Okta

SmartConX  APIs are backed by Okta authentication. The SmartConX services are all protected by oAuth2 authentication backed by Okta service

Okta is a secure identity cloud that connects apps, logins, and devices into a unified digital fabric. It's an enterprise-grade identity management service that can help organizations with high-performing IT, optimized digital experiences, and identity-powered security. Okta's features include:

• Single sign-on (SSO)
• Provisioning
• Active Directory (AD) and LDAP integration
• Multifactor authentication (MFA)
• Mobile identity management
• Flexible policies for organization security and control

Okta's mission is to enable secure access and seamless experiences for customers, employees, and partners. It can help users work anywhere, on any device, with any technology. Response team researches involve AD at some point in the cyber kill chain. It could be a simple brute force attack to crack an old NTLM password or a privilege escalation attempt to take over an administrator account.

AD security has been the topic of many conference talks and we even wrote a comprehensive guide to pen testing your AD environment to ensure its resilience to common off-the-shelf attacks.