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Cloud Identity Patterns and Strategies

You're reading from  Cloud Identity Patterns and Strategies

Product type Book
Published in Dec 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801810845
Pages 258 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Authors (2):
Giuseppe Di Federico Giuseppe Di Federico
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Fabrizio Barcaroli Fabrizio Barcaroli
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface 1. Part 1: Impact of Digital Transformation
2. Walkthrough of Digital Identity in the Enterprise 3. The Cloud Era and Identity 4. Part 2: OAuth Implementation and Patterns
5. OAuth 2.0 and OIDC 6. Authentication Flows 7. Exploring Identity Patterns 8. Part 3: Real-World Scenarios
9. Trends in API Authentication 10. Identity Providers in the Real World 11. Real-World Identity Provider – A Zoom-In on Azure Active Directory 12. Exploring Real-World Scenarios 13. Index 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Okta (Auth0)

Unlike Microsoft, Google, and Amazon, Okta is a company that we can call IAM-born. The core business of Okta is identity management; 100% of their business relates to identity management and, as a consequence, all the effort of the company is focused in this direction. In March 2021, Auth0 was acquired by Okta, another company that is focused on identity and the ecosystem around it.

Okta built its customer experience on top of the following pillars:

  • Directories: The directory is the basic pillar of an enterprise that intends to adopt Okta. The directory is used to host resources, users, and groups. An Okta directory enables their customer to store an unlimited number of users, devices, and groups in a single and structured view. In the Okta language, a universal directory usually represents the main instance of the Okta IDP. Customers may use multiple directories if a company has multi-tenant ambitions.
  • Integrations: This pillar encompasses the ability of...
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