Role Analysis with Okta ISPM – Are My Groups and Roles Being Used Effectively

Okta Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM) performs analysis on groups and roles which can be used to tune access via groups/roles and reduce risk. This article explores how to use ISPM for role analysis. BackgroundUsing ISPM for Group and Role AnalysisThe Inventory View for Groups and RolesUnderstanding Group and Role UtilizationAn Example - Managing Underutilized … Continue reading Role Analysis with Okta ISPM – Are My Groups and Roles Being Used Effectively →

Automating Realm Creation in Okta with Workflows

The new Realms feature in the Okta Workforce platform and the Secure Partner Access (SPA) product built on top of it are designed to make management of discrete user populations simpler. Realms can be managed via the Okta Admin Console. But what about when you want to automate the process, such as onboarding a large … Continue reading Automating Realm Creation in Okta with Workflows →

Assigning Administrators to Realms in Okta

Realms were introduced into Okta to provide an alternative mechanism for delegated administration with discrete user populations. A key aspect of this is the administration - you may need to have different types of administrator roles for the users in the realm, but also allow cross-realm roles. In this article we explore configuring administrators for … Continue reading Assigning Administrators to Realms in Okta →

Requesting Roles Through OIG Access Requests

This article looks at how Okta Identity Governance (OIG) can be used to provide a role-request feature in Access Requests. The example used is roles for Salesforce. Role Request for Salesforce Article contents: What Roles?An Example - Salesforce.com and Some Role GroupsRequesting The Role Groups DirectlyUsing Configuration Items for a List of GroupsAccess Request Flow … Continue reading Requesting Roles Through OIG Access Requests →