There have been a number of features released for Okta Privileged Access over the recent months, some major and some minor, but may have been lost in the excitement of Oktane 25. This article provides a summary of all the changes release. IntroductionActive Directory Integration ChangesRDP Support (aka Click-to-Connect)AD rotate password configurationAD Accounts as Okta … Continue reading Recent Updates to Okta Privileged Access – Oct 25
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RDP’ing with Microsoft Active Directory Accounts in OPA
Okta is extending it's Okta Privileged Access capabilities with Microsoft Active Directory accounts by adding the ability to leverage them in direct RDP connections. This means it now supports two use cases with AD accounts - a reveal function where those credentials can be used (via copy'n'paste) to any AD-authenticated service, and the new direct … Continue reading RDP’ing with Microsoft Active Directory Accounts in OPA
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
Integrating Active Directory with Okta Privileged Access
Okta has recently released their Microsoft Active Directory (AD) integration with Okta Privileged Access. This allows AD admin accounts to be stored in the vault and exposed via policy for use when accessing AD-authenticated services. This article provides a brief overview of the new feature. What Is It?How Does it Work?What Does it Look Like?Conclusion … Continue reading Integrating Active Directory with Okta Privileged Access
Active Directory Bidirectional Group Management
Description: This document describes how to set up Access Requests and Certification for AD-sourced groups imported into Okta. Pre-requisites: IGA license to manage AD groups in Okta. Active Directory integrated with Okta and proper service account permissions to manage groups in AD. Refer to “Group Push” permissions in this document: https://help.okta.com/en-us/content/topics/directory/ad-agent-about-service-account.htm All the user's managerID … Continue reading Active Directory Bidirectional Group Management
Okta Device Access – Troubleshooting SSPR on Windows
This article explores the mechanisms available to help troubleshoot issues with Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) with Okta Device Access in a Windows Domain-joined environment. There are multiple components involved in a SSPR flow with Okta Device Access and understanding the components, flow and where the components log messages is useful for troubleshooting issues. Overview of … Continue reading Okta Device Access – Troubleshooting SSPR on Windows
Managing Multiple AD Users in the AD-Joined Feature of ASA
Okta recently released the AD-Joined feature for Okta Advanced Server Access. This feature extends ASA secured RDP access to Windows servers in an AD domain, leveraging user credentials also stored in Active Directory. The feature supports both traditional password-based access and passwordless access using AD certificates, with the flexibility of having a mix of both … Continue reading Managing Multiple AD Users in the AD-Joined Feature of ASA