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Okta Professional Maintenance Exam Study Guide

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The Okta Certified Professional Maintenance Exam is an on-demand, unproctored exam. During the exam, test takers can access https://help-okta.login.adsbillinghub.com/ and https://developer-okta.login.adsbillinghub.com/. This exam is intended for individuals who hold the Okta Certified Professional certification, do not intend to pursue the Okta Certified Administrator certification, and must ensure their Okta Certified Professional certification remains current. In order for you to keep your certification(s) current, you need to either take and pass the appropriate maintenance exam or earn a new, higher-level certification while your existing certification(s) are still active.

Number of Questions: This exam consists of 20 multiple-choice questions covering the topics outlined below.
Time Limit: The total amount of time allotted to complete this exam is 45 minutes.
Passing Score: Okta does not provide passing scores; however, at the completion of the exam, a Pass/Fail decision will be provided.
Retake Policy: The normal Okta certification retake policy outlined in the Certification Program Handbook does NOT apply to this maintenance exam. In addition, for this maintenance exam, exam takers have a free second shot. This means if you fail this exam, you can retake it for a second time at no cost to you. If you fail for a second time. You will need to pay the exam fee to retake this exam for the third time. You get a free retake after every paid attempt. If you pass this exam, you will not be allowed to retake it.

Topics Covered on the Exam

Exam Section	Topic Area	Objective	Percentage	Link(s)
Identity and Access Management	Single Sign-On (SSO) Federation	Based on a given use case, demonstrate knowledge of whether SAML, WS-FED, SWA, or OIDC should be used Demonstrate understanding of the Okta Integration Network (App Catalog)	15%	Configure Single Sign-On Options Add an app integration API service integrations in the OIN
Identity and Access Management	Single Directory Integration	Demonstrate knowledge of the Active Directory integration options with Okta	15%	Active Directory integration FAQ
User Lifecycle Management	Okta as a Directory	Demonstrate knowledge of the purpose of Universal Directory (UD) Demonstrate knowledge of custom attributes, mappings, and data transformation Demonstrate knowledge of Okta user statuses and their effect on authentication, group membership, and app assignments	20%	Manage profiles Okta Expression Language Suspend and unsuspend users User account status
User Lifecycle Management	Groups and Group Rules	Demonstrate knowledge of Okta Group types (Okta-sourced vs. App-sourced) and how to automate membership using Group Rules	20%	Okta group source types rules Group rules
Security	Basic Multifactor Authentication (MFA)	Demonstrate knowledge of authenticators, factor types, and method characteristics, enrollment, and reset	45%	Configure a Passkey (FIDO2 WebAuthn) authenticator
	Policies	Demonstrate knowledge of Okta policy types and their functions		Add a password policy rule
	Devices and Passwordless Authentication	Demonstrate knowledge of passwordless authentication and Okta Fastpass Demonstrate knowledge of Okta Verify Demonstrate knowledge of device trust concepts, including device context, device binding, registered vs. managed devices, and EDR signal		Enable Okta FastPass Configure an authentication policy for Okta FastPass Okta FastPass Configure Okta Verify options Device lifecycle
	Phishing Resistant Factors	Demonstrate understanding of the difference between phishing-resistant and non-phishing-resistant factors		Phishing-resistant authentication Multifactor authentication
	Okta for AI Agents	Demonstrate understanding of Okta for AI Agents, including agent registration, identity, and how governance applies to agent access		Add and register AI agents
	Network Zones	Demonstrate understanding of network zones		Add a network zone to policies IP Zones
	Okta Identity Governance	Demonstrate knowledge of basic Access Certification and Access Request capabilities with Okta Identity Governance		Access Certifications
Administration and Troubleshooting	Logging and Reporting	Be able to use the Tasks section of the dashboard to monitor tasks	20%	Monitor your tasks
		Demonstrate understanding of Okta logging (log retention period, triggers, exporting log data, logging)		System Log System Log query Log streaming
		Demonstrate understanding of the Rate Limit dashboard		Rate Limits report Set up rate limit notifications Log streaming

Troubleshooting Your Unproctored Certification Maintenance Exam

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Subject matter experts for the Okta Certified Professional Maintenance Exam

Okta certification exams are designed and built by subject-matter experts with extensive real-world experience implementing and administering Okta services and products. Here are the subject matter experts who made significant contributions in designing and building this exam:

Marius Costel Anghelin