Identity Governance Access Requests

Learning path snapshot

• Duration: 15 minutes
• Format: On-demand
• Audience: Administrators
• Skill Badge: Skill Badge: Identity Governance Access Requests

Learning path summary

Access Requests provides a secure, auditable way to manage granular access to resources. This learning path teaches administrators how to configure access requests for end users and ensure requests are routed to the appropriate approvers. It also shows how to submit a request as an end user and approve a request as an approver.

What skills does the learning path cover?

• Create an access request.
• Submit an access request.

Common questions addressed in the path

What risks are associated with managing access through manual processes?

Manual access management introduces significant security and compliance risks, including granting excessive permissions, failing to revoke access after projects or audits conclude, creating administrative bottlenecks for IT teams, and lacking a centralized audit trail that shows who requested, approved, and revoked access.

How does Okta Access Requests streamline the end-to-end access lifecycle?

Okta Access Requests replaces informal, manual tickets with a self-service, automated workflow. Administrators define governance conditions and multi-step approval sequences, end users request resources directly from their Okta Dashboard, and Okta automatically provisions approved access—and revokes it when time limits expire—while maintaining a complete audit trail.

Can users submit an access request on behalf of a teammate or direct report?

Yes. When administrators enable the Request on behalf of setting for a resource, managers can submit requests for their direct reports—or any user can request access for a peer—transforming informal requests into a formal, automated, and auditable governance process.