3 ms·
I'm in the same boat and I use okta for work and have no clue what the hell it does or why this just can't be accomplished using open source.
by hyperpl 6y ago
I'm in the same boat and I use okta for work and have no clue what the hell it does or why this just can't be accomplished using open source.
- jpgvm 6y agoWhilst there certainly are great OSS solutions most big-ish corps already have Active Directory. You can setup ADFS to do SAML for SSO or you can use Azure AD which already has all that out of the box. If you aren't a big-ish corp then yeah, there are tons of OSS ways of doing IdP that fit your specific tastes etc.
- softveda 6y agoIdentity is a very sensitive area with strict cryptography and compliance requirement regarding password hashing, token signing etc. Then they have to keep updated with ever changing OAUTH/SAML standards and integration with providers like Facebook/Google etc. They have to get audited and certified like ISO 27001, HiTRUST etc. These are very expensive to manage and high risk for non-tech companies (think banks, insurance, utilities etc.) and hence are outsourced.