Softcat Limited

OKTA

Okta is a leading identity solution providing single-sign on, multi-factor authentication, access provisioning and lifecycle management for both cloud based and on-premise applications.

Features

• Single Sign-On
• Universal Directory
• Identity Lifecycle Management (Identity Provisioning)
• Advanced Server Access
• Multi Factor Authentication
• Adaptive Multifactor Authentication
• API Access Management
• Access Gateway
• Identity Workflows
• Integrations (eg. Active Directory and SAAS Apps)

Benefits

• Securely store users and passwords and Enforce password policies
• Seamless access from any device or location
• Reduced helpdesk cost, and password resets
• Passwordless experience
• Reduce users and customers IT friction
• Automate joiner, mover, leaver process, including account deprovisioning
• Reduce audit time and risk
• No hardware, quick to deploy
• Access Gateway to on premise applications (application proxy)
• Workflows: Identity driven, low code workflow automations

£1,500 a unit

• Education pricing available
• Free trial available

Service documents

• Pricing document

  ODS

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

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Framework

G-Cloud 14

Service ID

686336485778643

Contact

Charles Harrison
01628 403403
psitq@softcat.com

Service scope

• Software add-on or extension: Yes, but can also be used as a standalone service
• What software services is the service an extension to: Integration catalogue: https://www.okta.com/integrations/ ; Any software supporting standards based single sign-on ; Any software supporting standards based user provisioning; Examples:; HCM/HR - Workday, SAP Successfactors; Collaboration software - MS Office 365, Google Workspace, Zoom, Slack; Zero Trust - Proofpoint, Crowdstrike; ITSM - ServiceNow, Remedy; CRM - Salesforce, Dynamics; Platforms - AWS, Azure
• Cloud deployment model: Public cloud
• Service constraints: N/A
• System requirements: Appropriate Licensing and access for integration configurations.

User support

• Email or online ticketing support: Email or online ticketing
• Support response times: SLA's for the different support levels can be found at: https://support.okta.com/help/s/article/Okta-Support-Service-Level-Agreements-by-Customer-Success-Package
• User can manage status and priority of support tickets: Yes
• Online ticketing support accessibility: None or don’t know
• Phone support: Yes
• Phone support availability: 24 hours, 7 days a week
• Web chat support: No
• Onsite support: Yes, at extra cost
• Support levels: Basic Success Business Hours: 12 hours/day x 5 days/week, excluding US holidays (6:00am - 6:00pm in the timezone of the Customer's HQ site); Premier, Premier Access & Premier Plus Success Business Hours: 24 Hours/Day x 7 Days/Week x 365 Days/Year; Premier Plus Success also includes a Customer Success Manager
• Support available to third parties: Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

• Getting started: Okta offers three support tiers to match your organization's needs; Basic, Premier and Premier Plus. Basic Support - The Okta Basic Success Package gives you access to training, the helpdesk forum, FAQs, on-line user guides and tutorials, and briefings of upcoming releases. Premier Support - The Okta Premier Success Package gives you access to live and pre-recorded training, 24x7 support with 1 hour response times, FAQs, on-line user guides, and tutorials so you get the most value from Okta. Premier Plus Support - The Okta Premier Plus Success package offers the most exclusive level of support. In addition to your own support number and priority routing to support engineers, you’ll work with a named Customer Success Manager (CSM), who is dedicated to understanding where your business is today, where you’d like to be tomorrow, and how Okta can help you get there. For more info on Okta support options please visit support.okta.com
• Service documentation: Yes
• Documentation formats:
  • HTML
  • PDF
• End-of-contract data extraction: Currently, the only way to bulk extract data from Okta is using the Okta API (freely documented). Optional Services can be purchased in order to provide assistance in the data extraction process.
• End-of-contract process: Okta is a subscription based software so customers will have the opportunity to renew their licences before their contract comes to an end, this can be a 1 or multi-year term. If the customer chooses not to renew, the contract is ended.

Using the service

• Web browser interface: Yes
• Supported browsers:
  • Internet Explorer 11
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Firefox
  • Chrome
  • Safari
  • Opera
• Application to install: No
• Designed for use on mobile devices: Yes
• Differences between the mobile and desktop service: The Okta web portal is browser based for both types of devices so only differences will be between the device display properties. The Okta mobile application is available at no extra cost.
• Service interface: Yes
• User support accessibility: None or don’t know
• Description of service interface: Okta has many ways to interact, including a web dashboard. The web dashboard is utilised by users to open assigned applications using Okta initiated single sign on (including multi factor). Administrators will use the web interface to do CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Deactivate) of users and groups as well as setup application connections and configure authentication and multifactor policies.
• Accessibility standards: None or don’t know
• Description of accessibility: N/A - WCAG 2.0 AA, working towards WCAG 2.1 AA or EN 301 549
• Accessibility testing: Don't know.
• API: Yes
• What users can and can't do using the API: Okta's API is a REST API that can be used to set up, manage and make changes to the service, including interactions against Users, Applications, Groups, Administration (Managing Admins and Event Information). The API can also be used for authentication and session management. Full Documentation, Developer Instances and Postman templates are also availably publicly via the developer.okta.com website. Most functions available in the admin dashboard are also available through the API.
• API documentation: Yes
• API documentation formats:
  • HTML
  • PDF
• API sandbox or test environment: Yes
• Customisation available: Yes
• Description of customisation: Modular licensing allows for specific solution creation per user demand. Dashboard and branding can be altered to meet user requirements and API allows for further customisation.

