New Okta Group Push API

If you have been working with applications in Okta for some time and occasionally use the APIs (or Workflows) you would be aware that one glaring omission in the API library was an API to manage the Push Groups on applications. This has now been addressed with the Group Push Mapping API. The Group Push … Continue reading New Okta Group Push API →

Privileged Access Management for Microsoft Active Directory with Okta

Microsoft Active Directory is pervasive across industry, and thus a common target for hackers, particularly with the abundance of privileged accounts. In this article we look at how the Okta Workforce platform can use different approaches to managing privileged access and reducing the risk of these accessed. It includes just-in-time provisioning of access and dynamic … Continue reading Privileged Access Management for Microsoft Active Directory with Okta →

The Combined Power of Okta Privileged Access and Okta Identity Governance

This article looks at the benefits of combining Okta Privileged Access with Okta Identity Governance to reduce the risk of using privileged accounts and access. IntroductionUsing Okta Identity Governance to Enhance Okta Privileged AccessJust-in-time Access ApprovalAccess Requests for OPA AccessAccess Certification for OPA AccessEnhancing the Information Available to ReviewersLeveraging Okta WorkflowsSaaS Service Accounts and OIN … Continue reading The Combined Power of Okta Privileged Access and Okta Identity Governance →

All You Need To Know About Okta and Google Workspace Integration

This post will illustrate how to integrate Okta and Google workspace, options of integration and how to migrate users or stage the migration, the authentication flows and inbound federation.The post includes videos to illustrate how the integration works. The implementation was done on a small scale and in testing environments. Any production application should be … Continue reading All You Need To Know About Okta and Google Workspace Integration →

Better Together Series: Integrating Power Platform with Okta’s Workforce Identity Cloud

Seamless Identity and Access management with Power Platform (PowerApps) through Okta's Workforce Identity Cloud

Understanding AWS IAM and Integrating with Okta and Workflows

I've been looking into application entitlements and the Amazon Web Services (AWS) users, groups and entitlements has perplexed me for some time. I've had the opportunity to explore it, try to understand it and build some integration between Okta Workforce Identity Cloud (via Okta Workflows). This post is a summary of my findings. AWS and … Continue reading Understanding AWS IAM and Integrating with Okta and Workflows →

Enable Provisioning with OAuth for Salesforce.com

A while back Okta changed the provisioning credentials for salesforce.com from the old username and password+token approach to using OAuth. Whilst the new approach was added to the Okta help documentation (https://help.okta.com/oie/en-us/Content/Topics/Provisioning/Salesforce/sfdc-configure-provisioning-REST.htm), the need for the documents to cover both the old and new can lead to some confusion. A customer hit a snag and … Continue reading Enable Provisioning with OAuth for Salesforce.com →

Certifying Access for Disconnected Application in Okta

The beauty with Okta is that there are over 500 applications in the Okta Integration Network that enables Admins to automate the user lifecycle. For these apps, Okta Identity Governance enables immediate remediation based on access reviews. There are still many applications that don’t and won’t support this, which creates a challenge when it comes … Continue reading Certifying Access for Disconnected Application in Okta →