“Building an agent is only half the battle. Governing it is where we get stuck.” That question came up in nearly every conversation we had with engineering managers leading up to Okta Developer Connect San Francisco. The second edition of our flagship developer event series brought more than 100 developers, architects, founders, platform engineers, and security leaders to Okta HQ on April 30 for an afternoon of technical sessions, hands-on labs, and community conversations on...

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Identity has become one of the most important control points in modern systems. As applications grow more distributed and AI-driven automation becomes part of everyday workflows, identity increasingly defines how secure, predictable, and trustworthy those systems are. Decisions about access, scope, and lifecycle now shape not only the user experience, but also how well security holds up as systems scale. With this shift in mind, we hosted our first flagship Okta Developer Connect event in...

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Every web application needs authentication, but building it yourself is risky and time-consuming. Instead of starting from scratch, you can integrate Okta to manage user identity and pair Passport with the openid-client library in Express to simplify and secure the login flow. In this tutorial, you’ll build a secure, role-based expense dashboard where users can view their expenses tailored to their team. Check out the complete source code on GitHub and get started without setting...

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I’m Akanksha Bhasin, and I’m all about building community for developers. I come from a developer background, and for over six years, I’ve been building and growing communities for developers. On top of that, I’ve spent the last four years diving into Developer Relations. I’ve had the chance to work with some fast-growing companies, helping them build their communities worldwide. That means getting the word out about emerging tech to developers, organizing significant events and...

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