Engineering

As software development companies race toward delivering Generally Available (GA) features, the emphasis on quality assurance (QA) becomes more critical than ever. Beyond traditional testing methodologies, diversifying testing types is paramount to ensuring the success of GA features. At Okta, the product team is responsible for maintaining…

Self-service registration is an essential and commonly used feature for Okta customers. Okta Classic had this feature as part of the directory section in the admin settings page, and it’s available in Okta organizations (orgs) with a feature flag (SELF_SERVICE_REGISTRATION). An admin can create attributes as part of the profile in Universal…

The cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, demanding flexible and collaborative solutions. That's why Okta is proud to be at the forefront of the Shared Signals Framework (SSF), an emerging standard enabling seamless security data exchange between different vendors. Okta will successfully showcase its SSF and Continuous Access Evaluation…

What is the Snowpipe Streaming API The Snowpipe Streaming API is a new Snowflake innovation that exposes a streaming API that can be used to connect and write directly to a Snowflake database using your own managed application. This prompts low-latency loads of streaming data rows using the Snowflake Ingest SDK and your own managed application…

Contributing to approximately 60% of all social engineering attacks and 36% of all data breaches, phishing claims the number one spot among cybercrimes. With 80–90% of all compromises originating from an unmanaged device, unmanaged iOS devices deserve a place at the top of your security concerns.     Okta FastPass Okta FastPass protects users…

Image generated using DALL-E Background Okta’s inbox platform supports various products in Okta’s Workforce Identity Cloud, where human input is required. It is most notably instrumental in the Access Request flow of Okta Identity Governance. A lot of what we do is trigger-based. These triggers can be a human action — “grant access when the…

As the digital landscape evolves, the need for robust security measures becomes increasingly critical. Organizations are constantly exploring innovative ways to ensure secure access to their systems and data. In this pursuit, Okta has taken a significant step forward by integrating its device assurance policies with Google's Device Trust Connector…

At Okta, we firmly believe in the power of diversity and inclusivity to drive innovation and success. Recently, our Women in Technology group had the privilege of organizing an extraordinary event for women on our Workforce Identity Cloud (WIC) Engineering team that celebrated the incredible women on our team and paved the way for future growth…

In today's rapidly evolving tech industry, women continue to face unique challenges and underrepresentation. To build and nurture a culture of diversity, technology companies need to provide platforms for employees of all identities to develop skills, learn from each other, and celebrate their achievements. One such powerful tool is tech talks. …

In this article, we will cover some of the characteristics of FIDO2 WebAuthn, which give it an edge over other authenticators (factors). We will also dive into the usage and growth of WebAuthn from Okta’s perspective, along with some of the challenges we are trying to solve for customers here at Okta. WebAuthn (Web Authentication) is one of the…