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Okta Administration Up and Running - Second Edition

By : HenkJan de Vries, Lovisa Stenbäcken Stjernlöf
Book Image

Okta Administration Up and Running - Second Edition

By: HenkJan de Vries, Lovisa Stenbäcken Stjernlöf

Overview of this book

Identity and access management (IAM) is a set of policies and technologies used to ensure an organization’s security, by carefully assigning roles and access to users and devices. This book will get you up and running with Okta, an IAM service that can help you manage both employees and customers. The book begins by helping you understand how Okta can be used as an IAM platform, before teaching you about Universal Directory and how to integrate with other directories and apps, as well as set up groups and policies for Joiner, Mover, and Leaver flows. This updated edition helps you to explore agentless desktop single sign-on (SSO) and multifactor authentication (MFA) solutions, and showing how to utilize Okta to meet NIST requirements. The chapters also walk you through Okta Workflows, low-/no-code automation functionalities, and custom API possibilities used to improve lifecycle management. Finally, you’ll delve into API access auditing and management, where you’ll discover how to leverage Advanced Server Access (ASA) for your cloud servers. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned how to implement Okta to enhance your organization's security and be able to use the book as a reference guide for the Okta certification exam.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
1
Part 1:Getting Started with Okta
8
Part 2: Extending Okta

Part 1:Getting Started with Okta

In the first six chapters of Okta Administration, we embark on a comprehensive journey through the realm of identity and access management (IAM), using Okta’s powerful tools. Starting with IAM and Okta, we explore the core principles of IAM and Okta’s origins. We then dive into the Working with Universal Directory, Using Single Sign-On for a Great End User Experience, Increasing Security with Adaptive Multifactor Authentication, Automating Using Lifecycle Management, and Customizing Your Okta GUI chapters. These chapters cover key aspects of identity management, security, automation, and customization, laying the foundation for a robust Okta administration skillset.

This part has the following chapters:

  • Chapter 1, IAM and Okta
  • Chapter 2, Working with Universal Directory
  • Chapter 3, Using Single Sign-On for a Great End User Experience
  • Chapter 4, Increasing Security with Adaptive Multifactor Authentication
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