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Category: Universal Directory

  • New Okta Group Push API

    If you have been working with applications in Okta for some time and occasionally use the APIs (or Workflows) you would be aware that one glaring omission in the API library was an API to manage the Push Groups on applications. This has now been addressed with the Group Push Mapping API. The Group Push…

  • 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…

  • 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. Note that this article is from the initial Active Directory…

  • 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…

  • An Introduction to Realms in Okta

    Okta recently added a new feature to the Universal Directory called Realms. This article provides an overview of the new feature. Note that Realms is only available with the Okta Identity Governance and Secure Partner Access products. At the time of writing this article, Realms is in Early Access. Background – Why do we need…

  • Okta Privileged Access Requests with JIRA and Okta Workflows

    This article looks at how to use Jira to raise and manage time-bound privileged access requests in Okta Privileged Access. It leverages an Okta Workflows solution that integrates with Jira and then manages Okta group membership. Introduction Before looking at the solution details and the user flows, it’s worthwhile providing an overview and some design…

  • 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. Note that this article talks about…