Scaling

• Independence of resources: Being able to scale is only one part of the equation. Today’s users expect a seamless experience while IT adapts to an increasing demand. Interruptions and downtime can severely hurt organization’s productivity. Okta is built to handle this challenge with a guaranteed 99.9% uptime, and zero planned downtime. Furthermore, Okta has maintained a 100% global uptime in the last 2 years, with no major service disruption, as it scaled 640% in the amount of authentications per month it needed to handle. Okta is never taken offline for updates or maintenance.

Analytics

• Service usage metrics: Yes
• Metrics types: While usage data and service metrics can be discovered within our system log. High level reports can be provided by the Okta team as required on request.
• Reporting types: Reports on request

Resellers

• Supplier type: Reseller (no extras)
• Organisation whose services are being resold: Okta

Staff security

• Staff security clearance: Other security clearance
• Government security clearance: Up to Developed Vetting (DV)

Asset protection

• Knowledge of data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Data storage and processing locations:
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • Other locations
• User control over data storage and processing locations: Yes
• Datacentre security standards: Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 3.0)
• Penetration testing frequency: At least every 6 months
• Penetration testing approach: Another external penetration testing organisation
• Protecting data at rest:
  • Physical access control, complying with CSA CCM v3.0
  • Encryption of all physical media
• Data sanitisation process: No
• Equipment disposal approach: Complying with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v.30, CAS (Sanitisation) or ISO/IEC 27001

Data importing and exporting

• Data export approach: Currently, the only way to bulk extract data from Okta is using the Okta API (freely documented). Optional Services can be purchased in order to provide assistance in the data extraction process.
• Data export formats:
  • CSV
  • Other
• Other data export formats: Via the Okta API
• Data import formats:
  • CSV
  • Other
• Other data import formats:
  • Various formats using the Okta API
  • Directory Services (such as Active Directory)
  • SCIM

Data-in-transit protection

• Data protection between buyer and supplier networks: TLS (version 1.2 or above)
• Data protection within supplier network: TLS (version 1.2 or above)

Availability and resilience

• Guaranteed availability: Identity is Always On, and so are we. We built the Okta service for high availability and a guaranteed uptime. https://support.okta.com/help/Documentation/Knowledge_Article/Okta-Support-Service-Level-Agreements-by-Customer-Success-Package
• Approach to resilience: Since we are aiming for billions of users and authentications, in 2014 we rolled out a new platform architecture that will get us to extreme scale. We call this architecture “cells”. A cell is a self-contained instance of the entire Okta service. Any fault in infrastructure is contained within a cell using a High Availability (HA) architecture, and even in case of an entire datacenter going down, another cell in a different geography takes ownership of the affected accounts within an hour.
• Outage reporting: You can see an updated status of Okta’s availability at all times by going to trust.okta.com. All users will also receive email alerts informing them of the problem, estimated outage time and a further email once fully restored.

Identity and authentication

• User authentication needed: Yes
• User authentication:
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Username or password
  • Other
• Other user authentication: Passwordless, webauthn/FIDO 2.0, Desktop SSO; The Okta authentication engine determines the types of authentication required as set in policy for the application for which, access is being requested, by the users.
• Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels: Access to support channels is only granted to administrative users and security check is carried out when a user raises a support ticket. Management interfaces is also locked down to administrative users.
• Access restriction testing frequency: At least once a year
• Management access authentication:
  • 2-factor authentication
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Username or password
  • Other
• Description of management access authentication: TOTP, webauthn/FIDO 2.0; Only Okta's technical operations team has access to the production environment containing customer data. Network layer controls ensure that privileged access is always enforced through whitelisted IPs and hosts, using encrypted VPN tunnels through non-standard ports. Technical operations personnel are assigned an SSH key pair to authenticate to the production environment. Second-factor authentication is provided by a physically separate hardware MFA Token, such as a Yubikey.

