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- Log in to your Okta org with Super Admin credentials.
- Go to Applications > Add Application.
- Search and add Microsoft Office 365. The Add Microsoft Office 365 page appears.
- In the General Settings tab, enter your Microsoft tenant name. ...
- Click Next. ...
- To configure options on the Sign on Options tab, follow instructions in Configure single sign on for Office 365.
- Log in to your Okta org with Super Admin credentials.
- Go to Applications > Add Application.
- Search and add Microsoft Office 365. ...
- In the General Settings tab, enter your Microsoft tenant name. ...
- Click Next.
How to add Office 365 app in Okta Org?
You can add the Office 365 app in your Okta org from the Okta Integration Network (OIN). Log in to your Okta org with Super Admin credentials. Go to Applications > Add Application. Search and add Microsoft Office 365. The Add Microsoft Office 365 page appears. In the General Settings tab, enter your Microsoft tenant name.
What is Okta Active Directory?
Okta enables enterprises with Active Directory to quickly and securely extend employee identity to Office 365 without using ADFS or Azure AD Connect. Okta also easily integrates with your non-Microsoft applications. Stop struggling and get some real work done. Okta is a complete identity management product.
What is Okta and how does it work?
Okta is a modern identity service that works in real-time. It minimizes user disruptions and enhances security. And it will help you reclaim your time. Okta enables enterprises with Active Directory to quickly and securely extend employee identity to Office 365 without using ADFS or Azure AD Connect.
How does okokta work with Office 365?
Okta takes a different approach – using a lightweight on-premises agent to integrate Office 365 to Active Directory (AD) and to Azure AD. It requires no changes to firewall settings and can run on any Windows machine with read access to the domain controller.
What is Okta service?
What does "create" mean in Okta?
What is Okta used for?
What is group push in Okta?
What is Microsoft 365?
Does Okta require a password?
Does Okta work with Office 365?
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How do I link Okta to Outlook?
Go to Office 365 > Sign on > Settings > Edit. In Sign on Methods, select Secure Web Authentication. Select the appropriate option for username and password setup. See Secure Web Authentication.
Does Okta work with Microsoft?
Okta supports Microsoft's modern browser, authentication methods, and provides efficient single sign-on and device management for all your Windows 10 ecosystem. Most organizations have to support a multitude of devices both corporate issued and user owned.
Does Okta require Active Directory?
A key requirement of these solutions is Active Directory integration, which makes it possible to connect cloud applications back to a single source of truth, Active Directory.
Is Okta the same as Azure AD?
Azure Active Directory: An overview. Okta was an early player in the identity and access management (IAM) sector, and, once this market matured, Microsoft released Azure AD. With Okta, you have a company that focuses on identity management, while Azure AD is part of the larger Microsoft ecosystem.
How does Okta use Office 365?
Okta enables enterprises with Active Directory to quickly and securely extend employee identity to Office 365 without using ADFS or Azure AD Connect. Okta also easily integrates with your non-Microsoft applications.
How do I install Okta?
Start this taskStart on your computer. ... Enter your username (email address) and password, and click Sign In. ... Click Set up.Select Android as your device type and click Next.On your device, download Okta Verify from the Google Play Store – Okta Verify and install it.Open Okta Verify and follow the instructions.More items...
What is the difference between Okta and Active Directory?
In general, Active Directory is focused on being the primary user store for an organization while Okta is meant to be the web application single sign-on portal for users. In fact, the two integrate tightly whereby Okta receives Active Directory identities, which it can subsequently federate to web applications.
How do I enable Okta?
Configure Okta VerifyIn the Admin Console, go to Security > Multifactor.On the Factor Types tab, select Okta Verify.Set the status to Active.In Okta Verify Settings, click Edit, and then select the features you want to enable. Available features vary by org setting: ... Click Save.
Does Okta require an email address?
Elevate Admin (Customer) asked a question. Can email address be set to non-required on Okta Profile? In our LDAP environment, email is not a required field.
What platform does Okta run on?
"Okta runs on AWS's, uses EC2, S3, VPC's, Cloud Front, Lambda, API Gateway, as well as other services in order to build their solution for you."
What is the difference between SSO and Okta?
For applications that support federated SSO through SAML, OIDC, or any other proprietary authentication protocol, Okta establishes a secure connection with a user's browser and then authenticates the user. With SSO, a central domain performs authentication and then shares the session with other domains.
How much does Okta cost?
Okta PricingNamePriceSingle sign on$2/ user, per monthsingle sign on plus$4/ user, per monthenterprise$8/ user, per monthenterprise plusContact for Pricing
Does Okta work with Microsoft authenticator?
Yes, the Microsoft Authenticator app is compatible with the Google Authenticator factor in Okta.
