Setting up Tableau OAuth config files
  • Federating to Redshift from Tableau Desktop and Server
• Cleanup steps to remove the resources created

The article concludes by highlighting the benefits of this integration, enabling secure access to Redshift data sources within Tableau using federated authentication from an external IdP, without managing separate database credentials.