Introduction
“There is a huge shift happening at present towards the security of identity-centric. The technology arc also has long bent to securely enable workforces in any types of environment, but as companies are adapting to the new ways of servicing and working consumers, the trend has become accelerated. Whether the customer is using Okta in order to enable your workforce or to give seamless experiences of the customs, we can understand that our own security posture is a very essential area of focus for the customers.
At present as the globe leading is independent of the identity platform, we often know what data / information security good practices look like and in this article, we have outlined certain principles for the customer that will help to guide our direction and the can be used as the protections along with that we have built encompassing our personnel technology. We hope you will find it as a valuable work and we are looking forward to continuing to be our loyal partner”, says Mr.David Bradbury (the Chief Security Officer at Okta).
Access and Identity Management and data Security are the mission-critical functions in modern companies / organizations. Customers trust Okta because it can safely connect many people to the technology. This trust needs a service which is highly secure and available.
As the customer of Okta, you may have many benefits from the service designed, monitored to meet the rigorous built, maintained, and Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability needs of the most security-sensitive companies, organizations, and industries.
Security Domain and SSO using Okta
This article will provide an introduction to the approach of Okta to managing security with the chapters shown below:
- Okta and Service Security
Provides an overview of Okta, the Okta Identity Cloud Platform, the Okta’s approach to security, and the shared security model. - Compliance
Lists various security certifications that can be achieved by Okta’s Identity Cloud Platform and how the Okta can be helpful to you in achieving the security certifications. - Okta Security Controls
Lists major security controls that are leveraged and implemented by Okta in order to safeguard your information and to maintain confidentiality, availability and integrity. - Learn More
Offers extra resources about the Okta security and how the customer can strengthen the security posture by leveraging the Identity Cloud Platform of the Okta.
Okta and Service Security
“Okta has demonstrated, not just to us, but to industry analysts and security experts that they take security very seriously, and that it’s a service that we’ll be able to trust.”
– Den Jones, Senior Manager IT Services, Adobe
About Okta
Okta is the market-leading Identity Cloud provider. Our independent platform securely connects the right people to the right technologies at the right times.
The Okta Identity Cloud
The Okta Identity Cloud is the Identity as a Service (IDaaS) platform built and maintained by Okta.
Okta provides some of the benefits like:
- It’s globally available, 100% multi-tenant, stateless, and redundant.
- It’s regularly updated with security enhancements and new features.
- It has zero planned downtime, since we update the platform on-the-fly and don’t schedule downtime for maintenance.
- It drastically reduces operational tasks and setup and maintenance costs.
- It’s subscription-based and cost-flexible.
The above benefits are rarely found in managed cloud services, on-premise software, or at vendors that can be used to port legacy software to the cloud.
The Identity Cloud Platform features include both Workforce and Customer Identity products.
Workforce Identity
The Identity products of the workforce are geared toward security and IT leaders. At a very high level, they simplify the way people connect to enterprise technology, while increasing efficiency and helping keep IT environments secure. These solutions include:
- Universal Directory
Customize, organize and manage any set of user attributes from multiple identity sources with this flexible, cloud-based user store. - Single Sign-On
Free your people from the chains of multiple passwords. A single set of credentials gives them access to enterprise apps in the cloud, on-prem and on mobile devices. - Lifecycle Management
Automate user onboarding and offboarding by ensuring seamless communication between directories such as Active Directory and LDAP, and cloud applications such as Workday, SuccessFactors, Office 365 and RingCentral. - Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication
Secure your apps and VPN with a robust policy framework, a comprehensive set of modern verification factors, and adaptive, risk-based authentication that integrates with all of your apps and infrastructure.
With Workforce Identity, IT enjoys one central place for policy-based management that governs which users get access to the mission-critical applications and data that power core business processes.
Customers can benefit from a single sign-on home page that can be used to simplify the lives and decrease security risks which are caused by “password fatigue.” By using Okta, the customers are no longer resorting to the risky practices for passwords memorization—for example, by choosing obvious or reused passwords, writing passwords down on Post-it notes, or saving them in Excel files on their laptops.
Customer Identity
Customer Identity products allow you to embed Okta as the identity layer of your apps or customize Okta in order to:
- Deliver Customizable User Experience
Leverage Okta APIs and widgets to create fully-branded login flows or end-user portals. The customer can even use our APIs to build a custom admin experience where they can or division managers can also manage their users. - Extend Okta to Any Use Case
Solve any complex identity integration, data or automation challenge by taking advantage of Okta’s broad APIs. Run scripts to modify user data, automatically integrate apps or integrate with custom workflows. - Leverage the Best-in-Class Customer IAM (CIAM) Solution
Free your developers to focus on the customer experience and leave identity to Okta. Leverage Okta as an “identity API” for all your app dev projects, with Okta handling authentication, authorization and user management.
Okta’s Approach to Security
The Okta Identity Cloud is designed, built, maintained, monitored, and regularly updated with security in mind.
To deliver our service with consistent confidentiality, integrity and availability to every customer—regardless of their industry, size, products used, etc., Okta operates under a shared security responsibility model.
