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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

In this lesson, we’ll take a high-level look at Okta’s data model. Every entity in Okta is referred to as a **resource**. Each resource comprises the following:

* **Attributes:** These are fields such as `id` or `status`.
* **Links/URLs:** These are a list of actions and URLs. Calls to different URLs will result in specific actions. For example, a `resetPassword` link would allow the user to reset their password.
* **Profile:** It is a JSON object that allows us to store attributes. For example, the `firstName` of a user will store the user’s first name.

A private data space is created for a user whenever they sign up for Okta. This private space is called an **organization** (also called **org**) in Okta. This customer owns this organization and all the data in it like users, directories, applications, groups and more.

Get a high-level overview of the Okta data model.

Introduction

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Conclusion

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