Okta Classic Engine release notes (Production)

Version: 2025.01.0

January 2025

Generally Available

Okta Provisioning agent, version 2.2.0

This release contains bug fixes and minor improvements. The RPM installer is now signed. See Okta Provisioning agent and SDK version history.

Okta Active Directory agent, version 3.19.0

This release of the Okta Active Directory agent includes an additional layer of end-to-end encryption for payloads that are exchanged between Okta and the agent. Support for monitoring the Active Directory agent configuration file has been added, where a System Log event is emitted when the agent configuration has been changed on premises. This release also includes security enhancements and bug fixes. See Okta Active Directory agent version history

OAuth 2.0 security for invoking API endpoints

Okta Workflows users can now securely invoke API endpoints using OAuth 2.0 protocols and their Okta org authorization server. Compared with the existing token authorization option, this feature is more secure while also being easier to implement. Add the okta.workflows.invoke.manage scope to any new or existing app integration to make it eligible to invoke your API endpoint. See Invoke a flow with an API endpoint.

Granular deprovisioning in Microsoft Office 365

You can now deprovision users in Office 365 using multiple methods. See Deprovisioning options for Office 365.

Block syncable passkeys

You can now block syncable passkeys during authentication. Previously, you could only block them during enrollment. This enhances the security of your org by preventing users from presenting such passkeys to attempt to enroll new, unmanaged devices. See FIDO2 (WebAuthn).

Additional use case selection in the OIN Wizard

Independent software vendors (ISVs) can select the following additional use case categories when they submit their integration to the OIN:

  • Automation

  • Centralized Logging

  • Directory and HR Sync

  • Multifactor Authentication (MFA)

See Use case selection in the OIN Wizard.

Early Access

Entitlement claims

You can now enrich tokens with app entitlements that produce deeper integrations. After you configure this feature for your app integration, use the Okta Expression Language in Identity Engine to add entitlements at runtime as OIDC claims and SAML assertions. See Generate federated claims.

Block syncable passkeys

You can now block syncable passkeys during authentication. Previously, you could only block them during enrollment. This enhances the security of your org by preventing users from presenting such passkeys to attempt to enroll new, unmanaged devices. See FIDO2 (WebAuthn).

Fixes

  • Incremental imports on a custom SCIM server sometimes removed user group memberships. (OKTA-736111)

  • In some orgs, users were unlocked based on the settings of the default AD password policy rather than a higher priority password policy. (OKTA-755979)

  • Leaving the Custom character restriction field empty in the Profile Editor resulted in an error. (OKTA-811861)

  • The Manage Applications permission for Custom Admin roles unnecessarily allowed admins to mange the client credentials section for OAuth 2.0 Service apps. (OKTA-821119)

  • Long group names were truncated on the Edit resources to a standard role page. (OKTA-839491)

  • Viewing group members in the Admin Console sometimes displayed an error. (OKTA-844568)

Version: 2024.12.0

December 2024

Generally Available

Sign-In Widget, version 7.26.1

For details about this release, see the Sign-In Widget Release Notes.

For more information about the Widget, see the Okta Sign-In Widget Guide.

Okta MFA Provider for ADFS, version 1.8.2

This version includes bug fixes and security hardening.

Okta On-Prem MFA agent, version 1.8.0

This version includes security enhancements. See Okta On-Prem MFA agent version history.

Automatically assign the Okta Access Certifications app

When you assign the super admin role to a user, the Okta Access Certifications app is automatically assigned.

Industry term update in the OIN catalog

The NGO industry term has been updated to Nonprofit Organizations in the Okta Integration Network (OIN) catalog. All published integrations with the NGO designation now have the Nonprofit Organizations designation.

System Log event for emails added to the bounced email list

A System Log system.email.bounce.removal event is now triggered when an API request is made to remove bounced emails (POST /org/email/bounces/remove-list). This request sends a list of emails to a third-party email service to remove the emails from the bounce list. The event is triggered when the API request is made. The event doesn’t indicate when the emails are actually removed by the third-party email service.

Haitian Creole translation for end users

On the End-User Settings page, users can now set their display language to Haitian Creole. See Supported display languages.

