As 2025 closes, we celebrate another year of learning and innovation across the Okta Community. Here’s a look at the key themes and top resources. Here in the Okta Community we are celebrating the members and themes that resonated the most with our customers. From what you found the most helpful to some of the AMAs that drove the most conversations. Take a look at what you loved most in the community in 2025.

Okta Community 2025 All-Stars! 

Here are the Identity Heroes who dominated the forums this year:

1. Harry Lambert (The Identity Architect), Member since 2025, Master of Authentication, MFA, and Okta Classic Engine. Your go-to for foundational security support.
2. Kathy Tullio (The Automation Ace) Member since 2023, Champion of Okta Workflows, celebrated for high-volume answers and policy implementation expertise.
3. Brandon Black (The Integration Guru), Member since 2021, The authority on API Creation Best Practices and deep integration troubleshooting.

Your Top 3 Favorite AMAs (Ask Me Anythings)

You asked and we answered. These were your most helpful Okta Community Ask Me Anything Topics of 2025. These were the sessions that moved the needle, defined best practices, and set the stage for a safer, smarter 2026! 

1. The Okta Device Access AMA: One of most popular AMAs led by Okta Principal Product Acceleration Specialist, Arkadiusz Krowczynski (Arki), had nearly 50 responses from known gaps and limitations to what’s still on the ODA roadmap. See all the answers here.
2. The Access Management Policies AMA: Senior Product Manager Bhagya Prabhakar and Software Development Manager Lalitha Pidaparthi led this session, which showcased building Conditional Access using phishing-resistant MFA and Device Assurance Policies for trusted access.  See all the answers here.
3. On-Prem Directory Integrations AMA: In this session Senior Product Manager, Kaivalya Powale, and Staff Software Engineer, Gang Hoon Kim, focused on advancements in Okta’s on-prem Directory Integrations, specifically Active Directory (AD) and LDAP. You can learn more and access the answers here.  

Most Popular Groups

Our employee-led discussion groups make the best neighborhoods for diving into deeper discussions around Okta products and features. Here’s where most of you spent your time in 2025.

1. Community Central remains the undisputed largest hub with 98,041 members! Curious how Okta customers stay in tune with what’s new in the community? It’s all here. Join today.

2. The Workflows group is frequently mentioned in top contributor shoutouts with 254 engaged members. See why and take a peek.

3. There’s a reason why the Administration discussion group has nearly 400 members. This group is a key location for discussions on overall Okta management.

Certification Updates

Here are the most Sought-After Certifications in 2025

1. Okta Certified Professional Exam 
2. Administrator Exam 
3. Consultant Exam

Most Useful Knowledge Articles

Our Knowledge Base has been an essential resource, efficiently answering thousands of questions and significantly supporting our administrators in their daily work.

1. Configure Chrome to Suppress the Local Network Access Prompt for Okta FastPass
2. Introducing Integrator Free Orgs
3. FastPass Same-Device Enrollment UI Update

Looking Ahead

Thank you to every member who helped move identity forward in 2025! Let's keep this momentum going into 2026!

Join the Conversation: Share your highlights in the Okta Community forums—we’d love to hear how you’re shaping the future of identity!