Okta Administration Up and Running - Second Edition

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Working with Universal Directory

Universal Directory (UD) is the base of Okta, the foundation on which other pieces are built. Your users and applications will be an intricate part of UD. Groups will be vital for you to keep organized and make your Okta org as low maintenance as possible. In this chapter, you’ll learn everything you need to know to integrate other directories and configurations for users, understand device registrations, and set up groups.

Let’s jump right in and look at what companies might have been using before, and how that can work with Okta.

We will explore the following topics:

• Connecting your infrastructure with directory integrations
• Importing and creating users
• Using groups to be productive
• Managing devices for ...