Okta Identity Governance

Okta Identity Governance is a cloud-native identity governance and administration (IGA) solution engineered to provide organizations with complete visibility, policy-driven control, and automated lifecycle governance over user access to critical applications and data. Operating natively within the Okta Workforce Identity Cloud, it bridges the historical gap between access management and identity governance, simplifying compliance and access certification.

The platform functions as an integrated SaaS capability, connecting directly with enterprise HR platforms (Workday, BambooHR), active directories, cloud platforms, and SaaS applications via automated SCIM connectors. It provides visual access request portals, automated approval workflows, and intuitive access certification campaigns to ensure users maintain only the permissions necessary for their current job roles. Key implementation use cases include conducting periodic access certification campaigns for SOC 2 and SOX compliance, automating user access requests and manager approval routing, enforcing least-privilege role-based access control, and automating just-in-time access revocations.

By unifying access management and governance within a single cloud platform, Okta Identity Governance eliminates the complexity and maintenance costs of legacy on-premises IGA software. Business managers and application owners receive streamlined review interfaces that display context-rich access insights, making entitlement reviews fast and meaningful. The solution reduces organizational attack surfaces, eliminates orphaned accounts, and provides auditable, continuous compliance across enterprise hybrid IT environments.