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Security & identity · #okta
Learn how to implement SAML 2.0 SSO between Okta and a custom application, including metadata exchange, attribute mapping, and troubleshooting clock skew.
Stop using client secrets in your SPAs. Learn how to implement Okta's OIDC Authorization Code Flow with PKCE to secure your web application without compromising credentials.
How Okta's Authorization Code flow with PKCE protects public clients, with a working verifier/challenge setup, token exchange, and the mistakes that break it.
Okta's refresh token rotation with reuse detection shrinks the window a stolen SPA token is useful—but concurrent tabs can trigger false compromise signals. Here's how to configure it, verify it, and handle the race.
Secure micro‑service endpoints with Okta’s API Access Management. Learn how JWTs, scopes, and a Spring Boot demo can replace duplicated auth logic, enforce fine‑grained access, and keep your services consistent and auditable.
Okta's recommended SPA login is OIDC Authorization Code flow with PKCE. Here's the setup, a working okta-auth-js example, and the token-storage trade-off you need to decide on deliberately.
A diagnostic guide for troubleshooting Okta SAML 2.0 SSO failures, focusing on certificate mismatches, clock skew, and Entity ID configuration errors.
Learn how Okta Workflows can replace fragile shell scripts for joiner‑mover‑leaver tasks, with a concrete example, trade‑offs, and a quick test you can run in your own org.
Learn how Okta’s list endpoints use RFC 5988 Link headers with an opaque cursor, why you shouldn’t build cursors yourself, and how to avoid common pitfalls like rate‑limit throttling and missing records.