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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FAQs
Yes, Okta helps organizations discover unmanaged service accounts and automated agents across their entire environment. This visibility allows security teams to bring "Shadow NHIs" under corporate governance, ensuring they follow the organization's security policies and audit requirements.
Yes. Okta Privileged Access authenticates a workload's native identity from a trusted source like GCP, GitHub Actions, or CircleCI, instead of giving it a static key. This trust is established via a configuration in Okta Privileged Access called a Workload Connection.
Okta provides many solutions to protect non-human identities, like service accounts and AI agents. Service accounts can be securely vaulted with Okta Privileged Access, and admins can set up request and approval flows, automatic credential rotation, and more security policies. Okta also has a solution to protect the entire lifecycle of AI agents, from discovery, onboarding, governance, and deactivation.
Okta protects non-human identities (NHI), such as service accounts and AI agents, by bringing them under the same governance as human users. By centralizing management and enforcing least-privilege access, Okta reduces the risk of automated systems being exploited as an entry point for cyberattacks.
Non-human identities often have "keys to the kingdom" and are frequently unmanaged, with static, long-lived credentials. Okta mitigates this risk by providing visibility into NHI usage and enforcing automated credential rotation, ensuring that these high-privilege accounts are not left vulnerable to exploitation.