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Note: In May 2025, the Okta Integrator Free Plan replaced Okta Developer Edition Accounts, and the Okta CLI was deprecated. We preserved this post for reference, but the instructions no longer work as written. Replace the Okta CLI commands by manually configuring Okta following the instructions in our Developer Documentation.
Read more about Secure Your .NET 5 Blazor Server App with MFA
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Project Helidon is a set of Java libraries for writing microservices. It's an open source, Apache 2.0-licensed, Oracle-sponsored project and contains support for MicroProfile as well as a reactive, functional API. Helidon's two different styles are known as Helidon MP and SE, respectively. The helidon.io website says:
Read more about Build REST APIs and Native Java Apps with Helidon
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Microservices are an increasingly popular architecture, as they allow you to split application development into smaller, easier-to-manage pieces. However, microservices introduce complexity when it comes to implementing authentication. Generally, you only need to worry about one point of ingress for auth with a traditional monolithic application. Still, there are multiple…
Read more about Authentication Patterns for PHP Microservices
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As the holiday season gets into full swing, the Developer Advocacy team at Okta has sat down around our virtual table to chat about things we're grateful for across our various technical communities.
Read more about Happy Holidays!
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GraphQL's popularity has grown among frontend and backend developers alike. It allows frontend teams to request only the data they need while preventing an explosion of backend endpoints, since all operations can go through one simple endpoint for all models being worked on.
Read more about Build and Secure GraphQL APIs with Laravel
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When it comes to security, there seems to be a disconnect in gaming. Where other industries have embraced an all-for-one and one-for-all approach to combating security threats, most gaming and entertainment companies seem largely happy to go it alone.
Read more about What We Learned About Game Security at PAX West 2021
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Most applications require some sort of secret or password to enable access: database connection info, API keys, OAuth client secrets, and JWT keys, to list some examples. Dealing with secrets in your projects is always a chore, and it's often done wrong. In this post, I'll describe five common problems,…
Read more about Five Anti-Patterns with Secrets in Java
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Businesses have unique and complex needs. In addition to the user or organization-specific data to show, there might be a need to display different views and content conditionally. The conditions might include the user's role or which department they belong to. The information about a user might be part of…
Read more about Loading Components Dynamically in an Angular App
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Electron is one of the most popular desktop frameworks today. Electron uses HTML, JavaScript, and CSS for its front end and Node.js for its backend. This design enables developers to quickly write and easily maintain cross-platform applications between their desktop and web applications. Since Electron uses Node on the backend,…
Read more about Build an Electron App with JavaScript and Authentication
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Kubernetes has become an unavoidable part of a software infrastructure these days. If you are an enterprise or medium/large company, chances are you are already running Kubernetes clusters for your workloads. If you are a DevOps engineer, there is a good chance you are maintaining either an on-prem Kubernetes cluster…
Read more about How to Secure Your Kubernetes Clusters With Best Practices
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If you search for "Full Stack Java" on the internet, you'll likely find a lot of recruiting, courses, and jobs. Being a full stack developer can be exciting because you can create the backend and frontend of an app all by yourself. There is business logic and algorithms as well…
Read more about Full Stack Java with React, Spring Boot, and JHipster
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In August, Okta's developer relations team invited intrepid developers to participate in the virtual Okta Identity Engine Early Access Hackathon, and challenged them to build a working app with our limited availability new customer identity and access management (CIAM) platform. A month or so after, judges convened, winners were announced,…
Read more about Getting to Know GooseClip: Interview with an Okta Hackathon Winner
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