The Okta Developer Blog is a place for developers to learn about identity, security, and building better applications.
13 min read
In the Java world, there are two main build systems: Gradle and Maven. A build system chiefly manages potentially complex webs of dependencies and compiles the project. It also packages the compiled project along with all the resources and meta files into the final .war or .jar file. For simple…
Read more about Get Groovy with Gradle
5 min read
User account management, authorization, and access control can be difficult to implement for many web developers. At the same time, they are critical cornerstones of application security – any mistake can lead to data leaks, financial losses, and legal troubles.
Read more about PHP Authorization with OAuth 2.0 and Okta
8 min read
Here on the Okta Developer Relations team, we travel a lot (like, a lot) and we've learned a few things to make it easy. We've tried out countless suggestions over the years and I've rounded up the very best ones from my team to share with software developers getting their…
Read more about The Best Travel Tips for People In Tech
8 min read
So you wanna go full reactive, eh? Great! Reactive programming is an increasingly popular way to make your applications more efficient. Instead of making a call to a resource and waiting on a response, reactive applications asynchronously receive a response. This allows them to free up processing power, only perform…
Read more about Secure Reactive Microservices with Spring Cloud Gateway
5 min read
Microsoft Azure makes it incredibly easy to get a basic API/microservice up and running quickly! If you are unfamiliar with building serverless architecture in the Microsoft ecosystem, using Azure Functions has become a quick way to get back-end code up and running that is easy to understand and usable for…
Read more about 5 Minute Serverless Functions in Azure without an IDE
4 min read
As if developers didn't have a big enough task securing web applications from software-layer attacks, they now have to contend with another threat: hardware-layer vulnerabilities.
Read more about Combat Side-Channel Attacks with Cross-Origin Read Blocking
10 min read
Imagine two levers that are inversely connected. That is, as one goes up, the other goes down. One lever is User Experience and the other is Security. It's not a perfect analogy, but most developers can attest that as user experience goes up, security goes down.
Read more about Implement the OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code with PKCE Flow
4 min read
My favorite way to test Java code is with Groovy. Specifically, writing tests in Groovy with Hamcrest. In this post, I'll walk through how to test a simple Spring Boot application with these tools.
Read more about Make Java Tests Groovy With Hamcrest
1 min read
I'm excited to announce that I've joined Okta's Developer Relations team! I've been working on Okta's awesome Developer Experience team for the last couple years so I'm not exactly a new face around here. 😉
Read more about Welcome, Brian Demers
8 min read
The MySQL database has been a reliable workhorse for web applications for many years. It is the M in the LAMP stack, and powers a huge number of web servers across the world.
Read more about How to Work with Angular and MySQL
4 min read
Most developers know that building an e-Commerce website can be a major pain. You have to contend with making the front end look great even when the content is dynamic and frequently updated. From seasonal themes like Black Friday and Christmas to customization based on the user's behavior, it can…
Read more about Secure an Episerver CMS website with Okta and C#
5 min read
JavaFX, a library of user interaction controls, allows Java developers to build cross-platform desktop applications and internet application. It was intended as a replacement for Swing (if you're old like me and remember that).
Read more about Tutorial: How to Build a JavaFX Desktop App with OIDC Authentication
Andrew Hughes
Krasimir Hristozov
Heather Downing
Matt Raible
Tom Abbott
Micah Silverman
Brian Demers
Holger Schmitz
Jefferson Haw