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 →

Introducing Secrets Management in Okta Privileged Access

This article explores the new secrets management capability within Okta Privileged Access. Introduction to Secrets ManagementThe Vault, Secrets and FoldersResource Administration and Security PolicyAn Example of Generic Secrets ManagementThe configuration in Okta and Okta Privileged AccessOkta Users and GroupsResource Groups and ProjectsDefining Top-Level Folders as the SecretAdminDefine Secrets PoliciesManaging Folders and SecretsUser (Linux Sysadmin) ViewConclusion … Continue reading Introducing Secrets Management in 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 →

Okta Privileged Access – A Look at the Data Model

This article provides a simplified view of the data model used in Okta Privileged Access (OPA). An OverviewDirectory ObjectsResource Administration ObjectsSecurity Administration ObjectsSummary Note that this is a logical view of data objects and their relationships, and the term "object" is used very loosely (more like data types). Also this is based on the current … Continue reading Okta Privileged Access – A Look at the Data Model →

Okta Privileged Access – A Technical Introduction

The new Okta Privileged Access product was featured in the recent Oktane23 conference. The product is currently (Oct 23) in early access with General Availability expected in Dec 23. This article is a brief technical overview of Okta Privileged Access (OPA) looking at the components and functions of the product. It is written to provide … Continue reading Okta Privileged Access – A Technical Introduction →