Okta Verify is a lightweight app that is used for 2-step verification so you can confirm your identity when you sign in to your Okta account. This gives you an extra layer of security so that you - and only you - can access your applications.
When you sign in to Okta, you can use Okta Verify to obtain a temporary 6-digit code or to approve a request notification sent to your device (your organization must enable notifications to use this feature).
Okta values your privacy. Okta Verify does not store personal information - we request permission only for your device camera, which is used to scan a QR code to register your device with Okta.
App Features
* Enroll in Okta Verify as a new user by registering your mobile device with your Okta account.
* Add one or more Okta accounts that require Okta Verify for authentication.
* Manage 2-factor authentication for non-Okta applications and web services that require the use of passcodes.
* Approve or deny sign-in requests on your device from a push notification (if enabled).
For more information, check out our docs at:
https://help.okta.com/en/prod/okta_help_CSH.htm#ext_okta_verify
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Okta Verify FAQ
Is Okta Verify free?
Yes, Okta Verify is completely free and it doesn't have any in-app purchases or subscriptions.
Is Okta Verify legit?
⚠️ The Okta Verify app has poor ratings and negative feedback. Users seem unsatisfied with its performance or features.
Whilst I understand the rationale for removing the OKTA Verify watch app, I hope when it is again technically appropriate that OKTA restores that function…I almost never got my codes from my phone (primarily was the watch) and now am regularly frustrated by needing to go and get my phone when a code is needed. Bring that back and you get another three stars!
UPDATE:
5 months after writing the above (now end November 2023) I have in fact downgraded to two stars because of the lack of Apple Watch capability. EVERY DAY I’m forced to dig my phone out of my pocket, bag, or occasionally go to a completely different building in order to get the codes…technology is supposed to improve and simplify, this is no better than the old-fashioned dongle displaying a code.
Not as good without the Watch App
Whilst I understand the rationale for removing the OKTA Verify watch app, I hope when it is again technically appropriate that OKTA restores that function…I almost never got my codes from my phone (primarily was the watch) and now am regularly frustrated by needing to go and get my phone when a code is needed. Bring that back and you get another two stars!
Okta has ruined all convenience
With Google SSO/authetication all services were working flawlessly and seamlessly. IT dept. gave us Okta so that their job would become easier. The 700 employees that need access to services we use daily, are having constant issues and not being able to access our tools, without Okta interrupting all flows and "haphazardly" throwing us out. No awareness/sync between computer and phone (who would have thouhg it would be nice being able to access eg. Slack on multiple devices).Maybe not the fault of Okta, but there is work life BO and AO (before Okta and after Okta). If your IT dept. threatens to enroll Okta, I recommend start polishing your resume.
Works great!
Just one caveat/question. On my old phone (with 3D Touch) I could accept MFA-requests directly from the Home Screen, but my new phone, and all new iPhones, only have Haptic Touch. The Haptic Touch doesn’t let my take action from the Home Screen but instead opens the app, where I can accept the MFA request. Could you please fix that? :)
It works now, thanks!
Stop making changes that force me to interact with the app longer than necessary
It’s incredibly annoying that I have to open up the app to confirm my logon request, the old functionality of pressing yes from the notification was so much simpler. that one change turned this app from a 5 star app to a 1 star. unacceptable.
I’m not happy with the company that has been doing bad things to me
I’m just going to start by saying that if this app gives a company complete control over my personal devices and I have been dealing with a complete nightmare for a while and I’m just trying to make it make sense as to why this is even a thing
Okta is an obstacle to my work flow
Terrible, buggy awful system that makes it impossible to verify my work app. Will request from IT that we use another verification method instead.
signed me out for no reason. account gone
my SCHOOL account was wiped off the app for no foreseeable reason. now i cant log in
Driver
Much too complicated
Notifications Frustrating
The app has a simple function that is quite well implemented, but using the phone app is very frustrating. As this is meant to be an app for verification, I wish to have as little interaction as efficiently as possible. Unfortunately, the notification process allows so little time to hit “yes” before it changes to “review” that invariably the app opens which is a minor, but noticeable interruption to workflow and efficiency that I don’t encounter with other authenticator apps. I feel like this would be easy to remedy.
