Unlock seamless, secure partner collaboration

Secure Partner Access powers modern digital businesses, enabling secure and efficient interactions with supply chain and distribution partners.

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Secure partner access for a changing risk environment

Accelerate collaboration

Drive business growth through secure, streamlined partner access to shared resources and apps.

Minimize security risk

Apply strong, consistent access policies across multiple partners to reduce manual errors and potential security gaps.

Do more with less

Reduce administrative burden by delegating day-to-day user management to external partner admins.

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Protect partner access and reduce complexity

Separate users into distinct populations within a single tenant for a unified view of all partner users.

Eliminate the need to maintain duplicate environments and access policies across multiple partners.

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Grant granular admin permissions for precise control

Delegate least-privilege admin rights to external partner admins, so they can manage specific users, group memberships, and app assignments.

Provide a dedicated admin portal for each partner to effortlessly manage their users—with no custom development required.

 

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Onboard partners faster

Seamlessly import partner users from external identity sources into pre-configured user populations to automatically assign apps.

Enable end users to access resources with their existing corporate credentials, streamlining the login process while maintaining security.

FAQs

Yes, Okta allows you to enforce your own Adaptive MFA policies on partner identities, regardless of whether the partner's own system requires it. This ensures that any third party accessing your high-value data must meet your organization's specific security standards before being granted entry.

Yes, Okta supports B2B integration via SAML and OIDC federation. This allows for a seamless, "behind-the-scenes" connection between two organizations' identity systems, facilitating secure collaboration and data sharing without the need for manual account creation or password management.

Okta streamlines partner onboarding through delegated administration and self-service portals. Local partner admins can be empowered to manage their own users' access to your shared applications, reducing the administrative burden on your internal IT team while maintaining overall security oversight.

By centralizing partner identities in Okta, organizations eliminate the risk of "orphan accounts" in their internal systems. Access can be granted for a limited time and instantly revoked once a contract ends, ensuring that external users do not maintain long-term access to sensitive supply chain data.

Okta Secure Partner Access allows organizations to grant third-party vendors, contractors, and partners secure access to internal applications without managing their credentials locally. It uses identity federation to allow partners to log in with their own corporate IDs while the host organization maintains full control over permissions.

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