Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication
Secure access for your entire business because 81% of data breaches involved weak or stolen credentials.
According to 2017 Verizon Data Breach Investigative Report
- Secure
Authentication for employees, partners, and customers accessing apps, systems, and devices
- Simple
Simple for admins to deploy and maintain, without impacting end user productivity
- Intelligent
Create intelligent policies based on login context that limit identity challenges to risky login attempts
Features
Multi-Factor Authentication
Implement a variety of different factors for authentication across usability and assurance levels:
Knowledge factors
Based on something the user knows
Possession factors
Based on something the user has
Biometric factors
Based on something the user is
Okta supports a variety of native and 3rd party authentication factors.
Contextual Access Management
Set intelligent access and authentication policies based on login context.
Location Context
- New city, state, or country
- New geo-location
- Impossible travel
Device Context
- New device
- Managed device
Network Context
- New IP
- Specified IP zones
- Network anonymizers
- Internet service provider ASN
Pre-auth sign on policy evaluation
Stop brute force attacks in their tracks by evaluating your Okta sign-on policies before credential evaluation, thereby reducing the likelihood of account lockouts for your workforce.
Passwordless authentication
Eliminate the risk of credential attacks and deliver a delightful user experience using passwordless authentication.
Leverage a range of passwordless authentication options for employees, partners, and contractors using WebAuthn, Factor sequencing, PIV/Smart Cards, Email Magic Links, Device Trust, and Desktop Single Sign-On.
Our passwordless authentication technologies help you:
- Leverage session risk to dynamically alter the authentication experience
- Delight users with one-click or one-touch authentication across desktop and mobile
- Reduce IT help-desk/support costs associated with password management
Prevent large scale identity attacks with Okta ThreatInsight
Utilize insights gathered from our Okta Integration Network to block suspicious login attempts. When enabling Okta ThreatInsight, organizations benefit from Okta’s network effect to prevent threat actors from compromising user accounts while also mitigating account lockout at the pre-auth level.
Respond to anomalous login behavior with risk-based authentication
Okta’s machine learning capabilities allow you to minimize the need for prescriptively creating access policies. With Risk-Based Authentication, Okta establishes a baseline login behavior for each individual user, and responds to anomalous activity with the appropriate set of strong factors for both high and low risk login attempts.
Password only
Password + Okta Verify with Push
Okta Verify + U2F
Enhanced user & admin experience
Adaptive multi-factor authentication includes features that improve user experience while enhancing the security posture
- Authenticate without a password: Enable user authentication by using other factors in lieu of a password
- Seamless enrollment: Self-service multi-factor authentication enrollment during initial login
- Flexible authentication: Select from a variety of end user experiences, including 1-click authentication
- Simple reporting and auditing: Detailed authentication logs, such as login attempts, with preset reports for audits and easy integration with security tools
Apps
Secure access to any of the 5,500+ out-of-the-box cloud, on-premise, mobile, and custom apps in the Okta Integration Network.
VPNs
Protect remote access to your network through VPN integrations including Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect, Cisco AnyConnect, and Fortinet FortiGate.
Desktop Virtualization
Enable strong authentication to VDIs such as Citrix Xen Desktop or VMware Horizon View.
Device Management
Set and enforce authentication policies based on device management status from VMWare, MobileIron, Intune, or JAMF.
Identity Providers
Integrate Okta MFA with 3rd party IdPs such as ADFS.
Security Analytics
Enrich security analytics with identity and authentication data for greater visibility and enhanced incident response.
Cloud Access Security Brokers
Secure access and enforce authentication policies when CASB detects anomalous behavior.
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Free Trial
Ready to try it out? Try Okta Adaptive MFA for free for 30 days or contact us for more information.
News and resources
5 Identity Attacks That Exploit Your Broken Authentication
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Read case studyAdaptive MFA Datasheet
Okta Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) provides the additional security to protect organizations from data breaches while offering administrators and end users the simplicity to stay productive.
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