Okta Features

Process of providing credentials and logging into multiple systems is easy and intuitive for users

Supports required 3rd party Authentication Technologies. Example systems: bioMetric, passwords, key cards, token based systems, etc.

Provides support for Multi-Factor authentication, so users are required to provide multiple factors to authenticate. For example, something they know, Something they have or something they are.

Support SSO via Web agents, proxy agents, agent-less, SAML or oAuth and WS-Federation authentication and authorization Web services depending upon the application and business use case

Can serve as the identity provider to external service providers so that when the user logs into a service, instead of providing credentials to the service provider, the service provider trusts the identity provider to validate the credentials.

Can serve as the Service provider from an external service so that when the user logs in externally they have seamless SSO to internal applications from a service provider.

Provides ability to control access to PC's, Mobile devices, and other endpoint devices.

Controls access to legacy applications, web based applications, network resources and servers while employees are on the companies local area network.

Controls access to legacy applications, web based applications, networks resources while employees are outside the local area network.

Controls access to users that are not company employees that are either within the companies local area network or outside the network

Enables users to use their own device to access company applications.

Installation process is easy and flexible.

Options for resetting and enforcing password policies

Provides Administration tools/console that are easy to use and learn for routine maintenance tasks

Easily provisions new systems, platforms or applications using configuration and not customization.

Users can set, change passwords without interaction from IT staff

Standard and customized report creation to ensure appropriate access rights have been assigned

Provides mobile application that alerts administrators of potential issues and allows administrators manage access rights

Support for wide variety of cloud and on premise apps to automate provisioning for existing and new applications procured

Provides appropriate application interfaces to enable custom integrations for unique business requirements

Automates account/access rights creation, changes and removals for on-premise and cloud apps

Enables administrators to create access policies and applies policy controls throughout request and provisioning processes

Variety and Quality of integrations (ie Active Directory, LDAP)

Easily provisions new systems, platforms or applications using configuration and not customization.

Supports Endpoint access control to multiple operating systems

Allows user authentication to be honored by all the hosts in two or more domains

Support access to browser based applications across required browser types

Provides required failover mechanisms to ensure if one server, network, etc fails users are still able able to authenticate

Contains pre-built and custom reporting tools to required to manage business

Provides mechanism for auditing authentication for trouble shooting purposes.

Can call and pass credentials to third party web services.

Users can request access to an application and be automatically provisioned if they meet policy requirements

Automates account/access rights creation, changes and removals for on-premise and cloud apps

Establish roles that create a set of authentication rights for each user in the role

Enables administrators to create access policies and applies policy controls throughout request and provisioning processes

Terminate access to multiple applications based on dates

Allow business stake-holders/managers to approve or reject requested changes to access via a defined workflow

Enables users to reset passwords without administrator interaction. Enforces password policies when resetting.

Change users and permissions in bulk

Keep identity attributes consistent across applications whether the change is made in the provisioning system or the application

Alerts administrators when inappropriate access occurs

Proactively audits access rights against policies

Utilizes behavioral analysis to improve security procedures and documentation.

Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications.

Allows administrative control over automated security tasks.

Protects application access and data. Prompts additional authentication for suspicious users.

Protects computing resources across a network. Prompts additional authentication for suspicious users.

Protects informatin stored on premises and in the cloud. Prompts additional authentication for suspicious users.

Provides a risk-based approcach to determining trust within the network.

Calculates risk based on user behavior, permissions, and requests.

Monitors users attempting unauthorized access to databases, applicaitons, and othe network components.

Establish roles that create a set of authentication rights for each user in the role

Terminate access to multiple applications based on dates

Controls access to legacy applications, web based applications, networks resources while employees are outside the local area network.

Controls access to users that are not company employees that are either within the companies local area network or outside the network

Provides a single access point for users to access multiple cloud products without multiple logins.

Provides support for Multi-Factor authentication, so users are required to provide multiple factors to authenticate. For example, something they know, Something they have or something they are.

Supports required 3rd party Authentication Technologies. Example systems: bioMetric, passwords, key cards, token based systems, etc.

Enables a seamless customer experience with self-registration and self-service functions, including account creation and preference management.

Verifies user identity with authentication, which may include multiple multi-factor authentication methods.

Scales to support growing a customer base.

Captures and manages a customer's consent and preferences to comply with data privacy laws such as GDPR and CCPA.

Offers users the option to sign in with social media accounts.

Integrates with directories or other data stores that house customer data to create a complete view of a customer.

Simplifies or automates user provisioning, deprovisioning, and other user role changes.

Offers password management tools to end users.

Offers single sign-on functionalities to end users, allowing them to authenticate once and be given access to all of their company accounts.

Enforces user-access policies based on individual, role type, group membership or other factors to prevent unauthorized access to company systems and data.

Authenticates users prior to granting access to company systems.

Offers multi-factor authentication methods to verify a user's identity.

Provides an IAM solution for on-prem systems.

Provides an IAM solution for cloud-based systems.

Tracks user activities across protected systems.

Provides reporting functionality.

Log and report all modifications to user roles and access rights.

Provide standardized reports for regulatory compliance and audits.

Investigate identity threats with contextual user information.

Monitor & detect malicous identity and privileges activity

Identify identity-related misconfigurations.

Offers integrations to identity store providers.

Provide full coverage of identity estate with granular detail.

Remove unauthorized accounts and excessive privileges

Provides full audit trail with notifications, ticketing, and compliance information.

Condenses long documents or text into a brief summary.

Works across multiple software systems or databases

Grant access based on user attributes, location, device posture or risk.

Automate onboarding, offboarding, and access reviews throughout user lifecycles.

Enable users to reset passwords and update profiles without admin support.

Identify unusual access patterns using machine learning models.

Dynamically adjust access policies based on risk and AI-generated insights.

Possesses AI-driven triggers to determine when to require MFA or stronger authentication rather than always requiring it.

Builds profiles of known devices/environments per user and flags deviations such as new devices, new networks, and/or suspicious locations as higher risk.

Spot fraudulent behavior, such as account takeover attempts, credential stuffing, bots, and brute force attacks through the use of AI.

Uses machine learning to analyze past authentication events and suggest optimizations to security policies (e.g. thresholds, triggers) or to adjust rules over time.

Leverages AI to assign a risk score to a login attempt based on context, device, IP, historical patterns to dynamically decide whether to prompt for MFA, additional challenges, or allow seamless login.

Uses computer vision, facial recognition, or other biometrics during onboarding or at risk events, with AI-based liveness checks to prevent spoofing or replay attacks.

Supports automated rotation and revocation of credentials or tokens for non-human identities.

Automates the creation of non-human identities (devices, bots, service accounts) according to policy.

Removes or disables non-human identities when they are no longer required or the workload is retired.

Enforces least-privilege access for non-human identities via granular permissions and scopes.

Supports authenticating non-human identities using tokens, certificates, or machine-native credentials rather than human-oriented logins.

Provides dynamic, context-based access for non-human identities (e.g., JIT elevation, temporal constraints).

Applies and enforces policies (e.g., least-privilege, separation-of-duties) specifically for non-human identities.

Logs and monitors all access and usage of non-human identities for forensic and compliance purposes.

Integrates non-human identity management with existing identity-access systems, DevOps pipelines, and cloud infrastructure.

Discovers, classifies, and maintains an inventory of all non-human identities across environments.