Okta Identity Governance Updates & Release Notes

Features and Enhancements

Configure access to the resource catalog

Previously, the ability to view resource catalog entry points, such as the Request Access button in the End-User Dashboard, was available to all users in an org by default. Now, admins can configure this visibility to allow all members of an org to view the entry points, no users to view them, or restrict entry point visibility to a specific set of Okta groups. For the Unified requester experience, this configuration also controls the Resource Catalog links and search options from the Okta Access Request app, Slack, and Microsoft Teams. See Configure resource catalog entry point visibility.

Features and Enhancements

Access request admin action enhancements

Access request admins can now view and cancel requests, even if there are completed tasks associated with them.

Request Inbox updates in the Okta Access Requests app

Access request admins can now view all requests in the org from the Requests Inbox page.

Fixes

• The following endpoints weren't visible in the Rate limit report:
  • /governance/api/v1/my/campaigns/{campaignId}/reviews
  • /governance/api/v1/my/campaigns/{campaignId}/reviews/actions
  • /governance/api/v1/my/campaigns/{campaignId}/reviews/bulk-decisions
  • /governance/api/v1/my/campaigns/{campaignId}/reviews/bulk-decisions/jobs/{jobId}
    (OKTA-1211609)
• The issuer URL value appeared in the Audience field of an AI agent connection campaign review instead of the resource indicator value. (OKTA-1239834)

Features and Enhancements

Certify AI agent resource connections is Generally Available in Preview environments

you can review and certify AI agent resource connections using identity campaigns (formerly, user campaigns). This helps you maintain visibility and control as AI agents' access changes over time. See Create identity campaigns to certify resource connections.

Governance Analyzer is Generally Available in Production environments

Governance Analyzer provides access certification campaign reviewers with insights and recommendations to make more informed decisions when approving or revoking user access. See Governance analyzer.

Certify service accounts is Generally Available in Production environments

You can now create resource campaigns to review and certify access for both SaaS application and Okta service accounts. This feature extends your governance strategy to non-human identities, helping you maintain visibility and control over critical service account access. See Certify service accounts.

Okta Workflows actions for request types is Generally Available in Production environments

Use the Run a workflow action step in a request type to allow requests managed by request types to trigger a delegated flow automatically. The requestID of the request is passed to the delegated flow using the Okta Workflows Caller input field. This feature lets you use your existing Workflows connectors and flows in Access Requests to automate requests. See Create request type.

Request subscriptions data export

To export information about users subscribed to access requests, select the Request subscriptions option in the Export Data window. The Requests option no longer includes subscriber data. See Export data from Access Requests.

Increased maximum for unique groups in the requester scope

You can now specify a maximum of 500 unique groups when you define the requester scope for all conditions in an org. See Access request condition limits.

Fixes

• When the AI agent connection type was API_SERVER, the connection's configured scopes weren't available in an Identity campaign's review item table. (OKTA-1235938)

Features and Enhancements

Resource collections now support groups, push groups, and non-Entitlement Management apps

Resource collections can now be further customized for specific roles by allowing groups, push groups, and non-Entitlement Management apps to be included in a collection. This provides admins the ability to assign a wider set of resources required for a specific role to a collection, improving control over resources and reducing management overhead. See Resource collections.

This is an Early Access release. See Enable self-service features.

New filter in Active campaign details and Past campaign details reports

Use the Resource name filter in Active campaign details and Past campaign details reports to filter for all resources, including AI agents.

Fixes

• The Resource column was unavailable in the table of review items for active identity campaigns when the identity scope was users or groups. (OKTA-1226108)
• Users could make changes to Access Request integrations without the appropriate permissions. (OKTA-1218777)

Features and Enhancements

Self-review for Okta admin roles is Generally Available in Production environments

Allow or block campaign reviewers from approving or revoking their own access to Okta admin roles. While Okta prevents self-reviews in campaigns that govern Okta admin roles by default, this feature gives you the option to allow self-reviews. See Create campaigns to review admin roles.

