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Okta Administration: Up and Running
Okta Administration: Up and Running

Okta Administration: Up and Running: Implement enterprise-grade identity and access management for on-premises and cloud apps

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Okta Administration: Up and Running

Exploring the origins of Okta

Okta was started by Todd McKinnon (CEO) and Frederic Kerrest (COO), former Salesforce employees. They saw that the cloud wasn't just a product for the big leagues. They predicted it would be necessary for anyone who would want to grow their business. They started the business in the middle of the 2008 recession, with Andreessen Horowitz investing as one of the first capital injections for Okta in 2010. In 2017, Okta went public with its IPO and valuation of $1.2 billion.

The name Okta is derived from the unit of measurement for clouds covering the sky at any given moment. On the scale, 0 okta is a clear blue sky and 8 oktas is completely overcast. The wordplay of Okta (in Greek, octa is 8) and the fact that Okta wants to cover all of the cloud access by becoming the identity standard, thus creating a completely overcast sky (8 oktas), is well thought out.

Since Okta came into the space of IAM, they have steadily grown to the leading vector...

Exploring Okta

A complete user and system management setup isn't just in one product, nor is it one vendor. A complete view of all sections within and outside of the organization is best done by utilizing different tools.

This combination and their deep integrations make it possible to create a fine-knit layer of security and insights on top of everything, flexible enough to allow exceptions, but strong enough to fight off anything considered harmful to the users, content, data, or organization.

An IAM system can be seen as a collection of different elements and tools to deliver this. It can be considered that the following functionalities are part of, but not limited to, an organization's toolkit:

  • A password vault to store and maintain access to applications and systems. This can be advanced by using protocols that allow Single Sign-On (SSO).
  • Provisioning integrations to create and manage user identities within directories, applications, databases, and...

Discovering Okta's basic features

Okta has a lot of different products, and organizations can pick and choose as they see fit. The most commonly used are the following:

  • Universal Directory (UD)
  • SSO
  • Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication (AMFA)
  • Lifecycle Management (LCM)

It's not always obvious in the administrator portal where one product starts and another one ends. This will be clarified in this book. The products will all be explained with practical examples in the coming chapters, but here is an initial overview.

Universal Directory

UD can be considered as the foundation of any Okta setup. UD is the directory of your users and groups. Users can be mastered by Okta, by other directories, or by an HR system. For organizations with multiple directories, such as AD, LDAP, and an HR system, Okta offers a complete 360 view of the users and their attributes. Users can be sorted into groups created in Okta and imported from a directory or...

Okta's advanced features

If your organization needs to go deeper than general IAM, you might need to look at Okta's more advanced features.

Okta Advanced Server Access

Okta ASA lets us extend our zero-trust practices toward server accounts. Okta can manage access to both user or service accounts to Linux or Windows servers across different cloud vendors, such as GCP, AWS, and Azure, or on-premises servers. In Okta, your admins get a great overview of who has access to what and can see individual logins in log reports. ASA works with a lightweight agent and is installed in your infrastructure landscape.

Okta Access Gateway

Okta Access Gateway (OAG) makes it possible to implement modern cloud-based access management to legacy on-premises applications. With this product, you can gather all your identity needs in one place, making it easier to manage. It's easy to integrate, with templates and native on-premises integrations. By replacing your current Web Access...

Summary

In this chapter, we learned basic details about IAM and how Okta works as a great solution to any IAM needs. We've learned about the scenarios in which Okta emerges as an IAM solution. Finally, we learned about the features of Okta and how they work with various platforms to give us dynamic control over user accounts within our organizations. All of this information forms the basis of our understanding for the rest of the book, where we will take a deeper look at Okta and how to make use of all its features.

In the next chapter, we will learn how to work with UD by setting it up and configuring it. We will learn how to add or import users and explore the most important features and policies to help us use UD efficiently.

