Okta – From Zero to Hero

11 hours - Hands-on course of Okta integration

Created by: Silviu Iulian Muraru • DevOps Engineer • Former Okta Certified Consultant
• Over 10k students taught •

What Will I Learn?

• Learn how to integrate your own Okta organization and even Org2Org implementations
• Integrate external directories such as Activate Directory or some other Web Applications
• Set up MFA and MFA policies, Sign On Policies and Password policies
• Create and manage Users and their Attributes
• Integrate and configure different types of Apps
• Manage Okta groups and App groups, learn about Assignments
• Develop a strong knowledge about Attribute Mappings, Single Sign-On and Provisioning configurations
• Study the IWA solution and different aspects of AD - Okta integration
• Create your own Python script that works with Okta rest API
• Learn how to troubleshoot Okta and have my recommendations
• Bonus lecture: Recap about Networking basics
• Learn how to use Okta EL (Expression Language)
• Work with SysLog, see how to read logs

Requirements

• Good to have access to a Virtual Machine to complete a part of the tasks (Optional). Active Directory for example.
• You'll need an Okta account (You do need a work email now, but you can issue one online with a very low fee).
• Truly basic networking knowledge (might even be optional).

Target audience

• System Administrators
• People working with Okta at their work
• Those of you who seek the path of getting to be Okta Certified
• This course is for anyone out there trying to get more information about Okta. It doesn't matter if you have or don't have knowledge about what Okta is in its entirety. I made this course for all levels, so anyone can get accustomed to it and practice along with me. No matter if you are a beginner in this field, intermediate level or even have some Okta certificates under your belt - I am sure you'll find never-seen-before lectures / pieces of information in here.