Customize Justification Requirements is Generally Available in Production environments

Configure Justification Settings when you create or edit a campaign to get more granular control over when campaign reviewers must enter a justification for access decisions, including making it mandatory only for revoke decisions and optional for approve decisions. This helps you better align the reviewer experience with your org's specific compliance needs. See Create resource campaigns or Create identity campaign.

Okta Workflows actions for request types is Generally Available in Preview environments

Use the Run a workflow action step in a request type to allow requests managed by request types to trigger a delegated flow automatically. The requestID of the request is passed to the delegated flow using the Okta Workflows Caller input field. This feature lets you use your existing Workflows connectors and flows in Access Requests to automate requests. See Create request type.

Certify service accounts is Generally Available in Preview environments

You can now create resource campaigns to review and certify access for both SaaS application and Okta service accounts. This feature extends your governance strategy to non-human identities, helping you maintain visibility and control over critical service account access. See Certify service accounts.

Certify AI agent resource connections

After you enable the Resource Access Certifications for AI Agents feature, you can review and certify AI agent resource connections using identity campaigns (formerly, user campaigns). This helps you maintain visibility and control as AI agents' access changes over time. See Create identity campaigns to certify resource connections.

This is an Early Access release. See Enable self-service features.

Removal of search filters from the Inbox page

The Requester type and Follower options have been removed from Filters on the Inbox page of the Okta Access Requests web app to improve performance.

UI updates to Okta Access Requests web app

The All requests page in the Okta Access Requests web app now shows 999+ if there are 1,000 or more requests instead of showing the exact count. This change helps reduce the time taken to list the requests on the page.

Features and Enhancements

Cancel action steps in requests managed by request types

If an action step is stuck in a request managed by a request type, request assignees can cancel the action step to better manage the request.

Reassign steps to multiple users

You can now reassign steps within an approval sequence or request type to 10 users. This applies to tasks, questions, actions, and approvals.

Fixes

• Sometimes approval tasks in access requests for Okta admin roles weren't assigned to groups and remained unassigned, causing delays in request resolution. (OKTA-1198387)

Features and Enhancements

Smart Review for campaign reviewers is Generally Available in Production environments

Smart Review creates a step-by-step workflow for campaign reviewers that groups items by user or resource. This approach helps reduce reviewer fatigue, enables more informed access decisions, and helps reviewers efficiently tackle high-volume campaigns. See Smart review.

Assignment methods for access certification campaigns is Generally Available in Production environments

The Assignment methods setting gives access certification campaign reviewers context on how a user was assigned access to a resource. It provides visibility into assignment methods for all resources, including all methods used to grant entitlements. This feature helps reviewers make informed, accurate decisions about a user's access. See Customizable reviewer context.

With this feature, the following Admin Console changes are also applicable:

• The existing Assignment type field has been renamed to Assignment methods.
• The existing Application assignment type field has been renamed to Application assignment methods.
• Resource-specific assignment method fields, such as Assigned via policy, Collection assignment type, Entitlement assignment type, and Group assignment type are no longer available. The information appears in the Assignment methods field.

The assignment method value Custom has been renamed to Individual. See Assignment methods.

Active Campaign Summary report is Generally Available in Production environments

Use this report to view the high-level configurations and status of your active access certification campaigns. This overview helps you easily track overall campaign progress at a glance. See Active Campaign Summary report.

Active Campaign Details report is Generally Available in Production environments

Use this report to view in-depth information about your active access certification campaigns. This detailed view helps you monitor granular progress, identify reviewers who haven't completed their tasks, and improve overall completion rates. See Active Campaign Details report.

Governance Analyzer is Generally Available in Preview environments

Governance Analyzer provides access certification campaign reviewers with insights and recommendations to make more informed decisions when approving or revoking user access. See Governance analyzer.

Self-review for Okta admin roles is Generally Available in Preview environments

Allow or block campaign reviewers from approving or revoking their own access to Okta admin roles. While Okta prevents self-reviews in campaigns that govern Okta admin roles by default, this feature gives you the option to allow self-reviews. See Create campaigns to review admin roles.

