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Unicon Releases Federation Gateway for Streamlined Integrations to Okta

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Monday, October 14, 2019
Identity management, Identity, Programming languages, Federated identity, Computer access control, eduGAIN, Unicon, Identity provider, Okta, IDP, Cloud computing, SAML-based products and services

The Okta Identity Cloud is an independent and neutral, widely-used identity provider (IdP) that facilitates a modern identity strategy.

Key Points: 
  • The Okta Identity Cloud is an independent and neutral, widely-used identity provider (IdP) that facilitates a modern identity strategy.
  • Unicon developed the Federation Gateway to enable Okta's higher education customers to connect with trusted identity federations such as InCommon, Canadian Access Federation (CAF), and eduGAIN.
  • It automates the exchange of metadata between IdP and SP so that integrations do not need to be set up manually and Okta can quickly become a federation partner.
  • Unicon is a Registered Trademark of Unicon, Inc. All other product or service names are the property of their respective owners.