Filters for network zones

New filters in the network zones table help admins quickly distinguish between system-defined zones and those they have created. See Manage network zones.

Request access on behalf of another user

You can now allow users to request admin access for other users from their own dashboard. After you enable the option in the access requests conditions that manage admin role bundles, you can grant this permission to all users or limit it to managers only. See Create an access request condition.

Use case selection in the OIN Wizard

Independent software vendors (ISVs) can now select the following use case categories when they submit their integration to the Okta Integration Network (OIN):

  • Zero Trust
  • Identity Verification
  • Identity Governance and Administration (IGA)

See Use case guidelines for the OIN Wizard.

New task for orgs with one super admin

The Tasks dashboard widget and the HealthInsight page now indicate when an org has fewer than two super admins. This helps prevent orgs from losing access to the Admin Console.

Download links for Okta Jira and Confluence Authenticators in Admin Console

The download links for Okta Jira and Confluence Authenticators are no longer available in the Admin Console.

Early Access

New skipping of entitlement sync during import of a user Systems Log event

The following System Log event has been added: Sync skipping of entitlement during import of a user.

Force rematching of imported users

This feature enforces a rematch for unconfirmed users imported from a profile source, whether through full or incremental imports. It attempts to match these imported users with existing Okta users. When this feature is enabled, every import re-evaluates matches for unconfirmed users.

Create dynamic resource sets with conditions

Resource set conditions help you limit the scope of a role by excluding an admin’s access to certain apps. This gives you more granular control over your custom admin roles and helps meet your org’s unique security needs. See Resource set conditions.

Granular account linking for certain Identity Providers

When admins link users from SAML and OIDC Identity Providers, they can now exclude specific users and admins. This improves security by allowing admins to configure granular access control scenarios.

Self-service toggle for Deactivate App Users

Admins can now use the self-service toggle to change what happens to an Okta user’s individual app assignments upon deactivation. If enabled, the user's individual app assignments deactivate instead of suspend. If a user is reactivated in Okta, the individual app assignments don't reactivate.

Restrict access to the Admin Console

By default, users and groups with assigned admin roles have access to the Admin Console app. With this feature, super admins can choose to manually assign the app to delegated admins instead. This is recommended for orgs with admins who don't need access, like business partners, third-party admins, or admins who only use the Okta API. See Configure administrator settings.

Fixes

  • When an admin clicked the Next button multiple times in succession while the table was loading, the number of Realm Assignments erroneously increased. (OKTA-725359)

  • Okta MFA for Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) code wasn't signed. (OKTA-802958)

  • When an API Service integration was assigned a custom admin role, it couldn't access certain OIDC apps. (OKTA-814731)

  • Some users couldn't sign in to Okta after an OIDC client was added to a new custom access policy. (OKTA-815668)

  • The Tasks dashboard widget had extra white space next to the Type column. (OKTA-818109)

  • System Log entries were created without information about changes made to Identity Provider discovery policy rules. (OKTA-824865)

  • When an admin transitioned a user to a federated provider during password reset, it failed to fix the user's API status, the fields for the user, or the login states. (OKTA-827583)

  • The Symantec Web Security Services app was timing out too quickly when doing a group push. (OKTA-829357)

  • Super admins who were assigned the role through a group couldn't view all support cases. (OKTA-831270)

  • The Edit resource set page sometimes indicated that an unconditioned resource had conditions. (OKTA-838265)

  • The Create a resource set page was sometimes blank after an admin added an additional resource to a resource set. (OKTA-838266)

Okta Integration Network

  • Arxspan (SAML) has an updated ACS URL and Audience URI.
  • Avigilon Alta (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Brevity (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • Cisco User Management Connector (SCIM) has a new dynamic base URL.
  • DeepInfra (OIDC) is now available. Learn more.
  • Dext (OIDC) is now available. Learn more.
  • Kibana by Tech Prescient (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Smartsheet by Tech Prescient (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Speeda Customer Analytics (OIDC) is now available. Learn more.
  • XFA Discovery (API Service) is now available. Learn more.

