Okta Administration Up and Running - Second Edition

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Managing Access with Advanced Server Access

Okta’s Advanced Server Access (ASA) is a product Okta added to its core functionality that added privileged access features. With ASA, you can extend Okta to your server fleet. With Universal Directory, you get a single source of truth for your server accounts. With Lifecycle Management, you can automate the provisioning of these accounts. With single sign-on (SSO), you can create a simple and reliable authentication for your workflows. Lastly, you can fully utilize the contextual multifactor authentication (MFA) controls for your server accounts. In this chapter, we will go through why a product such as ASA is needed, as well as what you need to do to set up and manage ASA.

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