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Accelerating ASD's MDA Compliance: Okta's Zero Trust Identity Strategy Guide

The Australian Signals Directorate's Modern Defensible Architecture (MDA) has redefined compliance for federal agencies, critical infrastructure operators, and enterprises across Australia — moving from static network boundaries to a dynamic, threat-informed Zero Trust Architecture.

This strategy guide reveals how Okta's Identity Platform serves as the unified Zero Trust Control Plane — acting simultaneously as Policy Information Point (PIP), Policy Decision Point (PDP), and Policy Enforcement Point (PEP) to satisfy all 10 MDA foundations out of the box.

Inside, you'll discover how Okta addresses every MDA requirement, including:

  • High Confidence Authentication — Okta FastPass delivers phishing-resistant, cryptographically bound passwordless MFA
  • Centralised Identity Management — Universal Directory eliminates security blind spots across legacy, cloud, and hybrid environments
  • Contextual Authorisation — Continuous session evaluation across identity, device health, network location, and behaviour analytics
  • Secure by Design — Cell-based architecture with strict multi-tenant data segregation and immutable SecDevOps deployment
  • Continuous Monitoring & Response — Okta ITDR and Workflows instantly isolate identities and terminate compromised sessions

Topics

  • Zero Trust
  • eBook

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