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Gain insights into using Okta for secure user authentication in JavaScript applications. Explore SSO, MFA, and AD/LDAP integration with practical examples and management tips. Discover further resources.

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Okta is a secure, customizable, and easy-to-integrate solution to add authentication and authorization services to applications. It features provisioning, single sign-on (SSO), Active Directory (AD) and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) integration, centralized deprovisioning of users, multi-factor authentication (MFA), mobile identity management, and flexible policies for organization security and control.

We'll learn about Okta organizations and their management. We'll also learn how to use Okta as the user store for single-page applications and sign users in with a practical example.

Lastly, this course will provide some recommendations and resources for further exploration of Okta.

Authenticating Application Users with Okta in JavaScript

When a user signs in, Okta sends their profile information back to the application. We can use this information to update the UI of our application according to our authorization protocols. The profile items returned by Okta are called **claims**. By default, Okta returns the user’s email address, first name, and last name. If we want to, we can also customize the items that are returned by Okta.

## How to get a user's profile information
We can get a user's profile information using the `getUserInfo()` method of the `oktaAuth` object when the `authState.isAuthenticated` flag is `true`. The `authState` and `oktaAuth` are returned by the `useOktaAuth` hook.

When a user signs in, Okta sends their profile information back to the application. We can use this information to update the UI of our application according to our authorization protocols. The profile items returned by Okta are called **claims**. By default, Okta returns the user’s email address, first name, and last name. If we want to, we can also customize the items that are returned by Okta.

# How to get a user's profile information
We can get a user's profile information using the `getUserInfo()` method of the `oktaAuth` object when the `authState.isAuthenticated` flag is `true`. The `authState` and `oktaAuth` are returned by the `useOktaAuth` hook.

Learn how to get a user's profile information after signing in to an application.

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How to get a user’s profile information