Identity access management company Okta Inc. today announced new platform innovations that extend the company’s security capabilities across both human and nonhuman identities.

The updates span the company’s Auth0 platform and the broader Okta identity fabric. They’re aimed at equipping developers and enterprises with the tools needed to build secure generative artificial intelligence applications while addressing growing risks tied to nonhuman identities such as AI agents, application programming interface keys and automation tools.

On the Auth0 side, Okta is introducing Auth for GenAI, a suite designed to help developers embed secure identity workflows into generative AI applications. Key features of the offering include asynchronous authorization for long-running agent tasks, fine-grained authorization tailored for retrieval augmented generation and a Token Vault for secure API access.

Additional enhancements to the Auth0 platform aim to help software-as-a-service providers move upmarket with enterprise-ready identity controls, such as Universal Logout, CIBA support for agent-initiated logins and customizable Universal Login flows for a seamless user experience.

For the Okta Platform, the company has introduced a series of new platform innovations designed to extend identity security across human and nonhuman entities. The updates are aimed at giving organizations unified control over increasingly complex ecosystems driven by AI agents, service accounts and machine-to-machine interactions.

New enhancements to Identity Security Posture Management and Okta Privileged Access provide continuous discovery, governance and protection of nonhuman identities. The upgrades also apply zero-trust principles to automation workflows and API-based access to address security blind spots in emerging AI-driven infrastructures.

Other enhancements to the Okta Platform include Separation of Duties for identity governance, which helps prevent privilege creep and enforces compliance through policy-based access restrictions. Okta is also adding Secure Device Features that tie device context into risk-aware access decisions, with the result delivering improved protection against credential theft and multi-factor authentication fatigue.

“Amid the excitement of embracing the next wave of generative AI, companies are moving quickly to deploy agentic use cases, often overlooking the critical need to secure these systems and control the sprawl of nonhuman identities,” said Arnab Bose, chief product officer of Okta Platform. “By bringing these identities into the identity security fabric, the Okta Platform can help organizations secure the rising digital labor force with the same rigor and vigilance as the human workforce.”

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