Okta and Ping Promise Freedom From Active Directory. Do They Deliver?

The Identity Blueprint · Aug 4, 2026 · 1h 15m

By the end of this episode, you'll know exactly how Okta and Ping handle the same identity challenges Microsoft solves with Entra — so you can evaluate either platform on real mechanics instead of vendor promises.In this episode, Ernie and Josée run the same stress test from the Microsoft episode through Okta and Ping: attribute-level source-of-authority switching down to a single field, the SPNEGO handshake that lets a cloud-authenticated user walk into a Kerberos app without a login screen, and why a Layer 7 access gateway closes off lateral movement in a way a VPN never could. We also…