Passwordless

Okta Device Access now supports passwordless login and FIDO2 YubiKeys for Desktop MFA Despite all the talk of driving workers back into the office, most companies still offer remote and hybrid work arrangements. According to a report from McKinsey, 56% of employees work at least part-time away from the office and 7% work fully remotely. That means…

This recipe is part of the series Learn CIAM by example: Four recipes to improve your apps security and UX. You can learn more about the series by downloading our four recipes in a cookbook format. In this recipe, you learn how to add passwordless auth to your application using passkeys. Attack vectors are becoming more sophisticated every day,…

You never want Identity to be a barrier between you and your customers. But Okta’s recent Customer Identity Trends Report found that: 33% of respondents indicated feeling frustrated when they have to create a password that meets specific requirements  63% of respondents report that at least once a month, they’re unable to log in to an account…

Today, we’re excited to announce that the team behind Uno, a leading design-centric consumer password manager, is joining Okta to accelerate our rollout of Okta Personal to help achieve our vision of delivering a world-class personal Identity product that goes beyond today’s consumer password managers.  What is Okta Personal?  Okta Personal is our…

Our teams have been heads down and focused on delivering capabilities that empower our customers to continue to provide seamless customer experiences and power their SaaS ambitions. As we are now halfway through the calendar year, I wanted to reflect on the capabilities we have delivered and give you a glimpse of what's to come next.  Unveiling…

Earlier this year, Okta announced we’re going 100% passwordless, updating all of the apps and services our workforce uses to be consistent with phishing-resistant policies. Towards that goal, we're making great progress. Each week we analyze thousands of authentication events triggered by our workforce. And this past week, fewer than 2% of those…

Ten years ago, security experts declared the first Thursday in May a new holiday. World Password Day was meant to serve as a helpful annual reminder for people to change their passwords. It was also a tacit admission of one of passwords’ fundamental flaws: To remain effective, they must frequently be changed. In the decade since, the login…

Okta, the World’s Identity Company, is calling on every company that makes or uses software to start their own passwordless journey today and reduce their reliance on passwords for new applications by the end of 2025. Passwords are a headache for consumers and businesses and are often one of the weakest links in an organization's cybersecurity…

Across all applications, businesses, and industries, countless interactions among employees, partners, and consumers occur in the digital world. These interactions are happening across different devices, contexts, and locations. For end users signing up and signing into these applications, they have high expectations for security, speed, and…

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…