Okta Certified Administrator Exam - Topic 8 Question 73 Discussion

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Question #: 73
Topic #: 8

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There might be specific AD attributes, which - apart from others - do not appear in the Okta user profile. Can those extra attributes be mapped and provisioned towards an app?

Solution: No, it is not possible as Okta queries the whole AD schema and retrieves everything that it's able to

AYes

BNo

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Suggested Answer: B

by Kanisha at Nov 22, 2025, 09:12 AM

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Janna

12 days ago

Sounds right, but what about specific app requirements?

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Gretchen

18 days ago

Wow, I didn't know it retrieves everything!

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Bethanie

23 days ago

I disagree, I've seen custom attributes mapped before.

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Kelvin

28 days ago

That's correct, Okta pulls the entire AD schema.

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Isadora

1 month ago

Wait, so Okta gets everything from AD? That's kind of creepy if you ask me.

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Chun

1 month ago

Haha, Okta is like a greedy data vacuum, it sucks up everything from AD!

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Cyril

1 month ago

I'm pretty sure the answer is no, Okta can't provision those extra attributes.

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Precious

2 months ago

Okta can definitely map those extra AD attributes, no problem!

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Frederica

2 months ago

I believe the answer is B) No, because Okta does query the entire AD schema, but I can't recall the details on why some attributes wouldn't show up.

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Kattie

2 months ago

I feel like we discussed a similar question in practice about attribute mapping, and I thought the answer was no because of how Okta interacts with AD.

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Blythe

2 months ago

I think I remember something about Okta only pulling standard attributes from AD, but I'm not entirely sure about the specifics.

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Julio

2 months ago

Easy peasy, the solution clearly states that Okta retrieves the entire AD schema, so there's no way to map extra attributes. I'll confidently select B) No.

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Lashandra

2 months ago

I'm a bit confused by this question. If Okta gets everything from AD, how could there be attributes that don't show up in the Okta profile? I'll need to double-check my understanding.

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Jerry

3 months ago

I think I've got a handle on this. Okta retrieves the whole AD schema, so any extra attributes beyond what's in the Okta profile can't be mapped. I'll go with B) No.

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Catarina

3 months ago

Agreed, no way to map extra attributes.

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Avery

3 months ago

I'm a bit confused. I thought Okta could map custom attributes if they were defined, but maybe that's not the case for all apps?

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Han

3 months ago

Okay, the solution says it's not possible, but I'm not sure I fully understand why. I'll need to review the details on how Okta queries the AD schema.

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Theron

4 months ago

Hmm, this seems like a tricky one. I'll need to think carefully about the AD attributes and how they map to the Okta user profile.

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Jutta

3 months ago

I think it's a bit confusing.

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