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In order to gain more control over their access to AWS resources, Okta administrators often need to create numerous AWS roles. This allows them to manage which users have access to sensitive and/or expensive AWS resources. The challenge this creates is the screen below, where, throughout the day, users need to switch between various roles to get…

Thanksgiving is almost upon us, and there are few things more traditional than sitting down with friends and family for a delicious meal—or waiting in a grocery line for its ingredients. And while we’re all for tradition, today, many opt for a hassle-free online shopping experience. Albertsons Cos. knew this and used Okta to make sure they could…

Okta has long been the leader in Identity and Access Management for workforce use cases, driven by the massive shift towards best-of-breed, cloud adoption. But an even larger shift is upon us as every company races to become a technology company, reimagining their customer-facing digital experiences in the process. Against this backdrop, identity…

CIOs have a complex role. First, they have to lead the charge in modernizing their organization. This means listening and reacting to the ongoing demands from employees, contractors, and customers, all of which have become accustomed to agile, cloud-based applications that they can access from various devices. Second, they are often tasked with…

Today, I'm incredibly excited to announce the general availability (GA) of Okta Access Gateway:   Access Gateway is a new product that enables organizations to use Okta's Cloud Single Sign-On (SSO) and Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) to secure access to their on-premises web apps. We’ve been working with dozens of customers in the Early…

Here at the The Production Line, we really enjoy digging into a little history. But this month, we’re pointing up a feature we just demoed at our Showcase event earlier this month. It’s called HealthInsight. This Early Availability (EA) feature started life as a beta in June of 2019, then was released as a self-enablement option in October, and…

The busier people get in their personal lives, the more convenient it becomes to offload tasks like cooking, shopping, or cleaning. Similarly, the bigger an organization becomes, the more likely they are to offload the likes of cleaning services, legal obligations, and accountancy administration to third-party organizations. In today’s digital…

Today, analyst firm Forrester published The Forrester Wave™: Zero Trust eXtended (ZTX) Ecosystem Platform Providers, Q4 2019*, which recognized Okta as a Leader in the Zero Trust security market. The report also recognized Okta as having the highest possible score in the evaluation criteria of “people/workforce security,” “automation and…

  In this edition of The Dogfooding Chronicles, we’re going to highlight an implementation we’re very excited about around here. Ever heard of WebAuthN? Read on to learn some tips and tricks we’ve learned in our WebAuthN enablement journey. Setting the stage – what is WebAuthN? Web Authentication API, aka WebAuthN, is one of the newest web…

As little as ten years ago, there was no real choice when it came to selecting a directory service. Microsoft Active Directory (AD) wasn't just the default option—it was the only option. This monopoly has since left businesses reliant on a static, on-premises solution that can’t easily scale or integrate with modern cloud-based applications. Now,…