Okta Verify

Okta Inc.

About this app

Okta Verify is a lightweight app that allows you to securely access your apps via 2-step verification, ensuring that you, and only you, can access your app accounts.

While you access your apps, you’ll choose a 2-step verification method provided by Okta Verify to finish signing in. You can verify your identity using a push notification sent to your device (if enabled by your organization), a temporary 6-digit code, or biometrics (if enabled by your organization).

We do request permission to use your device camera so that you can scan a QR code when you enroll your device with Okta.

App Features

Register your device with one or more Okta accounts that require Okta Verify for verification.
Enroll your device in Okta to enable 2-factor verification using 6-digit one-time passcode.
Enroll your device in Okta for 2-factor verification using push notifications (if enabled by your organization).
Enroll on-device biometrics to use to sign in to an app (if enabled by or organization).
Add 2-factor verification for non-Okta apps that support or require the use of one-time passcodes.
Note: Some functionality is available only if enabled by your IT organization. For more information, check Okta Verify docs at - https://help.okta.com/en/prod/end-user/Content/Topics/end-user/ov-overview.htm?cshid=csh-user-ov-overview.

Ratings and reviews

Worst authenticator app out there, so of course the thrift savings plan makes us use it. It is asking me to say which number is displayed by a third party app I am trying to link, but that app has no way to display a number. Fine, but okta has no way to contact them for help. The instructions tell you how to contact them, using menu options that do not exist. Selecting "send feedback" from a menu should take you to the image to send feedback, not an inaccurate write up on it.

Slow and unresponsive. The notification pops up and I hit "yes, it's me" and nothing happens. The notification doesn't go away, the button doesn't change color or anything, nothing. I hit the button five or six more times and sometimes it responds, other times I open the app to get a code. Edit: I've checked all those things. I've also read other reviws describing the same behavior so I don't think it's operator error.

This app runs a permanent background service with a notification, and wastes battery for it, without any way to turn it off. Absolutely horrible implementation. A lot of other apps can do the same without this kind of implementation, so basically just lazy incompetent developers.