Weekly Updates

2024.12.1: Update 1 started deployment on January 7

Fixes

  • Users couldn't sign in because AD SSO didn't support the prompt=login parameter for OIDC apps. (OKTA-798545)

  • On the Tasks page, if an app assignment model contained an array type with CVD properties and the user clicked Retry selected, the properties were sent in the wrong format. (OKTA-802994)

  • Updating the label of an OIDC app sometimes resulted in an incorrect label appearing in System Log events. (OKTA-816204)

  • Importing between apps created duplicate groups, even if Import Groups was disabled. (OKTA-819677)

  • Some users couldn't sign in if the global session policy that applied to them was deleted. (OKTA-820615)

  • If a user's phone authenticator enrollment had an extension, the telephony inline hook payload to the external web service didn't include it. (OKTA-835398)

  • When navigating to resource catalog items using direct links, requesters were redirected to the Request Access page instead. (OKTA-841323)

  • An Invalid Phone Number error sometimes appeared during SMS factor enrollment. (OKTA-842270)

  • The Admin Created filter for network zones only showed a single page of results, and the Show More link didn't work. (OKTA-842468)

  • Admins couldn't click Edit for the Give Access to Okta Support option to control Okta Support team access to their org. (OKTA-843678)

  • New device notification emails were sent if a request had an X-Device-Fingerprint header with an empty value. (OKTA-845617)

  • The Administrator assignment by role page for the super admin role displayed the internal first-party apps that were assigned to the role. (OKTA-846207)

Okta Integration Network

  • DeleteMe (SCIM) has a new DOB attribute and integration guide.
  • Dext (SAML) has a new logo.
  • dscout (SCIM) now supports group push.
  • Hyperproof (SAML) has a new logo.
  • Revolut People (SAML) is now available. Learn more.

Version: 2024.11.0

November 2024

Generally Available

Okta LDAP Agent, version 5.22.0

This version of the agent includes the following:

  • Agent now uses OAuth 2.0 and OAuth 2.0 Demonstrating Proof-of-Possession (DPoP) to securely communicate with Okta.
  • New agents are registered through the OAuth 2.0 device registration flow.
  • Agents now operate independently from the accounts used to register them.
  • Agents can now be installed by super admins and admins with a custom role that includes agent registration permissions. See LDAP integration prerequisites.
  • Linux LDAP agents are now managed using systemd instead of sysvinit. See Manage the Okta LDAP Agent.

See Okta LDAP Agent version history.

Improved user experience for group member counts

Groups now use async counts to determine user membership for groups that exceed 10,000 users. This improves the performance of both the Groups page and the group selector on the Sign-on policy page.

Give access to Okta Support

Admins can now control how members of the Okta Support team access their org. To support this, the Account page provides the following two options:

  • Impersonation Grants for Cases: Allows the Okta Support team to sign in to your org as a read-only admin to troubleshoot issues.
  • Support User Grants for Self-Assigned Cases: Allows an Okta Support representative to access your org settings after they've opened a case. Using these settings, admins can select the right level of Support access for their org.

See Give access to Okta Support.

Seamless ISV experience for SCIM

Okta now provides a seamless ISV experience to optimize the Okta Integration Network (OIN) submission experience for SCIM integrations. This new experience enables independent software vendors (ISVs) to build and manually test their SCIM integration metadata before submission to the OIN. This reduces the time needed for the OIN team to review and validate that the SCIM integration functions as intended, which shortens the time to publish in the OIN. This experience also incorporates communication processes in Salesforce, enabling improved collaboration internally within Okta teams and externally with ISVs. See Publish an OIN integration overview and Submit an integration with the OIN Wizard guide.

New column in Application Usage report

The Application Usage report now provides an Instance Name column. The new column helps users identity which apps the report was generated for.

Improved Access Requests error message

When you navigate to the Access Requests tab for an app, the resulting error message is now clearer.

Updates to User Accounts report

The maximum number of rows in a CSV export has been increased from 1 million to 5 million.

Early Access

IP Exempt Zone

Use this feature to allow traffic from specific gateway IPs irrespective of Okta ThreatInsight configurations or blocked network zones. See IP Exempt Zone.

OpenID Connect Identity Providers now support group sync

OpenID Connect Identity Providers now support full group sync and adding a user to a group that they don't already belong to. A user who authenticates with an external IdP is added to all available groups when Full sync of groups is enabled. The user is added to any groups that they don't already belong to when Add user to missing groups is enabled. This allows you to specify certain groups that users should be added to.

