Okta + Creto: Authorizations
Smart access decisions. No overreach. No audit panic.
The Challenge
Most organizations nail the login. But what happens after authentication?
That’s where authorization begins—and where most access programs fall apart.
Whether it’s overprivileged internal users, inconsistent policy enforcement, or compliance chaos from shadow entitlements, the problem is the same: authentication tells you who; authorization tells you what they can do. And without a solid authorization layer, your identity system is just a security liability with branding.
Common Pain Points We Solve
Let’s be clear—authorization is not just a technical detail. It’s the core of digital trust.
Everyone is an “admin” because no one has time to map granular roles
Access sprawl across environments, with no visibility or consistency
Hardcoded policies and one-off exceptions that break every time the org changes
Audits that rely on spreadsheets and manual justifications
What Creto Delivers
We design and implement smart, scalable, policy-based authorization on top of Okta—built to reflect how your business actually operates and how your regulators expect you to prove it.
Role & Attribute-Based Access Control (RBAC / ABAC)
- Design meaningful roles across business units, not just IT groups
- Layer in contextual access using location, time, device, or risk level
- Model real-world responsibilities into identity-driven policies
- Align with least privilege and zero trust principles from the ground up
🔐 Creto helped a mid-size financial firm reduce privileged user count by 63% through policy redesign.
Dynamic Access Policies
- Automate policy enforcement with real-time context (device, risk score, behavior)
- Integrate policies with Okta’s Fine Grained Authorization, Workflows, and third-party policy engines
- Implement “step-up” access flows—more access requires more trust
- Build reusable policy modules for fast scaling and onboarding
⚙️ One healthtech client replaced 120 app-specific ACLs with 8 reusable policy templates.
Just-In-Time & Time-Bound Access
- Provide elevated access only when needed—and only for how long it’s needed
- Require approvals, ticket validation, or session-based triggers
- Eliminate standing access for sensitive systems (e.g., production, finance, PII)
⏱ A government agency implemented JIT admin access to critical systems—reducing standing privilege by 89%.
Audit-Ready Governance
- Track who requested, approved, and used access—down to the policy version
- Exportable access decisions, logs, and exceptions for SOX, HIPAA, ISO 27001
- Built-in review cycles and revocation logic
- Connects with GRC tools, SIEM, or access certification platforms
📁 A fintech client passed their annual SOC 2 audit with no remediation thanks to Creto’s real-time policy logging.
Why This Matters
You can’t scale security—or compliance—with ad hoc authorizations and hero spreadsheets.
Creto delivers a governed, modular, and provable authorization model that lets you
Move fast without breaking compliance
Grant precise access without friction
Prove who had access, why, and under what policy—on demand
Your people—and how they work
Creto aligns your Okta implementation with your architecture, governance, and operations, so your identity system supports transformation—not stalls it.
What You’ll Get
Modern identity isn’t just about security—it’s about velocity, visibility, and control. When you work with Creto, your workforce identity becomes a growth enabler, not an IT bottleneck.
Here’s what that looks like in practice:
- Strong, scalable access boundaries across teams and environments
- Built-in compliance logic that holds up under scrutiny
- Dynamic access aligned to real-world workflows
- Total visibility into authorization decisions and usage