Okta Foundations for Administrators

Develop comprehensive skills in Okta Workforce Identity through hands-on experience configuring users, groups, policies and applications. Learn how to implement single sign-on, manage user lifecycles, and strengthen your security posture. 

By attending this course, you will gain the skills to:

• Customize your Okta org with corporate branding to improve your security posture.
• Manage user accounts in Universal Directory and ensure data accuracy when provisioning users as part of lifecycle management.
• Manage groups in Universal Directory and leverage them to streamline application assignment. 
• User deprovisioning and deactivation.
• Assign administrative privileges to groups to ensure least privileged access to elevated permissions.
• Integrate applications for single sign-on using the Okta Integration Network and automate lifecycle management with user provisioning.
• Configure security policies to enforce multi-factor authentication based on risk level.
• Enforce phishing-resistant, passwordless authentication with Okta FastPass.
• Monitor the health of your Okta org and utilize the System Log to track and troubleshoot issues.

To be successful in this course, you should have basic networking knowledge.

Prerequisite:

• Before attending this course, please complete the Identity Access Management: Exploration plan.

Setup Requirements:

• Install Okta Verify on your device prior to class.
• Zoom: Check your compatibility in advance at https://zoom.us/test.
• Students use their own computers.
• Okta provides access to an Okta org to complete hands-on lab activities.

Related Learning

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Related Achievement

Skills and knowledge in this plan help you prepare for:

Okta Certified Professional Exam