Customize Justification Requirements is Generally Available in Preview environments

Configure Justification Settings when you create or edit a campaign to get more granular control over when campaign reviewers must enter a justification for access decisions, including making it mandatory only for revoke decisions and optional for approve decisions. This helps you better align the reviewer experience with your org's specific compliance needs. See Create resource campaigns or Create user campaign.

This feature is Generally Available in Preview environments, but it's an Early Access release for Production environments.

Improved request details layout

The request details page now features an optimized layout for small screens to improve readability.

Increased maximum for groups in access levels

You can now specify a maximum of 500 unique groups when you define the Access level for an access request condition. Consequently, the maximum number of options available to requesters for an app is 50,000. See Access request condition limits.

Improved task assignment logic for group owners

When a group has a mix of individual users and groups defined as its group owner, Okta now assigns access request tasks to both the individual users and the members of the owner group.

Features and Enhancements

Governance Analyzer

Governance Analyzer provides access certification campaign reviewers with insights and recommendations to make more informed decisions when approving or revoking user access. See Governance analyzer.

This is an Early Access release. See Enable self-service features.

Self-review for Okta admin roles

Allow or block campaign reviewers from approving or revoking their own access to Okta admin roles. While Okta prevents self-reviews in campaigns that govern Okta admin roles by default, this feature gives you the option to allow self-reviews. See Create campaigns to review admin roles.

This is an Early Access release. See Enable self-service features.

Smart Review for campaign reviewers is Generally Available in Preview environments

Smart Review creates a step-by-step workflow for campaign reviewers that groups items by user or resource. This approach helps reduce reviewer fatigue, enables more informed access decisions, and helps reviewers efficiently tackle high-volume campaigns. See Smart review.

Assignment methods for access certification campaigns is Generally Available in Preview environments

The Assignment methods setting gives access certification campaign reviewers context on how a user was assigned access to a resource. It provides visibility into assignment methods for all resources, including all methods used to grant entitlements. This feature helps reviewers make informed, accurate decisions about a user's access. See Customizable reviewer context.

With this feature, the following Admin Console changes are also applicable:

• The existing Assignment type field has been renamed to Assignment methods.
• The existing Application assignment type field has been renamed to Application assignment methods.
• Resource-specific assignment method fields, such as Assigned via policy, Collection assignment type, Entitlement assignment type, and Group assignment type are no longer available. The information appears in the Assignment methods field.

The assignment method value Custom has been renamed to Individual. See Assignment methods.

Active Campaign Summary report is Generally Available in Preview environments

Use this report to view the high-level configurations and status of your active access certification campaigns. This overview helps you easily track overall campaign progress at a glance. See Active Campaign Summary report.

Active Campaign Details report is Generally Available in Preview environments

Use this report to view in-depth information about your active access certification campaigns. This detailed view helps you monitor granular progress, identify reviewers who haven't completed their tasks, and improve overall completion rates. See Active Campaign Details report.

Add access request condition descriptions

You can now add descriptions to access request conditions for apps, collections, and Okta admin role bundles. These descriptions appear alongside the condition's name on the Access Requests tab, making it easier for you to understand the specific purpose of each condition. See Create access request conditions.

Admin Console updates for Past Campaign Details and Past Campaign Summary reports

The following column headers have been renamed in the Past Campaign Details and Past Campaign Summary reports:

• Campaign started is now called Campaign start date.
• Campaign ended is now called Campaign end date.

Admin Console updates for access certification campaigns

• The Select applications dropdown menu on the campaign wizard's Resources page for AI agent resource types has been updated for clarity.
• The Managed connections checkbox on the Contextual Information page and the Managed connections field on the Review details panel have been renamed to Resource connections.

Fixes

• Apps that didn't have any entitlements weren't listed as a review item in user campaigns. (OKTA-1120669)
• Manual remediation was required when reviewers revoked a user's access to Active Directory-source groups in a campaign. (OKTA-1167090)