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0D54z00008CR6UiCALOkta Classic EngineAuthenticationAnswered2026-03-01T09:01:09.000Z2022-10-14T15:07:00.000Z2022-10-14T17:39:55.000Z

ojidd (ojidd) asked a question.

Is it possible to use a user's secondary email as a means of verification when logging on to Okta

Is it possible to use a user's secondary email address as a means of verification when logging on to our Okta environment. The scenario we are trying to address is if a user does not have his/her smartphone with them, and cannot access their primary email as a result, how would they then gain access.


  • SteveS.00405 (GoCardless)

    You would either need a separate SSO policy scoped to a temp group that allows PW only - not secure, but it would work > remove when they have their mobile with them next.

     

    Or better would be offering more than 1 authenticator - like FIDO2, where they could use an alternate authenticator to sign. Really useful if someone looses their phone, gets a new one > they can log in with FIDO2, then setup Okta Verify again themselves.

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  • ojidd (ojidd)

    Thank you Steve. I've not used FIDO2 before so will look that up. Appreciate the response!

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Is it possible to use a user's secondary email as a means of verification when logging on to Okta