The acquisition of Auth0 by Okta is a significant development in the identity and authentication space. While it may raise concerns for some, Authzed remains largely unaffected as its focus is on authorization rather than authentication. Authzed provides a hosted permissions system as a service that enables customers to make fast and accurate access management decisions without having tedious computations in their app servers. The acquisition highlights the value of hosted service providers in this space, which has been demonstrated by Auth0's success. There are alternative options available for those concerned about the impact on Auth0, including PingIdentity, SuperTokens, cloud provider identity services, and integrating with OpenID Connect endpoints. Authzed supports identity from these sources, making it a viable choice for building better services through improved permissions fidelity, reliability, and testability.