Overview
This guide walks you through the steps to set up Okta Verify as your multi-factor authentication (MFA).
Video Training
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Step-By-Step Guide
Before you follow the steps in this article, install the Okta Verify app on your device. You can download the Okta Verify app from your device's app store.
- Login to my.mines.edu.
- Open your account settings by clicking on your profile in the top-right corner of the screen. Click settings.
- Scroll down and look for the Security Methods box. Next to the Okta Verify option, click the set up button.
- You may be prompted to confirm your identity through your current Duo setup. Click the Verify button.
- Enter your Mines password when prompted.
- In the Set up security methods window, you'll see prompts to set up Okta Verify. Click the Set up button.
- Scan the QR Code in the window with your device.
- Your device will now begin connecting your Okta Verify app to your Okta account. In the Okta Verify app, you'll see a welcome screen alerting you that you're about to set up an account for your my.mines.edu account. Click the Get started button.
- Choose Organization (work, school, company) as the account type you'd like to add.
- When prompted to add an account from another device, click the Skip button.
- Scan the QR Code you received in step 7 of these instructions with your device.
- When prompted to enable biometric confirmation, click the enable button. (If you're not interested, click the skip this step button.)
- Your Okta Verify setup is now complete.
The next time you sign into anything that requires MFA, choose the Okta Verify enter a code option.
Then open your Okta Verify app. Click on the eye icon to see the code, and enter it to sign in.
Note: If you’ve completed the setup, but are still seeing Duo when you when you sign in and are being authenticated, try clearing your web browser's cookies to forget Duo. Then, you can follow the directions above to select Okta Verify as your new MFA method.