Increase MFA Timeout for Google Authenticator
Jul 7, 2025
Okta Classic Engine
Multi-Factor Authentication
Okta Identity Engine
Overview
This article outlines if there is a way to increase the timeout duration for the "Evaluation of sign-on policy" event.
Currently, end-users have 5 minutes to enter the MFA One Time Password (OTP) code.
Applies To
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Factors
- Google Authenticator
Solution
The Google Authenticator OTP challenge timeout is hard-coded, therefore this value can not be changed.
For more information about this factor, see Google Authenticator.
