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If you currently federate enterprise customers using Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML) and want to allow AI agents to access your API without migrating to OpenID Connect (OIDC), this Cross App Access (XAA) guide is for you. The Identity Assertion Authorization Grant specification, the basis of XAA, was originally designed with OIDC in mind. To use it in SAML applications, you must accommodate specific security and uniqueness requirements.

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How does cloud redefine business continuity planning? For decades, the standard IT paradigm dictated that resiliency was achieved by duplicating physical infrastructure—building secondary data centers, provisioning redundant power, and utilizing geographic separation. The transition to the cloud shifted this burden to cloud service providers (CSPs). Many business leaders mistakenly assumed that cloud adoption was synonymous with guaranteed availability.

My team has officially changed its name, and it’s one I’ve been excited about for a while. My team is now Builder Advocacy, and our organization is now Builder Experience (BX). We were previously known as Developer Advocacy and Developer Success, respectively. On the surface, it might look like a simple rebranding. But it’s not.

AI is taking over the world by storm! This year, AI is our focus at Oktane. We want to ensure you have the tools, the know-how, and solutions to keep your software systems secure, from traditional user apps to AI agents. We can’t wait to meet you and hear about your application needs and challenges. Join us at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas, NV, on September 24-26, 2025, for Oktane, and let’s nerd out on... Read more

McProxy enables developers to create MCP servers in seconds using natural language or API documentation, transforming API integration from hours to seconds TL;DR: McProxy is an open-standard gateway built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP) that enables AI agents to generate tool integrations on the fly using natural language or OpenAPI specs.

The identity stack is getting a new layer, and it’s already in your users’ pockets. Mobile driver’s licenses are live in dozens of U.S. states. The EU is mandating digital identity wallets for hundreds of millions of citizens. Apple Wallet and Google Wallet already hold government-issued credentials. Yet most development teams are not building for it. The layer is called Verifiable Digital Credentials. The issuer infrastructure is already live, with wallets deployed and standards stable.

At Okta, innovation isn’t siloed—it’s democratized. We believe the next game-changing idea can come from anyone, anywhere in the company, regardless of their role. This belief kicked off our AI journey with one bold move: Giving every Okta employee access to OpenAI. What started as an experiment in curiosity has now become a core pillar of our innovation engine.

The recent Executive Order on “Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security”opens in a new tab makes the federal stance on AI unmistakable. The US policy is to promote AI innovation and security together, working with the private sector to modernize and harden government systems against external threats and to prioritize the cyber defense of civilian, defense, and national security systems.