Okta’s Universal Directory allows you to store an unlimited amount of users and attributes from applications and sources like AD or HR systems. Any type of attributes are supported including linked-objects, sensitive attributes, and pre-defined lists. All of it accessible by all apps in our OIN catalog, over LDAP or via API.
While reading we ran into the question “What does Okta’s Directory integration offer?”.
Okta’s directory Integration offers the following: With Okta, enabling directory integration is a simple wizard-driven process. With one click from the Okta administrative console, you can download the Okta Active Directory or LDAP Agent and install it on any Windows Server that has access to your Domain Controller.
How much does Okta Universal Directory cost?
Okta® has recently been pushing a variety of its solutions in the wake of creating a deeper a la carte pricing model. In effect, their pricing model is pushing up the pricing of the entire Okta suite of solutions close to $25 per user, per month. One component of that a la carte pricing is Okta Universal Directory.
Is Okta a replacement for Active Directory?
Unfortunately, Okta cannot serve as a total replacement to Active Directory. This is because AD serves as the identity provider for Windows systems, applications, file servers, and the network.
The Okta Active Directory (AD) agent enables you to integrate Okta with your on-premise Active Directory (AD). AD integration provides delegated authentication support, user provisioning and de-provisioning. To enable AD integration, you must install the Okta AD agent, and import AD users and groups into Okta.
When Okta is configured for delegated authentication to Active Directory, no AD credentials are stored in the cloud, and passwords never get out of sync. Unlike Windows Azure Active Directory and on-premises Azure AD Connect (Dir. Sync), Okta maintains continuous connectivity with AD with its on-premises agents.
What is the difference between Okta identity and Microsoft ad?
Unlike Microsoft AD, the Okta Identity Cloud is built for companies’ long-term needs. The Okta Identity Cloud is a modern directory and it’s also more than that: It offers single sign-on (SSO), lifecycle management, and multi-factor authentication.
Can okta replace ad?
Even though Okta may not be the correct solution to replace on-prem AD, it doesn’t mean that a solution doesn’t exist. The ideal approach to replacing AD is to leverage a cloud-based directory service. This solution is called Jump. Cloud Directory Platform and it is a complete replacement for Active Directory.
The next thing we wanted the answer to was, how do I enable Okta AD integration?
To enable AD integration, you must install the Okta AD agent, and import AD users and groups into Okta. Many enterprises today are looking to implement a single-sign on (SSO) solution that enables their users to easily access all of their cloud and web applications.
AD FS has seen its day. Okta believes in reducing on-premises server management as much as possible. Its 100% cloud-based platform can eliminate dependence AD FS servers. Okta can also help customers avoid using Azure AD Connect (Dir. Sync) to synchronize Active Directory to Azure AD.
What is Okta LDAP interface?
Okta’s LDAP Interface allows cloud based LDAP authentication against Universal Directory instead of an on-prem LDAP server, including Active Directory. There is nothing to install, maintain, or update. Everything is in the cloud. This reduces IT’s dependencies on on-prem LDAP servers, while improving security by protecting everything behind Okta.
What are the OKTA user profile types?
Okta has two basic user profile types that define a user in the Universal Directory: Okta user profile type and app user profile type. The Okta user profile type is further composed of Group profile types and Custom profile types. The Okta user profile type defines the default user record used in the Universal Directory.