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Learn how Okta provides layered identity protection by separating pre-authentication perimeter safeguards from authentication identity verification.

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About this course

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Course summary

Traditional credential controls leave organizations vulnerable to automated botnets and modern phishing attacks. This course shows how Okta secures user sessions using a multilayered security strategy that evaluates pre-authentication perimeter risks before enforcing policy-driven identity verification.

What skills does the course cover?

  • Evaluate contextual risk and block malicious traffic at the perimeter using Okta ThreatInsight, Network zones, rate limits, and device assurance.
  • Apply Global session policies and Authentication policies to manage user session parameters and enforce app-level access rules.
  • Prevent Adversary-in-the-Middle (AitM) phishing attacks using phishing-resistant authenticators.

Common questions addressed in the course

How does Okta evaluate and mitigate risk before a user authenticates?

Okta uses pre-authentication perimeter safeguards to analyze risk and block malicious traffic before identity verification occurs.

How do Okta authentication policies protect against Adversary-in-the-Middle (AitM) phishing attacks?

Global session policies and app-level authentication policies enforce the use of phishing-resistant authenticators that cryptographically bind the user session to the verified domain.

About this course

Course snapshot

Course summary

Traditional credential controls leave organizations vulnerable to automated botnets and modern phishing attacks. This course shows how Okta secures user sessions using a multilayered security strategy that evaluates pre-authentication perimeter risks before enforcing policy-driven identity verification.

What skills does the course cover?

  • Evaluate contextual risk and block malicious traffic at the perimeter using Okta ThreatInsight, Network zones, rate limits, and device assurance.
  • Apply Global session policies and Authentication policies to manage user session parameters and enforce app-level access rules.
  • Prevent Adversary-in-the-Middle (AitM) phishing attacks using phishing-resistant authenticators.

Common questions addressed in the course

How does Okta evaluate and mitigate risk before a user authenticates?

Okta uses pre-authentication perimeter safeguards to analyze risk and block malicious traffic before identity verification occurs.

How do Okta authentication policies protect against Adversary-in-the-Middle (AitM) phishing attacks?

Global session policies and app-level authentication policies enforce the use of phishing-resistant authenticators that cryptographically bind the user session to the verified domain.