Author: jeffhawthearchitect

Jefferson works as a Zero Trust Architect at Okta and has established himself as a trusted advisor among existing and new Okta customers throughout ANZ and APJ. Jefferson provides consultative solutions on how organisations can secure the different identities that exist within their ecosystem in a frictionless approach. Before Okta, he has worked with multiple technology vendor organisations thus allowing him to use his knowledge breadth on how companies can adopt to a Zero Trust Architecture model.

Supporting Shared Accounts via SAML

This article explains how you can extend and configure Okta within the shared account use case. Credits to Nicholas Connelly for sharing this approach. Disclaimer: This approach is not part of security best practices because it can be exploited and be abused by rogue administrators. I would recommend to look at this workaround if you … Continue reading Supporting Shared Accounts via SAML →

Leveraging Microsoft Authenticator as a Possession Factor with Okta

Please read the disclaimer first before you start implementing the approach DISCLAIMER: Okta Documentation mentions that configuring Microsoft Azure Active Directory (AAD) can't be used as an IDP Authenticator. This article will test that statement hence if you decide to implement this in your own Okta production org/instance and got into any production issues, Okta … Continue reading Leveraging Microsoft Authenticator as a Possession Factor with Okta →

2024, A new era for spatial computing, augmented reality and a world without passwords.

Two months into 2024, Apple finally released its new product, Apple Vision Pro. Apple claims the Apple Vision Pro is “a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with the physical world, while allowing users to stay present and connected to others.” The release of Apple Vision Pro opens up the world of multiple … Continue reading 2024, A new era for spatial computing, augmented reality and a world without passwords. →

Better Together Series: Microsoft Azure Sentinel + Okta

By integrating Okta with Azure Sentinel, you can correlate and pinpoint system-related attacks that may have been initiated via account takeovers, suspicious behaviour, MFA push bombs and other identity-related attacks. This also allows you to proactively quartine, prevent and contain any further/collateral damage that could happen if the risky event wasn't handled appropriately and timely.