
StuartF.06178 (Customer) asked a question.
Sync Okta users direct to Azure AD
Hi, we are currently syncing our users to on-prem AD then up to Azure by way of Azure AD Connect. We want to do away with the middle man and go direct to Azure AD
Is this possible?
Thanks

Hello @StuartF.06178 (Customer)
Thanks for posting.
Using Okta to delegate authentication to shared resources is a common use case for integrating Okta with an external IdP. For example, a company using Okta to manage access to applications has a partner who needs access to an application to collaborate on a project. To reduce administrative effort and password creation, the partner prefers to use its existing Azure Active Directory instance for authentication. Okta can use inbound federation to delegate authentication to Azure Active Directory because it uses the SAML 2.0 protocol.
https://okta-help.pixtulate.com/en/prod/Content/Topics/Provisioning/azure/azure-about-integration.htm
According to below link, you can sync my users from Okta to Azure AD without Azure AD Connect.
https://okta-help.pixtulate.com/en/prod/Content/Topics/Apps/Office365-Deployment/deploy-main.htm
Let us know if this helps you.
Daniela Chavarria.
Okta Inc.