Okta Foundations for Administrators

Start your journey with Okta Foundations for Administrators. Learn fundamental concepts, key features, and how to implement the basics of identity and access management in Okta.

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About this course

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:

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 Achievement

Skills and knowledge in this plan help you prepare for:

Okta Certified Professional Exam

Okta Foundations for Administrators

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Okta Foundations for Administrators (Apr 7-10 / AMER-East) Day 1 (RCT20H)
Okta Foundations for Administrators (Apr 7-10 / AMER-East) Day 1 (RCT20H)
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Okta Foundations for Administrators (Jun 3-4 / AMER-Pacific) (RCT20H)
Okta Foundations (Jun 3-4 / AMER-Pacific) Day 1 (RCT20H)
Okta Foundations (Jun 3-4 / AMER-Pacific) Day 2 (RCT20H)
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Okta Foundations for Administrators (Jun 23-24 / AMER-East) (RCT20H)
Okta Foundations (Jun 23-24 / AMER-East) Day 1 (RCT20H)
Okta Foundations (Jun 23-24 / AMER-East) Day 2 (RCT20H)
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Curriculum2 days

  • Okta Foundations for Administrators
  • Launch: Okta Foundations for Administrators

About this course

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:

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 Achievement

Skills and knowledge in this plan help you prepare for:

Okta Certified Professional Exam

Live events

Okta Foundations for Administrators

Event Date Spaces left Actions
Okta Foundations for Administrators (Apr 7-10 / AMER-East) Day 1 (RCT20H)
Okta Foundations for Administrators (Apr 7-10 / AMER-East) Day 1 (RCT20H)
View Events
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4
Okta Foundations for Administrators (Jun 3-4 / AMER-Pacific) (RCT20H)
Okta Foundations (Jun 3-4 / AMER-Pacific) Day 1 (RCT20H)
Okta Foundations (Jun 3-4 / AMER-Pacific) Day 2 (RCT20H)
View Events
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20
Okta Foundations for Administrators (Jun 23-24 / AMER-East) (RCT20H)
Okta Foundations (Jun 23-24 / AMER-East) Day 1 (RCT20H)
Okta Foundations (Jun 23-24 / AMER-East) Day 2 (RCT20H)
View Events
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20

Curriculum2 days

  • Okta Foundations for Administrators
  • Launch: Okta Foundations for Administrators