Okta Community Monthly Buzz- July 2026

Welcome to July! If you are wondering how to improve your identity security posture management or looking for the latest Okta Community updates, you are in the right place. As we dive into another month, we're excited to share the latest highlights from the Okta Community. From Okta certification updates and member spotlights to enhanced support resources and valuable insights, we're committed to enhancing your Okta experience.

LATEST NEWS

August 5- Ask Me Anything: Okta for AI Agents

Join us on Wednesday, August 5, 2026 (9:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT) for an interactive Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Okta for AI Agents—our dedicated identity security solution for non-human identities, machine-to-machine (M2M) architectures, and autonomous workflows! Receive insights from Okta expert, Brent Arrington, covering non-human identity governance, agent discovery, and deployment best practices. Submit a question today.



Community Member Spotlight: Aliveni Sahithi Kolluru

Our latest Community Member Spotlight features Aliveni Sahithi Kolluru, Lead Okta Engineer and 4x Okta Certified expert. In this exclusive interview, Aliveni breaks down her career path and tackles critical identity hurdles. She highlights how to shift security teams from reactive defense to proactive Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM). She also shares strategies for governing non-human and AI-driven directory identities. Read her insights directly in the spotlight.

Securely scale your agentic enterprise with the AI Identity Maturity Model

The autonomous AI workforce is here, with 91% of organizations already utilizing AI agents throughout their environments. While these agents can unlock significant productivity gains, they also expand your attack surface with new risks like hardcoded credentials, lateral movement, and compliance gaps. Traditional security models built for humans simply can’t keep up with agents operating at machine speed. To help your teams scale safely, we’re excited to share our latest whitepaper: A Guide to Agentic AI Identity Maturity. Built upon Zero Trust principles, the guide offers a progressive roadmap to advance your security posture, maintain compliance, and enable AI-driven innovation.

Community Member Shoutout

In our latest member shoutout, we featured three outstanding members. Isaac Brumer, Shoichiro Kato, and Joris Willemse were recognized this month for their notable impact, including providing insights, troubleshooting techniques, and more to fellow members. Meet June's leaders.

OKTA LEARNING & CERTIFICATION

Boost Your Identity Expertise at Oktane 2026: Certifications & Labs

To kick off the road to Oktane 2026, we’re sharing a first look at the immersive training built to elevate your workforce identity expertise. Whether you want to learn at your own pace with self-guided labs or validate your skills with industry-recognized on-site exams, this post breaks down exactly how to maximize your conference experience. Act Fast! Early Bird certification pricing is just $149 until July 30 (Standard Rate: $199). Read the blog and remember to sign up for your exam pass when you register for Oktane!

A Simpler, Faster Okta Certification Online Experience

Check out the revamped Okta Certification site today! Here's what you can expect:

• Clear paths to preparation: Three-step preparation outlined for each exam, including links to recommended learning in Okta Learning, study guides, and premier practice exams.
• Streamlined exam pages: Need the exam overview? Want to know if you fit the audience? Want more prep? Click the appropriate pill to get what you need.
• Certification Success Stories: Hear from some of our Okta Certified Community members about their journey to getting certified, their perspective on the current state of the industry, and how they lock in to solve the Identity Security challenges that come their way.

Okta Certification Community Spotlight: Kartik Shah

Kartik is Director of Systems Operations at Major League Soccer, where he leads the Identity and Access Management strategy for their Okta and Auth0 platforms. He holds the Okta Certified Professional and Okta Certified Administrator credentials and is also a founding member of the Okta Certification Circle. Read on to learn about Kartik's path to getting Okta Certified, how it has added value to his organization, and his sage career advice.

Okta Certification Promotion

Getting Okta Certified is more achievable than ever — for a limited time. Complete the Okta Professional Performance Premier Practice Exam, request your voucher, and pay $100 instead of $250 for the 100% hands-on Okta Certified Professional Performance exam. First 100 only. Expires July 31. Don't wait. Register for the Premier Practice Exam.

Announcing the Okta Privileged Access Early Adopter Learning Path

This comprehensive Okta Learning path is designed to help you master modern privileged access management. You'll learn essential skills like securing databases and enforcing Zero Standing Privileges to reduce risk. Are you ready to enforce zero standing privileges? Start your learning path. 

PRODUCT UPDATES 

June 2026 Okta Workflows Update: New Tutorials and Resources for Builders

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

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

• Inquiry regarding the impact of administrator password changes on SSO, SCIM, and Okta Workflows
• Something Went Wrong" Error When Adding User to App
• My demo tenant has been deleted
• Admin issues with login and search
• M365 integration fails with UNEXPECTED_ERROR, provisioning URL does not load

📘 Top Knowledge Articles

• Okta Workflows: Cell Migration Expected Behaviors and Workarounds
• Upcoming Sender Policy Framework Changes for the Okta Email Domain
• Okta Error Occurs When Configuring Salesforce Provisioning With PKCE
• Update Office 365 App instance to support on demand rotation of SSO signing certificate
• Managed Connection Okta Cross App Access Feature No Longer Available as Self-Serve During Early Access

STAY CONNECTED

Okta Support 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.  

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