Zscaler + Okta

A zero trust solution for fast, secure access to applications

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Why Zscaler
Benefits
How It Works
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Simplify authentication and provisioning, enable adaptive zero trust access, and accelerate your digital transformation efforts with Zscaler and Okta.

WHY ZSCALER + OKTA

Providing security in a cloud-first world

As your enterprise applications move from traditional on-premises data centers to the cloud, protecting them from unauthorized access poses challenges, including:

Increased risks

Remote employees and devices as well as perimeter-based architectures expand your attack surface

Poor user experience

Users get frustrated with separate credentials for cloud vs. on-prem apps as well as latency from VPNs/firewalls

Costly/complex processes

Manually integrating, deploying, and managing VPNs, MPLS, and firewalls is expensive and complex

Inertia

Moving to the cloud requires you to modernize your infrastructure, but replacing your hardware can be daunting

BENEFITS

Zscaler and Okta deliver zero trust

Zscaler and Okta deliver a cloud-based zero trust solution that gives users fast, secure access to the internet, SaaS, and private apps over any network, from any location, and on any device. Our integrations provide:

Increased agility and lower total cost of ownership

Enable work from anywhere, dynamically manage role changes, and simplify management with cloud delivery and SCIM integration—without costly VPNs and firewalls.

Improved user experience

Simplify deployment and enable fast, direct, secure access to apps anywhere with seamless SAML integration for SSO and sharing of user and device context.

Reduced attack surface

Ensure zero trust access with risk-based continuous authentication that connects users directly to authorized apps without accessing the network.

HOW IT WORKS

Verify user identity

Work from anywhere

Access rights

Verify user identity

Zero trust starts with identity. The first step is to authenticate users. Once validated, access rights are verified based on context and the principles of least-privileged access to ensure users can only access applications for which they've been authorized.

Authenticate user identity

Verify user credentials based on employee data, including email and access entitlements

Auto provision new users

Add new users to the Zscaler database to ensure security policies are properly applied

Securely enable work from anywhere

Zscaler and Okta reduce the risks associated with BYOD and unmanaged devices, enabling users to securely work from anywhere, on any device, at any time.