Okta
Identity & SecurityOkta is an enterprise identity management service providing secure connections between people and technology, pioneering the modern Zero Trust architecture.
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Quick Facts
- Founded
- 2009
- Founders
- Todd McKinnon & Frederic Kerrest
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California
- Industry
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
About Okta
Okta was founded in 2009 by former Salesforce executives who recognized that as companies moved their applications to the cloud, managing user access would become a massive security and IT challenge. They built a centralized platform to manage identities securely across thousands of applications.
Today, Okta is the undisputed leader in cloud identity. It provides Workforce Identity (for employees logging into company apps) and Customer Identity (for developers securing access to their own apps), serving as the foundational security layer for thousands of modern enterprises.
What Okta Does
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Secure, one-click access to thousands of cloud and on-premise applications.
Adaptive MFA
Context-aware multi-factor authentication to protect against credential theft.
Customer Identity (Auth0)
Developer-centric tools to build secure login and registration flows for consumer apps.
Lifecycle Management
Automated provisioning and deprovisioning of software access as employees join, move, or leave.
Career Areas
Types of professional roles found inside Okta.
- Software Engineering
- Security & Compliance
- Sales & Account Executive
- Product Management
- Marketing
- Customer Success
Okta's History
- 2009Founded
Okta is founded initially under the name 'Saasure'.
- 2010Okta Identity Cloud
The company rebrands to Okta and launches its core Single Sign-On product.
- 2017IPO
Okta goes public on the NASDAQ.
- 2021Auth0 Acquisition
Okta acquires Auth0 for $6.5 billion to dominate the Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) space.
Purpose & Values
“Free everyone to safely use any technology”