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  • Learn how to use Okta for complete identity and access management in your organization
  • Use single sign-on, multifactor authentication, and life cycle management for enhanced security
  • Set up, manage, and audit API access policies

Description

IAM, short for identity and access management, is a set of policies and technologies for ensuring the security of an organization through careful role and access assignment for users and devices. With this book, you’ll get up and running with Okta, an identity and access management (IAM) service that you can use for both employees and customers. Once you’ve understood how Okta can be used as an IAM platform, you’ll learn about the Universal Directory, which covers how to integrate other directories and applications and set up groups and policies. As you make progress, the book explores Okta’s single sign-on (SSO) feature and multifactor authentication (MFA) solutions. Finally, you will delve into API access management and discover how you can leverage Advanced Server Access for your cloud servers and Okta Access Gateway for your on-premises applications. By the end of this Okta book, you’ll have learned how to implement Okta to enhance your organization's security and be able to use this book as a reference guide for the Okta certification exam.

Who is this book for?

If you are an IT consultant, business decision-maker, system administrator, system and security engineer, or anyone who wishes to use Okta to plan, design, and implement identity and access management solutions, this book is for you. A basic understanding of authentication and authorization is necessary.

What you will learn

  • Understand different types of users in Okta and how to place them in groups
  • Set up SSO and MFA rules to secure your IT environment
  • Get to grips with the basics of end-user functionality and customization
  • Find out how provisioning and synchronization with applications work
  • Explore API management, Access Gateway, and Advanced Server Access
  • Become well-versed in the terminology used by IAM professionals

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Table of Contents

12 Chapters
Section 1: Getting Started with Okta Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 1: IAM and Okta Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 2: Working with Universal Directory Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 3: Single Sign-On for a Great End User Experience Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 4: Increasing Security with Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 5: Automating Using Life Cycle Management Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 6: Customizing Your Okta GUI Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Section 2: Extending Okta Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 7: API Management Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 8: Managing Access with Advanced Server Access Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Chapter 9: Leveraging Access Gateway for Your On-Premises Applications Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Surya Dec 31, 2020
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This book will help beginners to up and running with Okta administration in couple of days.
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Priti S Jan 28, 2021
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HenkJan and Lovisa have done a great job at covering everything that Okta is about. It’s a great handbook and they have made it so easy to understand and explore for beginners.It can also be helpful as a guide for certification and a great resource within teams to pass around when new hires start.Great effort indeed!
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Jake a Jul 01, 2021
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Fantastic read for those using okta or new to okta. Also seems to be the only book on the market for it so it’s great that it also happens to be very well done.
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M. São P. Dec 12, 2021
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Pound for pound 100% brilliant admin guide. Highly recommend. Must have for every IAM Architect and Engineer. Powerful and fantastic read!
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MJ Feb 05, 2021
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This book is an amazing resource for Okta admins who have used the platform for a while and those who are just new to the platform. For admins that have been using it for a while, the book provides a great refresher on things you may rarely use OR add-ons you have not yet purchased but want to learn more about without sifting through the marketing speak. It helps that the guide gives you actual real life examples of how certain products can be useful in an organization. It helps you visualize just how and where a particular Okta add-on could work in your environment. For admins that are new to Okta, this book is a must-have. While you could take an Okta course to get some of the lessons in here, this books gives you the opportunity to learn at your pace with some well vetted/well thought out examples of how to get the most out of your Okta purchase. I've already introduced this book to other members of my team that wanted to learn more about Okta in a more consistent, straight forward way.Additionally, I recently renewed my Okta service and used this guide as a way to understand some of the features I was considering adding to my environment - so its already having an impact on how I use the Okta platform, and i've been using it for years at this point.The writing is top-notch and very easy to follow. The structure of the book works in such a manner that you can read it front to back and get a lot out of it or you can read it in pieces/particular sections that are relevant to you and get a lot out of it.No matter where you are on your Okta journey, this guide is something that you should definitely have by your side as your start to develop the identity strategy for your organization to ensure you are getting the most out of the Okta platform.
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