Create dynamic resource sets with conditions

Resource set conditions help you limit the scope of a role by excluding an admin's access to certain apps. This gives you more granular control over your custom admin roles and helps meet your org's unique security needs. See Resource set conditions.

Secure Partner Access for external partners

Secure Partner Access provides a secure way for external business partners to access your org's resources. It streamlines your partner management tasks, reduces IT workload, and simplifies the process of configuring your org's security requirements. See Manage Secure Partner Access.

Secure SaaS service accounts

This feature enables customers to monitor, manage, and secure access to service accounts in their SaaS apps. This new feature in Okta Privileged Access improves the Okta platform by safeguarding non-federated accounts across an org's apps. See Manage service accounts.

Fixes

  • The user count on the Groups page wasn't displayed correctly. (OKTA-603239)

  • The group picker in the Okta Browser Plugin showed an inaccurate user count. (OKTA-603587)

  • When the Settings page prompted an end user for reauthentication, the Sign-In Widget sometimes wasn't displayed correctly. (OKTA-793598)

  • Admins couldn't retry failed provisioning tasks. (OKTA-795934)

  • Admins who only had the View applications and their details and Run imports permissions could deactivate apps. (OKTA-798693)

  • SUSPENDED app users weren't supported during a group push. (OKTA-803747)

  • The authenticator enrollment and email notifications for new Okta Verify enrollments on custom domains weren't correctly branded. (OKTA-805671)

  • The text overflowed the Application notes for admins field in the General Settings section of the OIDC app page. (OKTA-813866)

  • When an admin clicked Show more tasks on the Tasks page after a Profile Push error occurred, the list of affected users appeared twice. (OKTA-814527)

  • When an app sign-on policy wasn't found, or the policy evaluation didn't match the policy rules but the catch-all rule granted access to the org, no System Log event was recorded. (OKTA-815982)

  • The Okta account management policy didn't prompt unknown users for an authenticator when they attempted to unlock their accounts or reset their passwords. (OKTA-820167)

  • Sometimes when an admin tried to view the Salesforce app integration, they were prompted to sign in. (OKTA-820465)

  • Sometimes an error occurred when pushing groups without a group description. (OKTA-820782)

  • The page title on the Sign On Policy page didn't appear in the correct place. (OKTA-821751)

  • On the Okta Admin Dashboard, the information in the Tasks widget wasn't aligned correctly. (OKTA-822294)

  • Sometimes there was an unexpected profile sync. You may experience one more unexpected profile sync. (OKTA-822824)

  • On the Edit role page, some role permissions weren't in the correct order. (OKTA-823779)

Okta Integration Network

  • Datadog (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • Diminish (OIDC) is now available. Learn more.
  • Docusign by Aquera (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • EveryKey SSO (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • Five9 Identity Service based SSO (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • Fullstory (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • getregistered (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • GitHub by Tech Prescient (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • LenelS2 Elements (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Lumos (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Metaphor (SCIM) has a new integration guide.
  • Ninth Brain Suite (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • Poggio (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • Schoox (SWA) has a new icon.
  • SecureTrustZone (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Seesaw (OIDC) is now available. Learn more.
  • Spherexx (SAML) has a new icon, description, and integration guide.
  • Upaknee Cloud Messaging Stack (OIDC) is now available. Learn more.

Weekly Updates

2024.11.1: Update 1 started deployment on December 2

Fixes

  • When an admin updated the Configured SAML Attributes for a SAML 2.0 integration, the values weren't reflected in the Admin Console. (OKTA-694781)

  • The minimum OS version required for the Okta Active Directory agent was incorrectly listed as Windows Server 2012. (OKTA-718212)

  • Text on the Edit resource to a standard role dialog was sometimes misaligned. (OKTA-794559)

  • The group picker incorrectly listed Okta Administrators on the New Web App Integration page under Assignments Limit access to selected groups. (OKTA-794750)

  • Emails stating that agents were down included an incorrect link to check agent status. (OKTA-797414)

