Partner Identity — Secure B2B access without the friction
Onboard external organizations quickly, federate identity across trust boundaries, and enforce zero-trust policies for every partner access request.
63%
of organizations experienced a data breach caused by a third party or supplier
Prevalent Third-Party Risk Report 2024
Key use cases
What this solves
B2B federation & external org onboarding
Let partner organizations authenticate with their own identity provider — no new credentials, no shadow IT accounts.
- →SAML & OIDC federation with partner IdPs
- →Okta Org2Org for multi-tenant Okta environments
- →Just-in-time (JIT) provisioning for partner users
- →Automated offboarding when partnerships end
Delegated administration
Let partner admins manage their own users within a defined, policy-constrained scope — without giving them access to your tenant.
- →Scoped admin roles for partner org managers
- →Self-service partner user provisioning portals
- →Read-only auditing for your security team
- →Policy guardrails partners cannot override
Partner portal SSO
Extend your app catalog to partners with a curated, branded portal — each partner sees only what they're entitled to.
- →App-level access scoped per partner organization
- →Branded self-service portal experience
- →MFA enforcement regardless of partner IdP
- →Session policies and idle timeout controls
Supply chain access governance
Maintain continuous visibility into who your partners are accessing, when, and from where — with automated access reviews.
- →Quarterly access certification for all partner accounts
- →Anomaly detection on partner login behavior
- →Audit logs exportable to your SIEM
- →Contractual access expiry automation
Okta capabilities
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Okta Org2Org
Push users and groups from a hub Okta org to spoke orgs — ideal for multi-subsidiary and franchise models.
External Identity (Workforce)
Onboard partners, contractors, and suppliers into your Okta environment with federation and JIT provisioning.
API Access Management
Secure partner-facing APIs with OAuth 2.0 — enforce scopes, rate limits, and token policies at the API gateway.
Delegated Administration
Give partner admins scoped control over their users without exposing your full Okta administration surface.
Okta Identity Governance
Extend access certifications and entitlement reviews to your partner and supplier population.
Universal Directory
A unified store for all external identities — partners, contractors, consultants — with custom attribute profiles.
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