Okta Certified Developer Practice Exam

The Okta Certified Developer exam validates your proficiency in building secure and seamless user experiences leveraging Okta APIs and SDKs. Earning this certification demonstrates your ability to integrate Okta's customer identity and access management (CIAM) solutions into various applications, enhancing security and streamlining user authentication processes.

Who Should Take This Exam?

This Okta certification is ideal for:

• Software Developers: Individuals who want to integrate Okta functionalities into web, mobile, or enterprise applications.
• API Developers: Professionals seeking to leverage Okta APIs for user authentication and authorization purposes.
• Identity and Access Management Specialists: Those aiming to gain expertise in implementing Okta solutions for secure access management.
• Anyone seeking to: Demonstrate their skills in building secure and user-friendly authentication experiences using Okta.

Are There Prerequisites?

There are no formal prerequisites for taking the Okta Certified Developer exam. However, a strong foundation in web development concepts, experience with RESTful APIs, and a basic understanding of authentication and authorization standards (OAuth, OpenID Connect) are beneficial for success.

Roles and Responsibilities 

• Okta Integration Developer: Developing and maintaining integrations between Okta and various applications using APIs and SDKs.
• Identity and Access Management Developer: Implementing Okta solutions to manage user access and ensure security within an organization's IT infrastructure.
• Full-Stack Developer (with Security Focus): Software developers with a focus on building secure applications that leverage Okta's authentication and authorization features.

Exam Details

• Type: Proctored online exam
• The exam involves 2 parts: Part I = 45 DOMC items and Part II = Four performance-based hands-on use cases
• time = 150 minutes (60 minutes for Part I and 90 minutes for Part II)
• Exam Fees: 250 USD

Course Outline

The Okta Developer exam includes the following topics - 

PART - I

• Understanding Authentication - 9%
• Overview of SSO and the API Access Management with the OIDC and OAuth - 18%
• Learn about Lifecycle Management - 16%
• Overview of Administrative APIs - 20%
• Understanding Debug Techniques - 9%
• Overview of Design Principles - 18%
• Learn about Okta Hooks - 9%
• Learn about Working with the Sign-In widget for the Authentication - 2%

PART - II

• Overview of Onboarding new users utilizing the Okta’s Management SDK and User and Group APIs - 27%
• Learn about Federating an App through OIDC - 33%
• Learn about Securing an API using OAuth and accessing an API from a client app using OAuth - 20%
• Configuring and implementing the Okta Sign-In Widget for the Authentication Purposes - 20%