Welcome to October! We’re excited to bring you the latest updates from the Okta Community, featuring highlights from Oktane, the new Okta Support Center, new product enhancements, upgraded support resources, member shoutouts, new training and certification opportunities, and trending topics—all aimed at enriching your Okta journey. There’s plenty of valuable content for everyone, so dive in!

LATEST NEWS

Highlights from Oktane 2025

We had an amazing three days at Oktane, filled with inspiring keynotes about “How Okta Secures AI.” From new product reveals, customer stories, and innovative sessions to the future of AI, Oktane was an exciting event packed with knowledge and connections. Check out the recap blog to relive the best moments. Read more.

The New Okta Support Center is Live

We’re excited to share that the new Okta Support Center is now live! Formerly the Okta Help Center, this redesigned site makes it easier than ever to find answers, explore learning resources, and connect with the Okta Developer Community — all in one place. Visit the new Okta Support Center and experience the new design for yourself. Learn more.

Ask Me Anything: Okta Device Assurance Top Highlights

Join us for our upcoming Ask Me Anything to learn how Okta Device Access 

Our recent Ask Me Anything session on Device Assurance, featuring Okta's Product expert, was filled with engaging conversations and valuable insights. Dive into the type of questions asked and answers we provided, such as implementation, best practices, unique use cases, and more. Read the highlights.

Okta Certified Professional Performance Exam

We are redefining what it means to be an Okta Certified Professional. The new Professional Performance Exam is the mark of a true expert. It goes beyond theory to validate the practical skills you execute every day in a live Okta environment. This format features six performance-based, hands-on use cases and gives you 150 minutes to perform common configuration and troubleshooting tasks. This is the new industry standard for proving your mastery and commitment to an evolving identity landscape. Check out the new exam.

Community Member Shoutout

In our recent member shoutout, we featured three outstanding members. Rohit Udupa, Nakka Jayakrishna, and Dejan Dokic. were recognized for their notable impact this last month, including helping fellow members by sharing insights, troubleshooting techniques, and more. Meet our winners.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month—the perfect time to sharpen our security habits and ensure our digital defenses are stronger than ever. At Okta, we know that a secure posture starts with identity, and everyone plays a vital role. Check out four habits to prevent attacks and keep your organization safe and secure. Learn more. 

OKTA LEARNING

Live Learning Labs

Live Learning Labs are an efficient new way to master Okta’s latest features in a hands-on, expert-led environment with direct, real-time guidance on critical implementation skills. These 2-hour sessions are available as part of the Expert Learning Pass and individual purchase. Lab topics include:

🛠️ Go Beyond Passwords: Phishing-Resistant MFA with Okta FastPass

⚙️ Implement External User Verification with Auth0 Forms

☁️ Use Possession-proof Tokens to Protect Your Apps with Okta

Master the practical skills needed for a robust identity security posture. Schedule your first Live Learning Lab today!

PRODUCT UPDATES 

Experts Helping Customers: What’s the Difference Between Okta Customer Identity and Auth0

Architects, Product Managers, and Developers: Are you clear on when to leverage Okta Customer Identity (OCI) versus Auth0 for your applications? We just published a new strategic blog post, “Experts Helping Customers: What’s the Difference Between Okta Customer Identity and Auth0”, to provide the technical clarity you need. Learn how to maximize the unique power of each platform for your specific use cases. Learn more.

ADP WorkforceNow as a Source with Okta XaaS

The blog dives into the architecture for leveraging Okta’s Anything as a source (XaaS) platform with ADP APIs, Workflows and an API Gateway. ADP WorkforceNow as a Source with Okta XaaS. Check it out.

New Okta Workflows: September 2025

Calling all Workflows builders! We have new educational resources, including introductory tutorials, new blogs, online meet-ups, new Knowledge articles, and more. Learn more.

September 2025: Okta Release Highlights

Get the scoop on new, generally available, and early access features. We have many new resources, including a Knowledge article, a short video, and detailed release notes. Check it out.

TOP TRENDING COMMUNITY TOPICS 

Tip & Trick: Stay up to date with trending questions and knowledge base articles by checking out the Community Home Page and filtering top questions, latest posts, and most recent activity.

Top Questions

How to sign out a user from all the logged in OKTA active session from multiple application in the same device

Receiving access denied error for SharePoint smart link

Okta Verify on iOS keeps having a DNS Settings error

Google Sheets Connector still down. Getting "message": "Invalid input for 'list'. Expected a list"

"Okta Verify Auto Send" chrome extension is grayed out

📘 Top Knowledge Articles

Zendesk Workflow Connector Update with Zendesk API Update

A Guide to Conditional Logic in Workflows

Okta Device Access Upgrade Issues on Windows 11 24H2

Windows Desktop MFA Recovery Troubleshooting

Blocking Suspicious Sign-In Attempts Accessing the Okta Tenant

STAY CONNECTED

Okta Help Center YouTube Channel

Watch, connect, grow, and collaborate with an entire community of peers. We have a playlist for all things Community! Did you know we have a Community Highlights playlist on the Okta Support YouTube Channel? Think of it as your one-stop shop for valuable and engaging content from our community, like Ask Me Anything (AMA) sessions with Okta Experts and product updates, practical tips, best practices, and more! Subscribe now.  

Okta Community on LinkedIn

Discover resources to successfully navigate Okta and grow your expertise across a range of products. Follow us.

Okta Support X

Connect with us on Okta's Customer Support X (formerly known as Twitter)

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