Not CUI Compliant
1 NIST 800-171 gaps detected. Okta's ordinary commercial tenant has no FedRAMP Marketplace record. The two Okta records that exist are separate offerings: Okta IDaaS Regulated Cloud (F1512167750, Moderate) and Okta IDaaS Government High Cloud (FR2131856836, High). Confirm in writing which one your contract actually puts you on — the commercial tenant is not either of them.
Okta (Commercial)
by Okta
FedRAMP Status
Not FedRAMP Authorized
Impact Level
N/A
Category
Identity & Access Management
Overview
Okta (Commercial) holds no FedRAMP authorization we can source. There is no FedRAMP Marketplace record for Okta (Commercial) in the live registry at fedramp.gov/marketplace, read 2026-07-27. Treat any authorization or equivalency claim as something to obtain in writing from the vendor and to assess yourself under DFARS 252.204-7012(b)(2)(ii)(D).
CUI Risk Assessment
Okta's ordinary commercial tenant has no FedRAMP Marketplace record. The two Okta records that exist are separate offerings: Okta IDaaS Regulated Cloud (F1512167750, Moderate) and Okta IDaaS Government High Cloud (FR2131856836, High). Confirm in writing which one your contract actually puts you on — the commercial tenant is not either of them.
Deployment & Architecture
Deployment Model: Cloud SaaS (vendor-hosted)
Okta (Commercial) has no FedRAMP authorization on record. DFARS 252.204-7012(b)(2)(ii)(D) requires an external cloud service provider to meet security requirements equivalent to the FedRAMP Moderate baseline — an authorization is the straightforward way to show that, but it is not the only one. Without one, the burden is on you to establish, document, and defend equivalency, and to meet the clause's incident-reporting and media-preservation obligations. Most contractors find an authorized alternative cheaper than carrying that burden.
Migration Checklist
- 1ISSO must document Okta (Commercial) as a POA&M finding under NIST 800-171 control 3.13.8 with planned remediation timeline not exceeding 180 days per DFARS 252.204-7012 requirements.
- 2Contracts officer must review active DoD contracts to determine CUI handling requirements and assess risk of using non-FedRAMP High IAM solution for contract performance.
- 3System administrator must inventory all applications integrated with Okta (Commercial) and classify which systems process, store, or transmit CUI requiring FedRAMP High authorization.
- 4ISSO must update SSP Section 2.3 (authorization boundary) to clearly identify Okta (Commercial) as external to the CUI processing environment until migration is complete.
- 5Procurement officer must initiate acquisition process for Okta for Government or Microsoft Entra ID GCC High subscription with FedRAMP High authorization.
- 6System administrator must configure enhanced logging for all Okta (Commercial) authentication events to meet AU-2 audit requirements during transition period.
- 7ISSO must implement compensating controls including network segmentation to prevent CUI data transmission through Okta (Commercial) authentication flows.
- 8Training coordinator must develop user awareness materials explaining the compliance risk and upcoming migration timeline to maintain DoD contract eligibility.
- 9System administrator must establish secure data export procedures from Okta (Commercial) ensuring CUI handling protocols are maintained during migration activities.
- 10ISSO must update continuous monitoring procedures to include monthly review of Okta (Commercial) usage until complete migration to authorized solution is achieved.
NIST 800-171 Violations
Using Okta (Commercial) for CUI without FedRAMP authorization may violate these NIST 800-171 controls:
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Is commercial Okta sufficient for CMMC?
There is no FedRAMP Marketplace record for Okta (Commercial) in the live registry at fedramp.gov/marketplace, read 2026-07-27. Treat any authorization or equivalency claim as something to obtain in writing from the vendor and to assess yourself under DFARS 252.204-7012(b)(2)(ii)(D).
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