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# Migration toolkit for applications 8.2: Modernize your applications and clusters

**[Red Hat Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/rhdev)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Red Hat's Migration Toolkit for Applications 8.2 introduces two major capabilities: a standalone mta-ops CLI for stateless OpenShift workload migrations and a built-in Hub OIDC provider that eliminates the need for an external Keycloak deployment. The mta-ops CLI operates locally via kubeconfig, running workloads through a five-stage pipeline (Export → Transform → Apply → Validate → Deploy) with Kustomize-native transformations and strict API validation. The embedded OIDC provider supports local auth, LDAP/Active Directory federation, and external identity providers like Google, Okta, and Microsoft Entra ID. Token management is upgraded with short-lived JWTs, long-lived personal access tokens, and instant revocation. The IDE extension also gains OIDC device authentication support for streamlined developer workflows.

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