What platform does Okta run on?
"Okta runs on AWS's, uses EC2, S3, VPC's, Cloud Front, Lambda, API Gateway, as well as other services in order to build their solution for you."
Who does Okta work with?
Enterprises use Okta's web-based, single sign-on (SSO) application to provide a single centralised interface to access third-party platforms. Okta helps secure access to popular cloud apps such as Gmail, Office 365, Salesforce, and the plethora of applications employees need to do their job.
Which company uses Okta?
Companies using Okta Identity Cloud for Access and Identity Management (AIG) include: Apple, Inc., a United States based Professional Services organisation with 154000 employees and revenues of $365.82 billion, McKesson Corporation, a United States based Healthcare organisation with 58000 employees and revenues of ...
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Okta centralizes the setup and management of the identity lifecycle for Microsoft Office 365 (O365). In this class, you will learn how to configure O365 with Okta in support of four distinct integration scenarios. You will explore multifactor authentication (MFA) and how it is used to manage client access policies based on group memberships as well as examine mobile device management ...
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What is Okta service?
Okta is a modern identity service that works in real-time. It minimizes user disruptions and enhances security. And it will help you reclaim your time. Okta enables enterprises with Active Directory to quickly and securely extend employee identity to Office 365 without using ADFS or Azure AD Connect.
What does "create" mean in Okta?
Create Creates or links a user in the application when assigning the app to a user in Okta.
What is Okta used for?
Office 365 continues to be the most popular application deployed using Okta for identity management. Thousands of satisfied customers have used Okta to dramatically shorten the typical deployment time of Office 365.
What is group push in Okta?
Group Push Push existing Okta groups and their memberships to the application. Groups can then be managed in Okta and changes are reflected in the application.
What is Microsoft 365?
Microsoft Office 365 is an integrated cloud platform that delivers industry-leading productivity apps like Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, along with collaborative team solutions, intelligent cloud services, online storage, and world-class security. Easily implemented security and privacy controls protect business data and devices against malicious threats and help you to meet compliance requirements. Automatic updates ensure your employees always have the latest features and security updates. Get work done with productivity solutions that help you to stay connected with employees and clients whether working remotely or on-premises.#N#Office 365 continues to be the most popular application deployed using Okta for identity management. Thousands of satisfied customers have used Okta to dramatically shorten the typical deployment time of Office 365. Okta offers unique automation and user experience functionality that results in long term operational cost savings.
Does Okta require a password?
Sync Password Push either the users Okta password or a randomly generated password to the app. This feature is not required for all federated applications as user authentication takes place in Okta, however some apps still require a password.
Does Okta work with Office 365?
Okta can provide seamless access to any of Microsoft’s newer online services beyond Office 365. By using Okta as your identity provider to Office 365, you also get the ability to join devices, use Windows Hello facial recognition, and get secure access to non-SSO applications using the Okta Windows Edge browser plugin.
How to configure Okta authentication policies?
To configure the policies: 1. In the Okta Admin Console, go to Applications > Office 365 > Sign-on > Sign-on policy.
What is Okta policy?
Okta provides an approach to enable per-application sign-on policy to make access decisions based on group membership, network locations, platform (desktop or mobile), and multi-factor authentication, to name a few. However, with Office 365 client access policies, the access decision can also be implemented based on client type, such as web browser, modern auth or legacy auth clients. For more details refer to Getting Started with Office 365 Client Access Policy.
What is basic authentication in Office 365?
Basic Authentication, in the Office 365 suite, is a legacy authentication mechanism that relies solely on username and password. It has proven ineffective and is not recommended for the modern IT environments especially when authentication flows are exposed to the internet as is the case for Office 365.
What is an access protocol in Office 365?
In the context of this document, the term “Access Protocol” indicates the protocols such as POP, IMAP, Exchange ActiveSync, Exchange Web Services (EWS), MAPI and PowerShell.
Does Office 365 support MFA?
A. Not all access protocols used by Office 365 mail clients support Modern Authentication. Protocols like POP and IMAP only support basic authentication and hence cannot enforce MFA in their authentication flow.
Does Okta use MFA?
Okta’s customers commonly use a combination of single sign-on (SSO), automated provisioning, and multi-factor authentication (MFA) to protect their Office 365 tenants against the aforementioned attacks. However, Office 365 uses several authentication methods and access protocols, including options that do not support MFA in their authentication flow. It has become increasingly common for attackers to explore these options to compromise business email accounts.
Can MFA be enforced in Azure?
In this scenario, MFA can only be enforced via Azure MFA, third-party MFA solutions are not supported. Pass-through Authentication allows users to use the password to access cloud services like Office 365, as the one stored in on-premise AD.
