Karl McGuinness

Chief Architect, Product

Karl McGuinness is Chief Architect, Product at Okta where he is responsible for the core identity services and APIs that provide the foundation of Okta identity layer. He has over 15 years of experience building and scaling mission critical identity infrastructure as a developer, software architect, and product owner. He is passionate about identity and you can always find him chatting about some deep identity problem.

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The Journey to CIAM Maturity: Envisioning the Future of Customer Identity

Understanding what lies in the future of customer identity is one of the biggest challenges we’re figuring out at Okta—and it’s one that defines a lot of the work we’re doing. Now, as we come to the final stage of the journey to CIAM maturity, it only makes sense to think about what’s next for customer identity and access management (CIAM). The…

We’re Giving You a Glimpse Into the Future of Identity

What does the future hold? It’s a question that many of us are pondering on a daily basis. But when it comes to identity and access management (IAM) solutions, answering this question has significant implications for businesses In my role as Chief Product Architect at Okta, this is the work I am doing alongside my team. Together, we’re responsible…

The Path to Continuous Authentication: Solving the Best of Breed Problem

For years the network perimeter has been the foundation for controlling access to digital resources: kill the network, and the user no longer has access. Today’s cloud-first world has changed that, shifting the security perimeter to users and devices—and as companies continue to adopt best of breed solutions that enable their workforce, they need…

3 Experts Weigh in on the Future of Identity and Security

As companies move their infrastructure to the cloud, there are a number of unique challenges with modernizing identity management. At the forefront are concerns about keeping systems secure while still enabling access for end users that need it. With this in mind, we asked a panel of industry leaders to talk about challenges facing enterprise IT…

Addressing New NIST Guidelines with Okta Verify

The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) generated some buzz yesterday with the release of its Digital Authentication Guideline draft. As part of its purview, NIST recommends national-level guidelines and rules for cryptography and secure communications. In the proposal, NIST recommends implementers consider authenticators other…