Audit information for users

• Access to user activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
• How long user audit data is stored for: Between 1 month and 6 months
• Access to supplier activity audit information: Users have access to real-time audit information
• How long supplier audit data is stored for: Between 6 months and 12 months
• How long system logs are stored for: Between 6 months and 12 months

Standards and certifications

• ISO/IEC 27001 certification: Yes
• Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001: The Certification Body of Schellman & Company, Inc.
• ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date: JUL-08-2016
• What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover: The scope of the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 certificate is limited to the information security management system (ISMS) supporting Okta’s cloud-based Identity-as-a-Service (IDaaS) platform and aligned with ISO/IEC 27018:2014 in accordance with the Statement of Applicability version 3.2, dated March 28, 2016.
• ISO 28000:2007 certification: No
• CSA STAR certification: Yes
• CSA STAR accreditation date: May 1, 2015
• CSA STAR certification level: Level 2: CSA STAR Attestation
• What the CSA STAR doesn’t cover: Schellman & Company, LLC examined the description of Okta, Inc.’s (“Okta” or the “service organization”) OnDemand Identity-as-a-Service (“IDaaS”) system for the period May 1, 2015, to May 31, 2016, (the “description”) based on the criteria set forth in paragraph 1.26 of the AICPA Guide Reporting on Controls at a Service Organization Relevant to Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, or Privacy (SOC 2®) (“description criteria”) and the suitability of the design and operating effectiveness of controls described therein to meet the criteria for the security, availability, and confidentiality principles set forth in TSP section 100, Trust Services Principles and Criteria for Security, Availability, Processing Integrity, Confidentiality, and Privacy (AICPA, Trust Services Principles and Criteria) (“applicable trust services criteria”), throughout the period May 1, 2015, to May 31, 2016. We have also examined the suitability of design and operating effectiveness of controls to meet the requirements set forth in the Cloud Security Alliance's Cloud Controls Matrix Version 3.0.1 control specifications.
• PCI certification: No
• Cyber essentials: No
• Cyber essentials plus: No
• Other security certifications: Yes
• Any other security certifications:
  • HIPAA
  • SOC2
  • FedRamp

Security governance

• Named board-level person responsible for service security: Yes
• Security governance certified: Yes
• Security governance standards:
  • ISO/IEC 27001
  • Other
• Other security governance standards: Compliance can be found here: https://trust.okta.com/compliance; SOC 2 Type II Certified ; HIPAA; CSA Star
• Information security policies and processes: The Okta team understands the need for its service to be both highly available and secure, and every aspect of the organization reflects this. From its hiring practices to the software it develops and the operational environment in which it runs, Okta understands that it is Always On. Okta enables enterprise administrators to increase security above what is available through traditional on-premises technologies. By offering strong password management capabilities, account management capabilities, easy-to-deploy multifactor authentication, and encrypted attributes, the enterprise is now able to put strong controls on high-value data while balancing the ease-of-access users demand. Okta is a leader in third-party certifications, physical and network security architecture, and reliability, so customers need not worry about putting authentication data in the cloud. Okta is trusted by organizations of all sizes and in all industries. Contact your sales representative to find out how Okta can make you more agile, more available, and more secure.

Operational security

• Configuration and change management standard: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
• Configuration and change management approach: Okta’s change control process is audited and attested to in our SOC 2 Type II report. The final build is promoted to QA, which is responsible for all security, unit, and regression testing on the build. Once it passes testing, it is finalized and released to technical operations who perform deployment testing the build. After successful deployment testing, the build is deployed to staging where it will bake in for a week. Once passed, it is put through another deployment test and then installed to production. Further information can be found in Okta's change management standard operating procedures (SOP) document.
• Vulnerability management type: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
• Vulnerability management approach: Okta conducts continuous internal vulnerability assessment, as well as annual external penetration testing. If a potential vulnerability is identified, it is triaged among the security, engineering, and technical operations teams. Okta's security team employs a risk ranking system for all technical vulnerabilities. The ranking system also accounts for all published risk rankings within the Okta environment. Critical- and high-risk issues are addressed as quickly as possible within the next release cycle or hot patch within the context of business feasibility. Medium-risk issues are addressed within the next four release cycles. Low-risk issues are addressed when possible with feature updates.
• Protective monitoring type: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v3.0 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
• Protective monitoring approach: Okta utilizes a number of monitoring tools with centralized logging and SIEM using our own correlation rules for security monitoring, analysis, and alerting
• Incident management type: Conforms to a recognised standard, for example, CSA CCM v3.0 or ISO/IEC 27035:2011 or SSAE-16 / ISAE 3402
• Incident management approach: Okta has formally documented incident response & disaster recovery standard operating procedures (SOPs) that describe discovery, investigation, escalation, containment, notification, and documentation processes. Customers are provided this SOP document upon request and under NDA.

