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title: "Okta at RSA Conference 2024"
description: "Okta’s RSA Conference 2024 presence includes a May 7th session on identity as a defense against breaches and a booth featuring the Shared Signals Framework (SSF) and Universal Logout. Attackers can exploit weak passwords, phishing credentials, and privileged access, while applications may lack the cross-service context needed to identify suspicious account behavior. SSF, developed by the OpenID Foundation, enables software to send and receive signals about user behavior so services can respond according to their threat models. Universal Logout lets administrators and automation end a user’s existing sessions with an identity provider, complementing SSF and intrusion detection tools; Okta’s feature was not yet released. The post points to a build-your-own endpoint, SSF resources, and a pilot program for integrators."
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# Okta at RSA Conference 2024

[Okta](https://yomu.fyi/company/okta) · Michael Palermo · May 1, 2024

**Type:** Announcement

## Summary

Okta’s RSA Conference 2024 presence includes a May 7th session on identity as a defense against breaches and a booth featuring the Shared Signals Framework (SSF) and Universal Logout. Attackers can exploit weak passwords, phishing credentials, and privileged access, while applications may lack the cross-service context needed to identify suspicious account behavior. SSF, developed by the OpenID Foundation, enables software to send and receive signals about user behavior so services can respond according to their threat models. Universal Logout lets administrators and automation end a user’s existing sessions with an identity provider, complementing SSF and intrusion detection tools; Okta’s feature was not yet released. The post points to a build-your-own endpoint, SSF resources, and a pilot program for integrators.

## Context

The announcement is tied to RSA Conference 2024. It invites attendees to an identity-focused session on May 7th and to Okta’s booth, where SSF and Universal Logout are the featured topics.

## Approach / What changed

The proposed approach combines cross-application security signals with session termination. SSF lets applications share user-behavior information, while Universal Logout gives administrators or automation a way to end existing identity-provider sessions when suspicious activity is detected; the post also describes an endpoint that can be built before Okta’s feature is released.

## Takeaways

- The Shared Signals Framework, developed by the OpenID Foundation, lets software send and receive signals about user behavior so services can assess activity with broader context.
- Universal Logout addresses the difficulty of ending existing sessions after suspicious activity; it is intended to preserve long sessions while enabling threat-triggered re-authentication.
- Okta’s Universal Logout feature had not yet been released, but the post provides instructions for building an endpoint that identity providers or threat-detection tools can call.

## FAQ

### How does SSF improve detection across applications?

SSF lets formerly siloed applications share information about user behavior. Each service can then evaluate the broader picture and respond according to its own threat model.

### How does Universal Logout work with long-lived sessions?

Universal Logout allows administrators or automation to end a user’s existing sessions with an identity provider when suspicious activity is detected. It is designed to retain the productivity benefits of long sessions while enabling immediate session termination during threats.

### Can integrators use Okta Universal Logout already?

The Universal Logout feature provided by Okta had not yet been released. The post says integrators can build an endpoint that identity providers or threat-detection tools can call, and can contact Okta about a pilot program.

**Tags:** [Authentication](https://yomu.fyi/topic/authentication), [Security](https://yomu.fyi/topic/security), [Shared Signals Framework](https://yomu.fyi/topic/shared-signals)

- Source: [Okta](https://developer.okta.com/blog/2024/05/01/okta-rsa)
- Source URL: https://developer.okta.com/blog/2024/05/01/okta-rsa
- Ingested by Yomu: 2026-09-17T14:06:30.064Z

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