Hi Community!
 

Great news -  Okta Device Access now supports passwordless login and FIDO2 YubiKeys for Desktop MFA!

As a refresher, Okta Device Access offers Desktop MFA to secure your workforce’s first vulnerable touchpoint — device login. Desktop MFA empowers you to drive stronger authentication at first login and meet security compliance requirements. But now, you can also reduce login friction by enabling passwordless desktop access without sacrificing security.

What this means for you: 

Available now for Early Access through Desktop MFA for Windows, you can remove the password prompt for end users to log in to their Windows computers without entering a password. Instead, when users have internet access, they can log in using Okta Verify push notifications, alongside biometric authentication, on their phones.

Also available for Early Access, Desktop MFA for macOS supports all FIDO2 YubiKey models (i.e., YubiKey 5 Series and Security Key Series by Yubico) for authenticating into Apple computers with online access. Support for offline access will follow shortly when this feature is Generally Available this summer.

Tips for Administrators:

We highly recommend admins enforce user verification with biometrics to maintain two-factor authentication. Please refer to the product documentation to learn more about enabling passwordless login and biometric authentication.

Admins can also require end users to address Okta Verify push notifications with a number challenge. An Early Access feature to enforce push notifications with a number challenge is now available for Okta Device Access, regardless of the tenant-wide setting. Read the product documentation to turn on this feature.

Stay tuned for more…

Okta Device Access brings the best of Okta’s simple, secure authentication experience to the point of device login for Windows and macOS computers. It improves the user experience by allowing users to securely access all their work resources simply by signing in to their computers with their passwordless credentials, enabling them to access their work more safely and quickly.

We are excited to continue sharing more enhancements and features!

Learn more:

• Read more about passwordless in this blog post
• Learn about all things Okta Device Access by visiting the Product Hub Page
• Inside the recent Community Okta Device Access AMA session
• Knowledge base article: Frequently asked questions about Okta Device Access
• Knowledge base article: Frequently asked questions about Desktop MFA