No. MyCena is complementary to SSO and identity providers, not a replacement. SSO platforms like Okta and Microsoft Entra ID solve a genuine problem: they centralise authentication across applications, reduce password fatigue, and simplify lifecycle management. They are excellent at what they do.

What SSO does not govern is the underlying credential used to authenticate to the SSO platform itself, or the credentials for systems outside the federation scope. The Okta 2022 breach is the clearest illustration: a support contractor's credential — outside Okta's own authentication scope — was the entry point. Okta's platform verified the attacker as a legitimate user because the credential was real.

MyCena closes the gap SSO leaves: the credentials your employees use to authenticate to SSO, the systems outside federation scope, third-party access, and legacy applications. Okta governs what you can access. MyCena governs the key you use to enter.