Question 1 : What is the use of Okta?
Answer : Okta connects any person with any application on any device. It’s an enterprise-grade, identity management service, built for the cloud, but compatible with many on-premises applications. By using Okta, IT can manage any employee’s access to any application or device.
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Question 2 : What is Okta authentication?
Answer : The Okta Authentication API provides operations to authenticate users, perform multi-factor enrollment and verification, recover forgotten passwords, and unlock accounts. The primary authentication allows you to verify username and password credentials for a user.
Question 3 : What are the different OKTA products?
Answer : There are different products provided by OKTA, they are:
- Single sign-on
- Lifecycle management
- Universal directory
- Multi-factor authentication
- OKTA API Products
Question 4 : Define Multi-factor authentication.
Answer : Multi-factor Authentication provides different ways to implement various factors of authentication across usability and assurance levels. Different factors are described below:
- Knowledge: It depends on the users’ knowledge.
- Possession: It depends on something users have.
- Biometric: It depends on something which the user is.
Question 5 : What is the OKTA universal directory?
Answer : Okta’s Universal Directory allows you to store an unlimited amount of users and attributes from applications and sources like AD or HR systems.
Universal Directory delivers rich user-profiles and fine-grained control over how attributes are exchanged between applications. Universal Directory makes it easier for organizations to create and maintain a single source of truth for its users, enabling new authentication and provisioning scenarios
Question 6 : Can admin of OKTA see passwords of any user?
Answer : No Passwords are not visible to anyone. OKTA Admin can only see the username of any user.
Question 7 : What are the activities of super admins in OKTA?
Answer : Only Super Admins can view and manage other admin abbreviations of an administrator. This is the individual(s) who have access to the Okta Administrator Dashboard. They control the provisioning and de-provisioning of end-users, the assigning of apps, the resetting of passwords, and the overall end-user experience.
Question 8 : What is the difference between the SCIM connector and the server?
Answer : SCIM is the System for Cross-domain Identity Management. SCIM is used to connect Okta to on-premises applications. Communication between Okta and on-premises applications occurs through the Okta Provisioning Agent and a SCIM server or a provisioning connector built using Provisioning Connector SDK.
Question 9 : Can Okta MFA allow multiple phone numbers?
Answer : No, Okta does not currently support multiple phone numbers.
Question 10 : How do I reset my Okta MFA?
Answer : To reset your MFA, login to your Okta org on a computer or mobile device. Click on your username in the top menu, and select the ‘Settings’ menu item. Go to the Extra Verification section, and select Setup or Reset, next to the MFA Factor that you want to set up or reset. Enter the required information and save it.
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Question 11 : Mention few benefits of OKTA Universal directory.
Answer : Universal Directory is the centralized place for managing all users, groups and devices from any sources. It has few benefits which make it most secure.It provides group-based password policies. All the users and passwords are stored securely in it. It has also option of complexity for password policy. It also supports rich SAML and authorization scenarios based on different attributes.
Question 12 : How long SMS(OTP) is valid for multi-factor authentication? Can we edit it?
Answer : SMS(OTP) is valid only for 5 minutes. We cannot modify it. Timeout is not configurable as of now in Okta MFA.
Question 13 : How to add users in bulk in Okta?
Answer : Okta Admin can upload users in bulk by navigating to below location. Directory → More Actions → “Import Users From CSV”. Okta also provides Realtime Sync facility to updates user profiles, groups, group members during sign-in period instead of waiting for any import.
Question 14 : Define state token.
Answer : State token is termed as a temporary token which encodes the state of current transaction.
Question 15 : Is there any way to download all users or groups from Okta?
Answer : All users and groups can’t be located at one place. 80% of them will be found in system logs and reports. Users permissions can be found in Security → Administrators directory.
Question 16 : Which two attributes define last logon of a Okta user?
Answer : Whenever any Okta user logs in Okta account, the AD attributes- lastLogon and lastLogonTimestamp are modified and updated to recent.
Question 17 : How to add factor in Java?
Answer : Code to add factor in JAVA: oktaClient.instantiate(SecurityQuestionFactor.class);
Question 18 : Can we enter multiple mobile numbers in Okta MFA?
Answer : No, Okta MFA doesn’t support multiple mobile numbers as of now.
Question 19 : What is OKTA?
Answer : OKTA is an application management service, developed for cloud, which ties all devices, logins and application.
Question 20 : Can we give priority to password policies?
Answer : Universal directory provides group password policies, where any policy having higher priority over others will take precedence.
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Question 21 : Can users be notified if their passwords will be expiring soon?
Answer : Okta supports password expiration notification to Okta users. This option can be seen under below directory. Security → Authentication → Default Policy → Prompt user “X” days before password expires.
Question 22 : What is SAML?
Answer : Security Assertion Markup Language(SAML) is an open standard for issuing authorisation and authentication between different providers.
Question 23 : How does SAML works?
Answer : SAML sets the secure environment between different organizations. To communicate seamlessly, identity provider and service provider needs to implement SAML. Once SAML has been set up, when user tries to access SP, IDP will authenticate user. SP will confirm and assures that message is coming from the trusted IDP and registers a session with app for user.
Question 24 : What is Single Sign-on? Explain its benefits.
Answer : Single Sign-On (SSO) enables us to integrate all web and mobile apps. It has many benefits like it reduces login related help desk problems. It is also faster and easy to use different apps for new users. Also, IT related businesses can be integrated faster.
Question 25 : Why to use SAML?
Answer : SAML has many benefits for individual user, identity provider, and service provider. It saves time from administrative tasks like password resets etc. It increases security. It also increases usage by reducing barriers to entry.
Question 26 : Explain the difference between SCIM connector and server.
Answer : SCIM is the System for Cross-domain Identity Management. SCIM is used to connect Okta to on-premises applications. Okta and on-premises applications communicate via Okta provisioning agent and a SCIM server or a provisioning connector constructed with the help of provisioning connector SDK.