how saml works

SAML stands for Security Assertion Markup Language, an open standard that passes authorization 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…

In the days before widespread use of the web, a user would log into a single server (or a handful of servers) and only have to remember one or two passwords. Applications were assumed to be for a single user, and didn’t require login credentials. Then, as the internet began to gain popularity and applications begin to be run on the web, the number…

Next up on our Oktane15 customer series, Kim Fuhrer, IT security analyst at real estate management and development company Forest City Enterprises, gives us some tips and tricks for navigating Oktane and what she's most looking forward to at this year's event. I have been working with Okta since my first week as an IT security analyst at Forest…