Auth0, Okta deliver on Australian Government standards

An independent evaluation of the Auth0 and Okta Identity platforms has demonstrated that Okta continues to meet the high bar for security required by Australian Government agencies. In late 2024, Okta’s flagship platforms were evaluated by CyberCX, an IRAP-accredited assessor. The assessment reviewed controls as recommended in the Australian…

What is ADFS?

Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) is a Single Sign-On (SSO) solution created by Microsoft. As a component of Windows Server operating systems, it provides users with authenticated access to applications that are not capable of using Integrated Windows Authentication (IWA) through Active Directory (AD). Developed to provide flexibility,…

User Management: An Afterthought for Some, Prerequisite for Others

You’ve just adopted a new service! Great! But no one is using it. Why not? It appears that no one has access to the application, so no one wants to create a new account with a new set of credentials. Even worse, the team who created the system failed to port over all the users. Would you want to use such a system? This scenario may sound odd, but…

What Is SAML and How Does It Work?

SAML stands for Security Assertion Markup Language, an open standard that passes authorisation credentials from identity providers (IdPs) to service providers (SPs). Put simply, it enables secure communication between applications and allows users to gain access with a single set of credentials. Before we can dive too deeply into what SAML is used…

What is a One-Time Password (OTP)?

A one-time password or passcode (OTP) is a string of characters or numbers that authenticates a user for a single login attempt or transaction. An algorithm generates a unique value for each one-time password by factoring in contextual information, like time-based data or previous login events. Tech support teams typically administer OTPs to…

What is SCIM?

SCIM, or System for Cross-domain Identity Management, is an open standard that allows for the automation of user provisioning. It was created in 2011 as it became clear that the technology of the future would be cloud-based. SCIM communicates user identity data between identity providers (such as companies with multiple individual users) and…

Passkeys 101: What they are and how they will replace passwords

You never want Identity to be a barrier between you and your customers. But Okta’s recent Customer Identity Trends Report found that: 33% of respondents indicated feeling frustrated when they have to create a password that meets specific requirements  63% of respondents report that at least once a month, they’re unable to log in to an account…

AI at Work 2024: A view from the C-suite

For business leaders today, there’s no hotter topic than artificial intelligence (AI). Executives everywhere are asking themselves — and each other — how AI will transform the products they offer, the ways they work, and the threats they face. Our new analysis, AI at Work 2024: C-suite perspectives on artificial intelligence, paints a picture of…

Customer Identity Cloud enhancements to prevent account takeover

Recapping features introduced under the Okta Secure Identity Commitment to safeguard our infrastructure, our customers, and our customers’ customers Identity is under attack — by ransomware groups, nation-state actors, malicious insiders, and other cybercriminals — and, in recent years, it has emerged as the primary enterprise security entry point…

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