future of identity

We're thrilled to announce that Okta, the leading independent Identity partner, is now a proud member of the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). This partnership marks a step forward in our commitment to the ever-evolving world of cloud-native technologies and reaffirms our dedication to providing secure and seamless Identity and Access…

Most of my mornings start the same way: I open my eyes to see my daughter, four inches from my face. After recovering from this alarm, I get up and make breakfast for my family—because when I’m not working in technology, I’m often a short-order cook, specializing in Mickey Mouse–shaped pancakes. After being judged on my somewhat average cooking…

An identity platform is a modern solution for managing the identities of users and devices in a centralized fashion. It enables organizations to securely authorize workforce and customer users to access their ecosystem using access management tools, programmable components, integrations, and platform services. Today’s organizations have a wide…

On Thursday, June 3, Okta is hosting our next big virtual conference, Age of Identity: A Public Sector Forum. The event will feature top leaders and decision-makers from the public sector IT community as well as Okta’s CEO Todd McKinnon and World Wide President of GTM Operations, Susan St. Ledger. Public sector organizations are responsible for…

Every year, vendors, solution providers, and practitioners are asked to absorb and utilize new technology, requirements, regulations—and new problem statements. And while this constant change attracts many of us, it can be daunting to find a consistent thread that pulls it all together. At Okta, we believe one of those threads is an 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…

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…