What is provisioning in Okta?
Provisioning allows Okta to help you manage the users with access to Microsoft Office 365.
How to disable MFA?
We can adjust and/or disable MFA via the Azure Active Directory admin console> Properties page> Manage Security Defaults. Set the setting here that you are comfortable with. If you are testing like me, disabling this completely should be fine.
Can you create a new user in Office 365?
You create a new user in the Microsoft 365 Admin Center in Office 365. However, when you try to assign a federated domain to the new user, the federated domain isn't listed in the user's list of domains.
Can you federate to the default domain?
Federating to the 'Default' domain is not allowed. Please change your Office 365 domain for this app. domain=vulongtran.com
Does Office 365 require a password?
However, this time, behind the scenes, there is no username and password needs to be set up as what is required for the Secure Web Authentication (SWA) method. So WS-Federation is always the goal to work towards as you phase your migrate your users into Office 365 and make it as seamless as possible for the users experience.
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What is Okta service?
Okta is a modern identity service that works in real-time. It minimizes user disruptions and enhances security. And it will help you reclaim your time. Okta enables enterprises with Active Directory to quickly and securely extend employee identity to Office 365 without using ADFS or Azure AD Connect.
What does "create" mean in Okta?
Create Creates or links a user in the application when assigning the app to a user in Okta.
What is Okta used for?
Office 365 continues to be the most popular application deployed using Okta for identity management. Thousands of satisfied customers have used Okta to dramatically shorten the typical deployment time of Office 365.
What is group push in Okta?
Group Push Push existing Okta groups and their memberships to the application. Groups can then be managed in Okta and changes are reflected in the application.
What is Microsoft 365?
Microsoft Office 365 is an integrated cloud platform that delivers industry-leading productivity apps like Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, along with collaborative team solutions, intelligent cloud services, online storage, and world-class security. Easily implemented security and privacy controls protect business data and devices against malicious threats and help you to meet compliance requirements. Automatic updates ensure your employees always have the latest features and security updates. Get work done with productivity solutions that help you to stay connected with employees and clients whether working remotely or on-premises.#N#Office 365 continues to be the most popular application deployed using Okta for identity management. Thousands of satisfied customers have used Okta to dramatically shorten the typical deployment time of Office 365. Okta offers unique automation and user experience functionality that results in long term operational cost savings.
Does Okta require a password?
Sync Password Push either the users Okta password or a randomly generated password to the app. This feature is not required for all federated applications as user authentication takes place in Okta, however some apps still require a password.
Does Okta work with Office 365?
Okta can provide seamless access to any of Microsoft’s newer online services beyond Office 365. By using Okta as your identity provider to Office 365, you also get the ability to join devices, use Windows Hello facial recognition, and get secure access to non-SSO applications using the Okta Windows Edge browser plugin.
Background
Terms & Definitions
Introduction
- Office 365 email access is governed by two attributes: an authentication method and an access protocol. Email clients use a combination consisting of one of each of the two attributes to access Office 365 email. It is important for organizations to be aware of all the access protocols through which a user may access Office 365 email, as some legacy authentication protocols do …
Office 365 Authentication Methods
- Behind the scenes, Office 365 suite uses Azure AD for handling authentication i.e. an Azure AD instance is bundled with Office 365 license. Azure AD supports two main methods for configuring user authentication: A.Cloud Authentication, using either: a. Password Hash Synchronization, or b. Pass-through Authentication B. Federation Later sections of this paper focus on changes requir…
Securing Federated Office 365 Using Okta
- Enforcing MFA in Office 365 federated to Okta requires executing a number of steps. Enforcing MFA in this context refers to closing all the loopholes that could lead to circumventing the MFA controls. It is of key importance that the steps involved in this configuration changes are implemented and in the order listed below: A. Federate Office 365 a...
Known Email Clients That Support Modern Authentication
- The official list of Outlook clients that support Modern Authentication, at the time of this publication, is listed in Table 3 and also available on the Microsoft site. These clients will work as expected after implementing the changes covered in this document. The Outlook Web App (OWA) will work for all browsers and operating systems as it is browser-based and does not depend on …
Conclusion
- By following the guidelines presented in this document, Okta customers can enforce MFA on all mail clients supporting modern authentication, hence helping secure their Office 365 application against phishing, password-spraying, KnockKnock and brute force attacks. Additional email clients and platforms that were not tested as part of this research may require further evaluation.
Disclaimer
- Okta makes this document available to its customers as a best-practices recommendation. This document does not modify or otherwise change Okta’s assurances to its customers regarding the security practices Okta employs to secure its Okta, as set forth in Okta’s Security & Privacy Documentation, which is online at https://www.okta.com/trustandcompliance/.