Term · 29. Vendor Brand Terms
Okta Workforce Identity Cloud
Definition
Okta's SaaS workforce IAM platform covering SSO (4,500+ pre-integrated SaaS apps), MFA (push, FIDO2, passkeys), Lifecycle Management (SCIM provisioning), in-house Identity Governance, and Privileged Access (Okta Privileged Access; Spera acquisition added ISPM). Leader in Gartner MQ for Access Management.
- Application
- De-facto enterprise workforce IAM standard alongside Microsoft Entra ID. Tight integration with thousands of SaaS apps; widely used by tech, healthcare, and financial services for primary corporate SSO.
- Sources
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- Okta Workforce Identity Cloud primary source
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