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In October 2023, Okta and our integration partner Yubico jointly announced Yubico FIDO Pre-reg, which delivers pre-enrolled YubiKeys for phishing resistance and a streamlined passwordless onboarding experience for enterprises. Following several months of Early Access to select customers and continued investments, this first-to-market service will…

SAML stands for Security Assertion Markup Language, an open standard that passes authorization credentials from identity providers (IdPs) to service providers (SPs). Put simply, it enables secure communication between applications and allows users to gain access with a single set of credentials. Before we can dive too deeply into what SAML is used…

Realms is a new product that opens up a different approach to managing people in Okta’s Universal Directory. It introduces flexibility to managing users no matter how your business is growing. Whether this occurs through natural growth, M&A, or the introduction of new business units, the ability to seamlessly manage and delegate management of…

Authorization is evolving. Users demand more nuanced access controls and privacy, while security and compliance teams need precise permission management. Enter a new approach: Okta Fine Grained Authorization. Now, you can manage your teams’ need for precise permissions while maintaining independence from any Identity provider (IdP), including but…

In today’s fast-paced digital world, adaptability and efficiency are key. The challenge for many businesses is balancing technical flexibility with evolving business needs. We’re excited to announce that Forms is now Generally Available. This powerful feature within Okta Customer Identity Cloud’s extensibility offering is set to transform how…

If a data breach happens at your organization,  you can’t afford to compromise on the speed and efficacy of your response. For the best possible defense against cybersecurity threats, security leaders need a comprehensive approach to Identity-powered security that supports risk mitigation in scenarios when would-be attackers have already exploited…

You can now deploy fine-grained authorization (FGA) in several AWS regions with high availability and requests per second because Okta Fine Grained Authorization is available as an AWS private cloud deployment option. Authorization is where authentication was a decade ago. We aim to simplify authorization for developers, just as we did with…

As the frequency and sophistication of cyberthreats continue to rise, organizations must urgently enforce phishing-resistant authentication protocols across every device and system.  Stolen credentials are the leading initial vector of attack in successful breaches, which means security teams need to arm themselves with a robust Identity strategy…

From the beginning, Okta's vision has been to enable anyone to safely use any technology. With the rise of technology like AI, that vision now includes leveraging your choice of AI model on your data using retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and semantic search. Many organizations use Active Directory (AD) as their Identity directory. For decades…

  We’re thrilled to announce that our team of Okta Certified Technical Architects was featured on the Nasdaq Tower in the heart of Times Square. This recognition highlights our commitment to excellence and the exceptional expertise of Identity professionals in the Okta ecosystem. View the full list of Okta Certified Technical Architects who were…