Enrolling Google Authenticator with Okta

Description

  • I would like to add an additional factor like Google Authenticator to Okta.
  • How can I enroll Google Authenticator in Okta?

Environment

  • Mobile devices (iPhone, Andriod Phone, iPad)
  • Logging in to Bowdoin services through Okta
  • Google Authenticator must be downloaded from an app store.

Resolution

  1. Go to the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store and install Google Authenticator on your device.
  2. In the web browser on your computer: When signing in to Okta or accessing an Okta-protected resource (such as Outlook Online), enter your credentials and then click Next.
  3. On the Setup security authenticators page, click Set up.
  4. Select your device type, and then click Next. 
  5. Perform the QR code scanning steps that apply to you:

    If your device can scan QR codes:

    1. Don't click Next in the browser yet; instead, on your mobile device, launch Google Authenticator.
    2. In Google Authenticator, tap the + sign.
    3. Tap Scan a QR code and then point your camera at the QR code displayed in the browser on your computer. Your device camera scans the QR code automatically.
    4. In the web browser on your computer, click Next.
    5. In the Enter Code field, enter the setup key shown in Google Authenticator on your mobile device.
    6. Click Verify.

    If your device can't scan QR codes:

    1. Don't click Next in the browser yet.
    2. In the web browser on your computer, click Can't scan.
    3. In the field above the Next button, make a note of the string of numbers and letters.
    4. On your mobile device, launch Google Authenticator.
    5. Tap the + sign.
    6. Tap Enter a setup key.
    7. In the Account field, enter your Bowdoin Email Address.
    8. In the Key field, enter the string of numbers and letters that you made a note of earlier.
    9. Tap Add. The message Secret saved appears.
    10. In the web browser on your computer, click Next.
    11. In the Enter Code field, enter the setup key shown in Google Authenticator on your mobile device.
    12. Click Verify.
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