  • SUSPENDED app users weren't supported during a group push. (OKTA-803747)

  • When an Okta AD agent failed to be reactivated because it had no SSWS token in the database, the Admin Console erroneously displayed a message stating that the agent was reactivated. (OKTA-806425)

  • There was an issue with the Sync Entitlements button on the Governance tab for the (Header Auth) Governance with SCIM 2.0 app. (OKTA-814934)

  • Some Microsoft Windows 365 Enterprise license names were missing or appeared incorrectly on the Edit Assignment page. (OKTA-817097)

  • Some error messages on the Sign-In Widget appeared in the wrong language. (OKTA-819400)

  • The OIDC scopes required to use entitlement management in Okta weren't enabled in Coupa. (OKTA-825558)

  • A GET user request for newly created users in Staged status sometimes returned incorrect activated and statusChangedvalues. (OKTA-827818)

Okta Integration Network

  • ADP Next Gen HCM by Aquera (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Analytic Index (OIDC) is now available. Learn more.
  • BarRaiser (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • CB Insights (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • Chili Piper (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • Clearout.io (OIDC) is now available. Learn more.
  • Cornerstone Core HR by Aquera (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Cyberlift SSO (OIDC) is now available. Learn more.
  • CytoTronics Pixel Pro (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • FastSpring (OIDC) is now available. Learn more.
  • Funnel.io (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • GitHub AE (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Greenhouse Recruiting by Aquera (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Hyperproof (SAML) has a new AIP, SSO URL, Audience URI, and integration guide.
  • LawVu (SCIM) now has Group Push, additional attributes, and an updated description.
  • LivePreso (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Marker.io (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • Moveworks (OIDC) has a new integration guide.
  • OPTIZMO (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Perimeter 81 (SAML) has an updated ACS URL and Audience URI.
  • Perimeter 81 (SCIM) now supports the EU location.
  • Sage HR by Aquera (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Secured Signing (OIDC) has a new icon.
  • Stripe (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • Vbrick Rev Cloud (SAML) is now available. Learn more.

2024.11.2: Update 2 started deployment on December 9

Fixes

  • Provisioning users from Okta to LDAP failed when multiple active app users had the same username in the same app instance. (OKTA-537618)

  • When an admin searched for an app on the Add Resource dialog, the Load More button didn't appear. (OKTA-646166)

  • Clicking Convert all Assignments for app integrations with large group memberships resulted in an error. (OKTA-731871)

  • Errors sometimes occurred when creating group rules due to validation failures in the group membership rule. (OKTA-792778)

  • User reconciliation failed during a real-time sync profile reload of users who belonged to large groups. (OKTA-793257)

  • On the Status dashboard widget, the bullet character overlapped the DEGRADATION status for Agents. (OKTA-805683)

  • When the end-user language was set to Spanish, the text on the Reset Password dialog was incorrect. (OKTA-821354)

  • A GET user request for newly created users in the staged status sometimes returned incorrect activated and statusChanged values. (OKTA-827818)

  • The Okta RADIUS agent was updated to version 2.24.0 for security enhancements, including hardening of the Password Authentication Protocol. The version also adds the Message-Authenticator attribute to responses. (OKTA-834907)

Okta Integration Network

  • ADP Decidium by Aquera (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • bob (SCIM) has a new logo and integration guide.
  • CloudPay Administrator Platform is now available. Learn more.
  • Descartes (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • Grafana by Tech Prescient (SCIM) now supports user imports.
  • Hyperproof (SAML) has a new API, SSO URL, Audience URI, and integration guide.
  • Jenkins by Tech Prescient (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • M-Files (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Nametag (API Service) is now available. Learn more.
  • Oloid (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Omnissa Identity Service (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • Omnissa Identity Service (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • Plumm (SAML) is now available. Learn more.
  • Productboard (SCIM) has a new description and supports group push.
  • SDWAN-FAST (OIDC) is now available. Learn more.
  • Simplebooklet (OIDC) is now available. Learn more.
  • Teamup Calendar (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.
  • TOMS-Europe (OIDC) is now available. Learn more.
  • TOMS-Global (OIDC) is now available. Learn more.
  • Wasabi Account Control Manager (SCIM) is now available. Learn more.