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...
