Unlocking Privileged Access Governance With Okta Access Certifications For Service Accounts
Okta, Monday, March 2nd, 2026
Service accounts represent a significant blind spot in enterprise environments. These non-human accounts often have a large number of privileges and can become dangerous attack vectors if left ungoverned.
In fact, OWASP Non-Human Identities Top 10opens in a new tab lists 'Improper Offboarding' as the top NHI challenge, yet the top challenge selected by 32% of respondents in a Cloud Security Alliance surveyopens in a new tab is 'managing service accounts'.
Today, we're excited to announce that using Okta Identity Governance (OIG)opens in a new tab, customers can now extend governance capabilities to include service accounts managed in Okta Privileged Access (OPA)opens in a new tab, bringing the same rigorous oversight to non-human identities that organizations have historically applied to human identities.