Secure non-human identities at scale
Protect your ever-growing network of service accounts, tokens, AI agents, and more. Get centralized security for non-human identities (NHIs).
More machines mean more unseen threats
The data is in. AI-related risks are on the rise, as automation spurs identity sprawl.
is the ratio at which NHIs outnumber human identities.*
of organizations lack an NHI management strategy.†
of enterprises have been
breached using compromised NHIs.‡
key NHI risks were identified by OWASP in 2025.§
Turn compounding chaos into clear control
Unify NHI security across your cloud, apps, and infrastructure. From tokens to workloads, you can now govern, rotate, and restrict access through one policy engine—without slowing innovation.
Bring every asset to light
The Okta Platform helps bring NHIs into your identity security fabric, eliminating dangerous blind spots and streamlining oversight.
Deploy smart defenses
Using automated risk scoring and policy automation, Okta proactively addresses NHI threats before they can impact critical operations.
Bolster Zero Trust
Okta minimizes exposure by helping to ensure only the right users have access to privileged accounts.
Solutions for securing NHIs at every stage
These days, securing the full lifecycles of NHIs is non-negotiable. The Okta Platform delivers comprehensive visibility, privileged access, and application security.‖
Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM) provides continuous monitoring and risk analysis of NHIs. It detects unmanaged accounts to curb sprawl, surface hidden risks, and guide effective threat remediation.
Okta Privileged Access helps secure NHI privileges by vaulting secrets like API keys and shared accounts. It automates credential rotation and enforces individual accountability.
Secure Identity Integrations (SIIs) deliver robust pre-built, out-of-the-box security capabilities for your most critical enterprise apps, including lifecycle management and automated policy enforcement.
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Identity Security Posture Management
Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM) provides continuous monitoring and risk analysis of NHIs. It detects unmanaged accounts to curb sprawl, surface hidden risks, and guide effective threat remediation.
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Okta Privileged Access
Okta Privileged Access helps secure NHI privileges by vaulting secrets like API keys and shared accounts. It automates credential rotation and enforces individual accountability.
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Secure Identity Integrations
Secure Identity Integrations (SIIs) deliver robust pre-built, out-of-the-box security capabilities for your most critical enterprise apps, including lifecycle management and automated policy enforcement.
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Frequently asked questions
NHIs are digital entities with credentials to access data and perform operations autonomously. Types of NHIs include: applications, machines, cloud workloads, AI agents, automated processes, service accounts, API keys, OAuth tokens, software bots, and secrets.
NHIs often lack MFA, use static secrets, operate with excessive privileges, and aren’t consistently monitored, making them prime targets for breaches.
Yes. Supported by Okta Privileged Access, Okta helps protect NHIs across cloud infrastructure, SaaS service accounts, on-prem environments, and secrets with consistent policy-based security and automation.
Yes. Okta can automatically deprovision or block access for risky or orphaned NHIs based on insights from Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM) and automated policies. Secure Identity Integrations (SIIs) offer protection through ISPM integrations for top applications listed on the Okta Integration Network (OIN).
Okta analyzes API calls, session behavior, and other signals to flag unusual access attempts, potential privilege escalation, or credential misuse, with Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM) providing key insights.
Yes. Okta helps map policies to frameworks like the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Open Worldwide Application Security Project (OWASP). We also offer guided workflows via Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM) to resolve NHI audit gaps.
Okta is advancing NHI security with certification campaigns for SaaS service accounts through Okta Identity Governance (OIG) and workload identity management in Okta Privileged Access (coming in 2026).‖