Privileged Access Management for AWS using Okta Workforce Solutions

This article is a summary of a presentation I recently gave looking at Okta Workforce Identity Cloud and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It is focused on how privileged access management can be applied to AWS users and access, leveraging the different Identity and Access Management (IAM) capabilities in Okta. IntroductionAccess Management and AWS PrivilegesIdentity Administration, … Continue reading Privileged Access Management for AWS using Okta Workforce Solutions

Okta Workflow for Access Certifications – Slack Notifications

Introduction Today, ensuring the security and compliance of user access rights is a top priority for organizations worldwide. As an advocate for streamlined processes and effective communication, I am excited to share with you a custom-built Okta Workflow to send Access Certifications campaign notifications like campaign launch, weekly campaign reminders to reviewers who are yet … Continue reading Okta Workflow for Access Certifications – Slack Notifications

Consolidating Nested Lists in Okta Workflows

Working with lists in Okta Workflows is common, but sometimes the list processing actions can be overwhelming and confusing. In this article I look at how I approached a problem of consolidating nested lists with a standard pattern of Lists actions. It should give you an idea of how you can use different Lists actions … Continue reading Consolidating Nested Lists in Okta Workflows

Okta Entitlements for Disconnected Applications – Dynamic Entitlement Bundle Assignments

OVERVIEW This blog is a continuation of the Okta Entitlements for Disconnected Applications - Dynamic Entitlement Bundle Creation that I posted previously. Some of the introductory content is duplicate to reenforce some of the basic concepts around Okta Identity Governance – Entitlement Management.With the release of Okta Identity Governance, one of the newly released features is entitlements … Continue reading Okta Entitlements for Disconnected Applications – Dynamic Entitlement Bundle Assignments

Okta Entitlements for Disconnected Applications – Dynamic Entitlement Bundle Creation

OVERVIEW This blog is a continuation of the Okta Entitlements for Disconnected Applications that I posted previously. Some of the introductory content is duplicate to reenforce some of the basic concepts around Okta Identity Governance - Entitlement Management. With the release of Okta Identity Governance, one of the newly released features is entitlements at the … Continue reading Okta Entitlements for Disconnected Applications – Dynamic Entitlement Bundle Creation

Okta Entitlements for Disconnected Applications

OVERVIEW With the release of Okta Identity Governance, one of the newly released features is entitlements at the application level. Entitlements open a deeper level of represented access for Access Reviews, Access Certification Campaigns and Access Requests through the representation of fine grain access and licensing that a given user has in a relationship to for … Continue reading Okta Entitlements for Disconnected Applications

Unlocking Workday Security Groups Governance: Integrating Okta OIG with Custom Workflows and Universal Directory

Introduction Today, safeguarding organizational assets and ensuring compliance with regulatory standards are paramount concerns for businesses of all sizes. Within this context, the integration of Workday's security groups with Okta Identity Governance (OIG) emerges as a critical need, given the central role these platforms play in managing employee data and access privileges. However, there is … Continue reading Unlocking Workday Security Groups Governance: Integrating Okta OIG with Custom Workflows and Universal Directory

Okta Privileged Access : User Identity Creation alert

This article is to send a notification to the security team if a new user id is being created on any Okta PA protected resources. This will help the security team to identify new identities directly created on protected servers which are not discovered and being managed by the vault in Okta Privileged Access - … Continue reading Okta Privileged Access : User Identity Creation alert

Okta Privileged Access – Determining and Highlighting Risk in Roles and Policies

Okta Privileged Access provides a flexible framework for controlling who can access what privileged resources and how. This includes resource groups for managing resources, security policies for controlling access, administrative roles to manage them, and principals to use them. Invariably configuring the PAM solution will introduce risk. But how to monitor and manage the risk … Continue reading Okta Privileged Access – Determining and Highlighting Risk in Roles and Policies