This course prepares you for the Okta Certified Professional exam by teaching you the practical skills to manage identity, access, and user lifecycle in Okta. You’ll learn how to configure and administer Okta in real-world scenarios, manage users and groups, integrate with on-premises directories, and apply security policies.
Overview
Skills Learned
After completing this online training course, students will be able to:
Configure and manage user accounts in Okta
Create and assign roles and custom user types
Build and manage user groups and group rules
Integrate Okta with Active Directory and monitor agents
Import and sync users and groups between directories
Set up and manage SSO and SAML integrations
Assign applications to users and manage access
Automate user onboarding and offboarding workflows
Connect Okta to HR systems for lifecycle management
Apply sign-on policies, password rules, and session controls
Configure network restrictions and behavior-based security
Set up and manage org-to-org (B2B) integrations in Okta
- Security Administrator
- Server Administrator
We suggest previous experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM), including user management, and basic security principles.
01. Getting Started with Okta
- What is Okta
- Creating an Okta Account
- Navigating Through the Okta Console Account Settings
02. User and Group Management
- Users and Okta Universal Directory
- Adding Users and Looking at User Profiles
- Importing Users via CSV
- Custom User Types in Okta
- What are User Roles in Okta
- Assigning a Role to a User in Okta
- Creating a Custom Role in Okta
- Group Creation
- Creating a Group Rule
03. Directory Integration
- Setting Up Active Directory
- Integrating with On-Premises Directory
- How to View Agent Versions
- Check AD Agent Management Utility on Domain Controller
- How to Perform Auto Updates Agents
- Provisioning Tab Explanation
- Manual Import Users from Active Directory into Okta
- Importing Groups
- Pushing Groups to AD
- Delegated Authentication
04. Authentication and Access Management
- What is SSO
- Configuring SSO for Web Applications
- How to Assign an App
- Setting up SAML Integrations
- Okta App Integration Using SAML
05. Lifecycle Management
- Automating User Onboarding and Offboarding
- Using Okta Workflows for Automation
- Integrating with HR Systems for User Lifecycle Management
- Customize Lifecycle Policies and Rules
06. Security and Policy Deep Dive
- Sign-On Policies
- Password Complexity
- Behavior Detection
- Networks
- Global Session Policy
- Profile Enrollment
07. Business-to-Business
- Setup Org 2 Org
- Push a User to Another Organization and Give Access to the Application
- Okta to Okta Full Demonstration
SKILLS LEARNED
Skills Learned
After completing this online training course, students will be able to:
Configure and manage user accounts in Okta
Create and assign roles and custom user types
Build and manage user groups and group rules
Integrate Okta with Active Directory and monitor agents
Import and sync users and groups between directories
Set up and manage SSO and SAML integrations
Assign applications to users and manage access
Automate user onboarding and offboarding workflows
Connect Okta to HR systems for lifecycle management
Apply sign-on policies, password rules, and session controls
Configure network restrictions and behavior-based security
Set up and manage org-to-org (B2B) integrations in Okta
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Security Administrator
- Server Administrator
PREREQUISITES
We suggest previous experience in Identity and Access Management (IAM), including user management, and basic security principles.
COURSE OUTLINE
01. Getting Started with Okta
- What is Okta
- Creating an Okta Account
- Navigating Through the Okta Console Account Settings
02. User and Group Management
- Users and Okta Universal Directory
- Adding Users and Looking at User Profiles
- Importing Users via CSV
- Custom User Types in Okta
- What are User Roles in Okta
- Assigning a Role to a User in Okta
- Creating a Custom Role in Okta
- Group Creation
- Creating a Group Rule
03. Directory Integration
- Setting Up Active Directory
- Integrating with On-Premises Directory
- How to View Agent Versions
- Check AD Agent Management Utility on Domain Controller
- How to Perform Auto Updates Agents
- Provisioning Tab Explanation
- Manual Import Users from Active Directory into Okta
- Importing Groups
- Pushing Groups to AD
- Delegated Authentication
04. Authentication and Access Management
- What is SSO
- Configuring SSO for Web Applications
- How to Assign an App
- Setting up SAML Integrations
- Okta App Integration Using SAML
05. Lifecycle Management
- Automating User Onboarding and Offboarding
- Using Okta Workflows for Automation
- Integrating with HR Systems for User Lifecycle Management
- Customize Lifecycle Policies and Rules
06. Security and Policy Deep Dive
- Sign-On Policies
- Password Complexity
- Behavior Detection
- Networks
- Global Session Policy
- Profile Enrollment
07. Business-to-Business
- Setup Org 2 Org
- Push a User to Another Organization and Give Access to the Application
- Okta to Okta Full Demonstration
