Integration with On-Premises SharePoint Enables Enterprises to Seamlessly and Securely Manage Access to Existing Infrastructure for External Users
San Francisco, CA – August 21, 2013 — Today, Okta announced a new integration of its cloud identity service with Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 and 2013. The integrated solution allows enterprises to more seamlessly and securely collaborate with their customers and partners using the on-premises version of SharePoint in combination with Okta’s cloud-based identity management service.
The integration enables IT administrators to manage customer or partner access to SharePoint with Okta in much the same way they would use Active Directory to manage employee access to an internal SharePoint-based portal. This hybrid architecture allows IT to leverage existing investments in SharePoint, and to simply and securely extend access to users outside of the company. There are no more security risks associated with adding non-employees to a corporate directory, and Okta’s cloud-native architecture means there is no need to install, configure or maintain an additional on-premises directory.
“Traditionally, extending secure access to SharePoint for external users required administrators to either add those users to their existing employee directory, or set up and manage a new and separate directory. This is a significant and time consuming challenge that a lot of our customers deal with,” said Mark Seeley, president of Intellinet, Microsoft Southeast Partner of the Year. “With this integration, administrators can now manage SharePoint user and group permissions in a single place — within Okta.”