Okta Lifecycle Management (LCM) helps organizations of all sizes streamline and automate end-to-end lifecycle activities. Customers who use an external Identity source, like a human resources (HR) management system, will connect it to Okta so that they can import and manage identities throughout their lifecycle in a single plane. Okta has a number…

An employee, partner, customer, or supplier logs into your application — do you know what they can access?  It’s a delicate balance. If a user doesn’t have enough access, they might be unable to do their job, access a valuable resource, or complete a transaction. If a user has too much access, they might encounter sensitive information or take…

Last week at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple announced its support for enterprise identity providers to be integrated with Apple Business Manager (ABM). Okta is proud to be one of the first identity providers to implement this new capability when it is available this fall. Apple Business Manager is a web-based portal for IT…

As part of Okta’s social impact work, we have the privilege of working with some of the world’s largest nonprofit and humanitarian organizations. These groups are the first to jump to action when people around the world need support.  Many of us intuitively understand the need for these organizations to focus on the physical safety of those they…

Root Insurance, founded in 2015, has emerged as a trailblazer in the insurance industry by leveraging cutting-edge technology and a customer-centric approach. Since its inception, Root Insurance has experienced remarkable growth, disrupting traditional insurance models with its innovative usage-based policies and personalized customer experiences…

Have you ever wondered how secure your tokens are when they are transmitted from a client to a server? As our digital footprints expand, the need for more stringent security measures in web applications and APIs has never been greater. In the wake of a recent GitHub security breach affecting dozens of organizations, the question of token security…

I’ve just returned from a whirlwind trip to Australia, where I visited with our teams in Sydney and Melbourne, met with partners and customers, co-hosted an executive summit featuring Flight Centre, joined a Deloitte-hosted roundtable with TAL Australia, and spoke with members of the media. It was a fantastic, productive week filled with countless…

The password has been much maligned since its creation, and deservedly so. Even Fernando Corbató, the MIT computer scientist who created the password, said it had become “kind of a nightmare.” However, Corbató could not have conceived of the hundreds of passwords we now use and the proliferation of complex rules to overcome the weakness of the…

For over a decade, Okta has led the way companies access data and apps in the cloud, allowing organizations to securely transform into modern digital businesses. As we continue to innovate to protect our customers from identity threats like the rise of phishing attacks, we need to ensure they can harness the same technology to secure access at any…

There’s a popular business adage that we’ve found to be pretty credible: “You are what you measure.” No matter how well you may think you understand your customers or your industry, you won’t know for sure until you dig into the data.  At Okta, we’ve seen our users opt for ever more robust sign-in solutions over the past 14 years. But what’s the…