OIG Entitlement Management Videos on YouTube

Some colleagues have recently published a set of videos on YouTube (okta channel) highlighting some of the features of the new Entitlement Management capability in Okta Identity Governance (see out Entitlement Management page for more information on the product). Most of the videos will show up by searching for "entitlement" and "okta" (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=entitlement+okta). It may … Continue reading OIG Entitlement Management Videos on YouTube

OIG Access Requests – Automate Out of Country Requests and Security

Overview The purpose of this post is to configure an access request for end users to request when they are going to be out of the country.  Oftentimes, IT teams like to lock down their environment so their employees can only access their applications from one designated country or area (maybe we call this US … Continue reading OIG Access Requests – Automate Out of Country Requests and Security

Leveraging Zero Standing Privileges and Shared Account Access with Okta Privileged Access

We all appreciate that a Zero Standing Privileges model is the best approach when it comes to privileged access - if a compromised account doesn't have standing privileges, then the attacker is limited in what they can do. But the reality for many organisations is that there are still shared accounts with elevated privileges that … Continue reading Leveraging Zero Standing Privileges and Shared Account Access with Okta Privileged Access

Okta Privileged Access and Okta Access Requests

Okta Privileged Access (OPA) leverages with wider Okta Workforce Identity Cloud capabilities for many use cases. One of these integrations is with the Okta Access Requests components, that comes as part of the Okta Identity Governance (OIG) product, but also ships in a limited form with OPA. This article explores the two common use cases: … Continue reading Okta Privileged Access and Okta Access Requests

OIG Access Requests – Can I Attach a File?

A common requirement for access requests is adding a file to support the request. It may not be obvious, but Okta Identity Governance has the means to attach a file to a request. Let's explore this and show an example. How to Attach a File in the Access Requests Portal A file can be attached … Continue reading OIG Access Requests – Can I Attach a File?

OIG Access Requests – Posting Questions Based on Earlier Selections

My colleague, Rajesh Kumar, showed me something today that fell into the "wow, I didn't even think of using the product this way" category. It involves using logic in Access Request flows (Request Types) in Okta Identity Governance to prompt for additional information based on earlier selections. Let's look at how the user experiences it, … Continue reading OIG Access Requests – Posting Questions Based on Earlier Selections

OIG Access Requests and Workflows – Checking SoD In An Access Request

This article looks at a new approach you could use to perform Separation of Duties (SoD) checking from Okta Access Requests using Okta Workflows. It shows two approaches you could take to get SoD analysis into the request a soon as it's raised so that the reviewer has the information at hand before approving the … Continue reading OIG Access Requests and Workflows – Checking SoD In An Access Request

OIG Access Requests – Posting Additional Information into a Request

This article looks at a recent addition to the Okta Identity Governance (OIG) Access Request API that allows updating of in-flight access requests and can be used to add additional data to help reviewers review requests. Overview of the IntegrationAn Example Request With Additional InformationThe Mechanics of the IntegrationNew Requests API CallAccess Request Created Event … Continue reading OIG Access Requests – Posting Additional Information into a Request

OIG Access Requests – Calling an Okta Workflow from Within a Request Type

For some time there has been the ability to trigger a workflow in Okta Workflows from a request flow in Okta Access Requests via events written to the Okta System Log. Events were created for a request being initiated and being closed. But this approach has some limitations, such as a lot of processing within … Continue reading OIG Access Requests – Calling an Okta Workflow from Within a Request Type

OIG Access Requests – Who is the Request Assignee?

As is often the case, product documentation tells you how to turn on or configure a function but often doesn't provide the context of that function. I found this yesterday when exploring something with a customer in Okta Identity Governance (OIG) Access Requests. What is the Request Assignee you can assign to some of the … Continue reading OIG Access Requests – Who is the Request Assignee?