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Tag: Secrets

  • A Set of Utilities for Secrets Management in OPA

    In a recent engagement a customer raised issues around management of secrets and folder,s and associated policies and users in their Okta Privileged Access (OPA) deployment. In the spirit of the mantra of Mr Bigweld in Robots “see a need, fill a need“, I set about writing some utilities to help manage larger, more-complex Secrets…

  • New Secrets Search Function in Okta Privileged Access

    Okta has introduced a new search function for Secrets in Okta Privileged Access (OPA). When an OPA user goes to the Secrets menu item, they will see a new search option. Typing in a search argument will show matching secrets with the secret name, Folder hierarchy (clickable breadcrumb), Resource Group / Project and Description. You…

  • Implementing an Offline Password Vault with Okta Privileged Access and KeePassXC

    Okta Privileged Access is a SaaS offering. Currently it does not have an offline mode for local storage of break glass credentials. But you can extend it to do so, and that’s the subject of this article. We look at a simple mechanism to export secrets from a folder and push them into a local…

  • Automating Individual Secret Folders in OPA with Workflows

    Okta Privileged Access has a secrets function, where a folder hierarchy can be built and policies applied to allow groups of users to access shared secrets. Whilst it’s not it’s primary use case, it could also be used to provide an individual secrets folder mechanism where users in Okta could have their own personal secrets…

  • Using the Secrets API with Okta Privileged Access

    Okta Privileged Access has the ability to store and retrieve generic secrets in it’s vault. This can be done via the user interface, the sft client in the command line or via the Secrets API. This article will explore the Secrets API for managing secrets in the vault. Overview Secrets management involves both folders (and…

  • Introducing Secrets Management in Okta Privileged Access

    This article explores the new secrets management capability within Okta Privileged Access. Introduction to Secrets Management A key feature of the new Okta Privileged Access product is the introduction of a vault to securely store credentials (or secrets). With the initial release of the product this unlocks two critical use cases: This article will explore…