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We all know passwords can be an enterprise’s worst enemy. They create friction for employees, endless hassle for IT teams, and are easily exploitable by bad actors. At Okta, we’ve been looking forward to a passwordless future for a long time, and leveraging the latest cloud technology to make it possible. By supporting biometric authentication…

If you’ve checked out Dogfooding Chronicles past, you’ll know we’re all about efficiency. We've explained how to use automation to manage app access through tools like Workday (as a source), and Okta features like Group Rules and Group Push. In this post, I’d like to focus on one of Okta’s newest products we’ve been dogfooding, that boosts…

In our previous posts for this 5-part series on lifecycle management, we offered various best practices you could implement to better manage identity data, lifecycle processes, and access grants. Today, we’ll review the identity-related challenges surrounding audits and compliance, and offer ten ways to gradually chip away at the complexities of…

It’s a pretty common situation: organizations spend their resources on maintaining legacy software and legacy protocols. Today, this is often supported by hybrid domain joined devices and Microsoft Azure AD. But did you know that this can actually lead to a lax security posture?  In this type of setup, any time your users log in to a Windows 10…

This post is part of a blog series about Apps for Good—a collection of pre-built integrations to help Okta customers power their corporate and employee giving and volunteering. If you’re interested in deploying applications like these in your company, tell your Okta administrator about Apps for Good or reach out to us at [email protected]. In…

The world has increasingly become mobile-first, with customers demanding seamless experiences across all of their devices to interact with brands, services, and products. But when it comes to building these customer experiences, developers are often forced to make tradeoffs between usability and security—difficult choices that inevitably decrease…

As digital experiences shape our daily lives—and as COVID-19 accelerates the shift to online—digital transformation is more important than ever to keep up with evolving customer demands. To deliver a digital offering with secure and frictionless experiences that customers will love, organizations need to seamlessly integrate their technology stack…

It has been an unexpected year. From COVID-19 and global calls for racial justice, to catastrophic fires from Australia to the West Coast of the U.S., we are living in unprecedented and challenging times. We are seeing continuous, urgent, and growing needs across the globe.  For many of us, the last few months have been a difficult journey, but…

The innovation and vision of Okta customers is what drives our product road map. Their rigorous requirements and need to securely connect people and technology sit at the foundation of our business and product strategy. Each year at Oktane, we share our latest product announcements and innovations, and are joined by customers who share their…

At Okta, we love to secure access to everything from a single platform. This, of course, includes on-premises apps. As spoiled here, our specialists wanted to weigh in on how OAG is at its best when paired with the features that make up the Okta platform. In other words, we’re giving you the Secret Sauce! This month, Senior Curriculum Developer,…