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Okta Authentication Strategy

Five ways we strengthen your authentication

Okta calls modern identity the highest-return investment in cybersecurity. Okta publishes five tips for getting authentication right. Here is what Iron Cove does on each one, and what you have in hand when we finish.

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Authentication strategy often stops at turning on MFA

For CISOs and IT leaders who need a plan their board can follow.

MFA with exceptions

Some users and apps never get enforced.

No executive visibility

Leadership can’t see how far MFA adoption has gone.

Recovery is the weak spot

Attackers target the help desk and reset flow instead.

Okta’s guidance, and what Iron Cove will do

Each tip comes with a deliverable you keep.

Okta’s tipWhat Iron Cove will doDeliverable
Require MFA everywhere; phishing-resistant for sensitive appsMake MFA mandatory in every sign-on policy and require FastPass or FIDO2 for finance, HR and admin apps.Sign-on policy set and FastPass rollout plan
Make MFA adoption a leadership metricBuild an adoption report from Okta sign-in data by department and factor type.Executive MFA adoption scorecard
Take a Zero Trust approach to accessClassify apps by assurance level, then write per-session policies on user, device, network and behavior.App assurance map and Zero Trust policy design
Protect enrollment and account recoveryRequire identity verification and phishing-resistant factors when users enroll or recover.Secured enrollment and recovery flows
Plan to minimize or eliminate passwordsLay out a phased passwordless roadmap, then retire passwords app by app.Passwordless roadmap with milestones

How we deliver it

Strategy first, then policy, then rollout.

Step 1

Assess

Current factors, adoption rates and app sensitivity, from your Okta data.

Step 2

Design

Assurance levels, sign-on policies and secured recovery flows.

Step 3

Roll out and report

Phased enforcement with an adoption scorecard for leadership.

What your team gets

Ready to go passwordless? See Okta FastPass and phishing-resistant MFA.

MFA everywhere

No exceptions left in your sign-on policies.

Board-level visibility

MFA adoption reported in plain numbers.

Zero Trust access

Each request checked by user, device and network.

A path off passwords

A dated roadmap, not a someday goal.

Authentication strategy questions

What IT and security leaders ask before they start.

Why make MFA a board-level metric?

MFA is one of the most effective ways to protect your most valuable systems and data, so adoption should be visible to leadership. We build a scorecard from your Okta sign-in data.

What does Zero Trust mean in Okta?

Access is granted per session and with least privilege, based on the user, the device, the network and whether the request fits past behavior, matched to each app’s assurance level.

Why secure enrollment and recovery?

Attackers often skip the login and go after factor enrollment or account recovery. Requiring strong verification there protects the full user lifecycle.

Can we really eliminate passwords?

Yes. Okta took its own workforce passwordless. We build a phased roadmap so you get there app by app.

How do we get started?

Book a free 30-minute review or call (213) 545-0601. We review your current authentication setup against all five steps.

Build an authentication strategy leadership can follow

Get a free 30-minute review of your authentication setup against Okta’s five steps.

Call (213) 545-0601

Sources

  • Okta Security: Setting the right levels of assurance for Zero Trust

Adapted from Okta’s five tips to improve your authentication strategy.

Part of Iron Cove Okta Consulting.

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