Okta manages workforce SSO and customer identity. H33 secures the cryptographic layer underneath with post-quantum encryption. If your threat model includes quantum computing, harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks, or zero-trust compliance mandates, H33 is the Okta alternative engineered for what comes next.
How an enterprise identity platform compares to a post-quantum cryptographic authentication API.
| Feature | Okta | H33 |
|---|---|---|
| Identity Management Approach | Workforce SSO + Customer Identity (directory, lifecycle, MFA orchestration) | Post-quantum cryptographic authentication API — FHE + ZKP + PQ signatures |
| Post-Quantum Crypto | No — RSA/ECDSA for token signing, TLS for transport | ML-KEM (Kyber) + ML-DSA (Dilithium) — NIST FIPS 203/204 |
| Encrypted Biometrics | Delegates to third-party MFA providers (WebAuthn, FIDO2) | BFV lattice FHE — biometric matching without decryption (939µs / 32 users) |
| Zero-Knowledge Proofs | Not offered | ZK-STARKs with SHA3-256 — 2.0µs prove, 0.2µs verify |
| Throughput | Rate-limited per tenant (varies by plan) | 2.17M auth/sec sustained (Graviton4, 96 workers) |
| Per-Auth Latency | Network-bound (100–500ms typical with SSO redirect) | ~38.5µs per auth (batched FHE + ZKP + attestation) |
| Pricing Model | Per user per month ($2–15+/user/mo depending on product) | $0.033 per authentication — pay for what you use |
| Data Exposure During Auth | Credentials processed in plaintext on Okta servers | Zero — FHE computation on encrypted data only |
Okta relies on RSA and ECDSA, which are broken by Shor's algorithm on a sufficiently powerful quantum computer. H33 uses NIST-standardized lattice-based cryptography — ML-KEM (Kyber) for key exchange and ML-DSA (Dilithium) for digital signatures, plus nested hybrid signatures (Ed25519 + Dilithium). No migration later — you start quantum-safe from day one.
Okta decrypts credentials server-side to verify them. H33 performs the entire verification in FHE ciphertext space — biometric templates are matched inside BFV encryption at 939µs per 32-user batch. The server never sees plaintext. A breach of H33 infrastructure exposes only encrypted ciphertexts that are computationally infeasible to decrypt.
Okta stores identity in a centralized directory. H33 supports soulbound decentralized identity (DID) — non-transferable, cryptographically bound credentials anchored on-chain. Your identity cannot be revoked by a provider outage, admin error, or account takeover. ZK-STARK proofs verify attributes without revealing underlying data.
Benchmarked at 2.17 million authentications per second sustained on AWS Graviton4. Each auth includes FHE biometric matching, a ZK-STARK proof, and a Dilithium digital signature — all completed in approximately 36 microseconds. This exceeds the throughput ceiling of most Okta enterprise deployments, and every operation is post-quantum secure.
Standard SSO authentication vs. post-quantum encrypted verification.
// Okta: credentials sent to Okta servers const { OktaAuth } = require('@okta/okta-auth-js'); const authClient = new OktaAuth({ issuer: 'https://your-org.okta.com/oauth2/default', clientId: 'YOUR_CLIENT_ID' }); const result = await authClient.signInWithCredentials({ username: 'user@example.com', password: 'plaintext-password' }); // Server decrypts and compares credentials // JWT signed with RS256 (RSA-2048)
// H33: credentials never decrypted const result = await h33.authenticate({ biometric: capturedTemplate, securityLevel: 'h33-128', mode: 'standard' }); // result.verified → true / false // result.attestation → Dilithium-signed proof // result.zkProof → ZK-STARK verification // // FHE biometric match in ~939µs (32 users/batch) // Plaintext NEVER touches the server // All signatures are post-quantum (ML-DSA)