Search icon CANCEL
Arrow left icon
Explore Products
Best Sellers
New Releases
Books
Videos
Audiobooks
Learning Hub
Conferences
Free Learning
Arrow right icon
Arrow up icon
GO TO TOP
Cloud Identity Patterns and Strategies

You're reading from   Cloud Identity Patterns and Strategies Design enterprise cloud identity models with OAuth 2.0 and Azure Active Directory

Arrow left icon
Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801810845
Length 258 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Tools
Concepts
Arrow right icon
Authors (2):
Arrow left icon
Giuseppe Di Federico Giuseppe Di Federico
Author Profile Icon Giuseppe Di Federico
Giuseppe Di Federico
Fabrizio Barcaroli Fabrizio Barcaroli
Author Profile Icon Fabrizio Barcaroli
Fabrizio Barcaroli
Arrow right icon
View More author details
Toc

Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Impact of Digital Transformation
2. Walkthrough of Digital Identity in the Enterprise FREE CHAPTER 3. The Cloud Era and Identity 4. Part 2: OAuth Implementation and Patterns
5. OAuth 2.0 and OIDC 6. Authentication Flows 7. Exploring Identity Patterns 8. Part 3: Real-World Scenarios
9. Trends in API Authentication 10. Identity Providers in the Real World 11. Real-World Identity Provider – A Zoom-In on Azure Active Directory 12. Exploring Real-World Scenarios 13. Index 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Okta (Auth0)

Unlike Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, Okta is a company that we can call IAM-born. The core business of Okta is identity management; 100% of their business relates to identity management and, as a consequence, all the effort of the company is focused in this direction. In March 2021, Auth0 was acquired by Okta, another company that is focused on identity and the ecosystem around it.

Okta built its customer experience on top of the following pillars:

  • Directories: The directory is the basic pillar of an enterprise that intends to adopt Okta. The directory is used to host resources, users, and groups. An Okta directory enables their customer to store an unlimited number of users, devices, and groups in a single and structured view. In the Okta language, a universal directory usually represents the main instance of the Okta IDP. Customers may use multiple directories if a company has multi-tenant ambitions.
  • Integrations: This pillar encompasses the ability of...
lock icon The rest of the chapter is locked
Register for a free Packt account to unlock a world of extra content!
A free Packt account unlocks extra newsletters, articles, discounted offers, and much more. Start advancing your knowledge today.
Unlock this book and the full library FREE for 7 days
Get unlimited access to 7000+ expert-authored eBooks and videos courses covering every tech area you can think of
Renews at €18.99/month. Cancel anytime