Author: Mark Smith

Over 25 years of experience in IT including over 10 years specialising in Identity and Access Management.

Okta Workflows How-To: Anything as a Source with Pagination

OverviewAnything-as-a-Source ConstraintsPagination OptionsPagination LogicManaging Page SizeManaging Bulk-Load RequestsPre-RequirementsStep 1 – Configure Custom Identity Source AppAdd ApplicationConfigure ApplicationUpdate Identity Source ProfileStep 2 - Add Required Scopes to AppStep 3 - Configure Azure ADStep 3 - Configure Azure ADStep 4 - Configure the Sample WorkflowDownload Sample FlowsImport Flows and Table DataUpdate and Active FlowsLoad Sample UsersStep 5 … Continue reading Okta Workflows How-To: Anything as a Source with Pagination →

Okta Workflows How-To: Anything as a Source

Workflow ArchitectureOkta Workflow Controls the SynchronizationCustom Identity Source Controls the SynchronizationEnd to End EnablementPre-RequirementsStep 1 - Configure Custom Identity Source AppAdd ApplicationConfigure ApplicationUpdate Identity Source ProfileStep 2 - Integrate your Custom Identity SourceStep 3 - Configure the Sample WorkflowAdd Required ScopesImport Sample FlowsImport Sample DataUpdate Flow ConfigurationOkta ConnectorAPI ConnectorCustom Identity Source URLXaaS Workflow CardsInitiate Data … Continue reading Okta Workflows How-To: Anything as a Source →

New in Workflows: Security Operations Solution Packs

Okta Workflows has just released a number of templates focused on Security Operations Centre (SOC) processes. These Workflow templates are designed to help solve specific identity-based automation challenges for the Security Operations team using a bundled collection of pre-built and fully customizable flows. The categories include: Security Awareness Identity Automation + Response Incident Investigation + … Continue reading New in Workflows: Security Operations Solution Packs →

Learn How to use Workflows for Inline Hooks

Token Inline HookWorking ExampleStep 1 - External ServiceStep 2 - Create Okta WorkflowStep 3 - Okta ConfigurationCreate Inline HookAdd Hook to Authorization ServerTest Inline Hook and WorkflowGet your Workflows questions answered With this release of low-latency flows, Okta has laid the groundwork for supporting any web hook that is time sensitive. Traditionally, organizations have to … Continue reading Learn How to use Workflows for Inline Hooks →

Low Latency Flows

Okta Workflows doesn't guarantee execution latency. Usually flows run very fast. However, Workflows is a multi-tenant system and doesn't have a latency SLA. Flows execution times depend on: Complexity of the flow (including built-in waits) Lag between increased demand for system resources and Okta adding extra capacity Latency or rate limiting by third-party APIs Because … Continue reading Low Latency Flows →

Okta Devices SDK Sample App

Sample App Setup ProcedureStep 1 - Create a OIDC Client AppStep 2 - Configure Firebase Cloud MessagingCreate Firebase ProjectAdd an Android App to your ProjectCreate an API KeyStep 3 - Set Up Notification ServiceStep 4 - Add a Custom AuthenticatorStep 5 - Configure a Global Session Policy and Authentication PoliciesStep 6 - Download and Compile … Continue reading Okta Devices SDK Sample App →

Auth0 Integration with Okta Workflows – Part Two

This blog post is part two in the series. The first post can be found here: Auth0 Integration with Okta Workflows – Part One For large organizations comprised of numerous independently managed business units, centralizing identity can be extremely challenging. Okta hub-spoke architecture model has been key in solving this issue for many organizations for … Continue reading Auth0 Integration with Okta Workflows – Part Two →

Generate Auth0 Access Token via Okta Workflows

Okta Workflows makes it easy to automate identity processes at scale – without writing code. Using the if-this-then-that logic, Okta’s pre-built connector library and the ability to connect to any publicly available API, anyone can innovate with Okta. The Customer Identity Cloud (aka Auth0 Identity Platform), a product unit within Okta, takes a modern approach to … Continue reading Generate Auth0 Access Token via Okta Workflows →