Manage service accounts
Early Access release
Manage service accounts created in the Okta Admin Console in Okta Privileged Access.
In the Okta Admin Console, you can manage and secure passwords for SaaS app service accounts and Okta service accounts. An Okta super admin can select the user and manage the account with privileged access. After that, the Okta user account is treated as a service account. You can then use Okta Privileged Access to implement other security measures for the user account that is designated as a service account.
Service accounts appear as unassigned accounts on the Resource Assignment page. A resource admin can assign the service account to a resource group and project, and further configure how the account should be managed. If you need to grant a user access to this account, an Okta Privileged Access security admin can create a policy and rule to configure which users can access the account.
How service accounts work
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The service accounts created in the Okta Admin Console are visible to resource admins in the Okta Privileged Access dashboard under Resource Assignment. A resource admin can then assign the service accounts to a resource group and project.
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Once the service account is part of a project, Okta Privileged Access resource admins can adjust the settings for password rotation and password complexity.
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An Okta Privileged Access security admins can create a policy to allow users to access one or more service accounts.
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Users who have been granted access to one or more service accounts see the Okta Privileged Access app on their dashboard. They can click the app to authenticate into Okta Privileged Access and then browse for the account they need to access.