Secure development

• Approach to secure software development best practice: Supplier-defined process

Public sector networks

• Connection to public sector networks: No

Social Value

• Social Value:

  Social Value

  • Fighting climate change
  • Tackling economic inequality
  • Equal opportunity
  • Wellbeing

  Fighting climate change

  Softcat are dedicated to reducing our environmental impact and actively promoting sustainability. Our commitment to sustainability is a core aspect of our business strategy, driving us to innovate and lead in the creation of a more sustainable future for our company and the communities we serve. This commitment is embedded in our policies, operating procedures, and training programs.; ; We are proud to be the first FTSE 250 company to be awarded 5-star status in relation to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. ; ; We aim to achieve a Carbon Net-Zero Value Circle by 2040 by prioritising renewable energy, reducing natural resource use, minimising waste, and safeguarding biodiversity in compliance with environmental legislation.; ; At Softcat, we have taken significant steps towards securing renewable energy across our organisation, reducing our scope 1 & 2 emissions. We had the target of using 100% Renewable Energy across all our locations by 2024. We successfully delivered against this target ~2 years early.; ; In May 2023 we took delivery of 15 electric vehicles, replacing all existing fossil-fuelled company cars used by employees for business means. The implementation of the EV pool fleet will see a saving of over 80 tons of CO2e per year. A huge impact on our Net Zero targets.

  Tackling economic inequality

  As a value-add reseller, Softcat outsources the products, services, and solutions through our extensive network of partners, to best suit the needs of our broad client base. We always consider and promote SMEs and local providers where appropriate, particularly for the products and services we offer via the G Cloud framework.; ; We remain dedicated to improving employability and educational awareness across schools, colleges, and universities to help break down the barriers to joining technology organisations.; ; We work collaboratively with many schools that are close in proximity to our offices, to ensure we are actively supporting the community as well as schools from lower socio-economic backgrounds. ; ; We visit the schools to talk about the IT sector and the roles in our organisation, as well as promoting work-experience opportunities during the summer. In particular, we actively encourage students from diverse backgrounds to engage in work experience to appreciate the roles available in our sector.; ; For ambitious school and college leavers, a Softcat Apprenticeship is a great first step into the world of work, with 94% of our apprentices offered a permanent position at Softcat post apprenticeships, which goes to show the amazing opportunity available with us.; ; We were ranked 1st in IT & Consultancy, and 10th overall in by RateMyApprenticeship.com - Best 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2023-2024 list.; ; Softcat now also offer 12 month paid internships to University students looking to complete a year in industry as part of their undergraduate studies.

  Equal opportunity

  Our approach to diversity and inclusion is introduced first during our induction training, as part of our Softcat values, outlining responsibility to uphold our principles. This message is reinforced by our process and policies, networks, Allyship Training and Inclusion Awareness campaigns.; ; Softcat supports diversity and inclusion through various networks including:; - Supporting Women in Business (SWIB); - The Ethnic and Cultural Network; - The Pride Network; - The Family Network; - The Empowering Disability and Neurodiversity Network (EDN); - The Faith at Work Network; - Armed Forces & Veterans Network; These networks aim to create a supportive and inclusive work environment for all employees, regardless of gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, or family commitments.; ; Our allyship programme, Stronger Together, is a mixture of event and workshop-based training available to all staff. Programme topics include, bias, power, privilege, and being a greater ally. ; ; Inclusion Awareness campaigns include race, disability, sexual orientation, gender, faith, and caring responsibilities. These sessions highlight and celebrate minority groups, through panel sessions, Q&A sessions and training, providing an opportunity to discuss and understand ways to be more inclusive. ; ; Our efforts to improve diversity and inclusion have been incredibly successful. Since 2020, the number of female employees below management level has increased to 35%, and the number of ethnic minority employees rose to 17%.

  Wellbeing

  At Softcat, all employees are provided with access to our multidimensional wellbeing programme which includes flexible work arrangements, free nutritious breakfast, mental health support, employee benefits scheme, health and wellbeing week activities, and online workshops.; ; Giving back to the community is an innate part of who we are as a company. All Softcat employees are therefore given two volunteer days per year to support a charitable or community cause. ; ; Each of our 10 regional offices also support local charities through fundraising, donations and events. For example, our Manchester office has raised over £30,000 for the WeLoveMCR charity. This funding has supported young, disadvantaged Manchester citizens in gaining qualifications to broaden their work opportunities and supporting local groups in delivering indispensable services that enable community cohesion.

Pricing

• Price: £1,500 a unit
• Discount for educational organisations: Yes
• Free trial available: Yes
• Description of free trial: 30 Day trial period in which you have full suite access for 100 users limited to 5 applications.
• Link to free trial: https://www.okta.com/free-trial/FRT

Service documents

• Pricing document

  ODS

• Service definition document

  PDF

• Terms and conditions

  PDF

Request an accessible format

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need versions of these documents in a more accessible format, email the supplier at psitq@softcat.com. Tell them what format you need. It will help if you say what assistive technology you use.