9h818 (9h818) asked a question.
Hello,
our company has Okta's demo account set up for testing purposes. We were using it as a way to test SSO integrations and help our customers, when they had problems with integrating with our system.
Recently we've lost access to all of our super admin accounts, everytime one of the admins tries to log in, it says "Access denied". Did anyone had a similar issue?
Hello @9h818 (9h818) , thank you for contacting Okta Community.
The error points towards an authentication policy which may or may not be misconfigured.
In alignment with the Okta Secure Identity Commitment, Okta is requiring customers to use multifactor authentication (MFA) to access their Okta Admin Console. MFA is an effective tool for protecting against identity attacks, and it is mandatory for all admin accounts.
We recommend reviewing the Frequently Asked Questions article on this subject.
The only way to resolve this is through a support ticket.
If you have a paid production account with us, please leverage it to open a case via the support.okta.com site or call the support line (Customer Support Account ID number required), so our colleagues can investigate and confirm if the issue is related.
If for whatever reason those options are not available for you, please contact your Okta Account Executive or Customer Success Manager, and they will be able to engage the Support team on your behalf.
If no paid developer or production account is available, the only option left is to sign up for a new free trial or developer account.
Alternatively, if you do not have a paid account but are interested in getting one, you can contact our Sales team. There is a chance for a paid account to be used to request assistance for a connected free account, but the Sales team would have more details on that.
Regards.
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Hello @9h818 (9h818) , thank you for contacting Okta Community.
The error points towards an authentication policy which may or may not be misconfigured.
In alignment with the Okta Secure Identity Commitment, Okta is requiring customers to use multifactor authentication (MFA) to access their Okta Admin Console. MFA is an effective tool for protecting against identity attacks, and it is mandatory for all admin accounts.
We recommend reviewing the Frequently Asked Questions article on this subject.
The only way to resolve this is through a support ticket.
If you have a paid production account with us, please leverage it to open a case via the support.okta.com site or call the support line (Customer Support Account ID number required), so our colleagues can investigate and confirm if the issue is related.
If for whatever reason those options are not available for you, please contact your Okta Account Executive or Customer Success Manager, and they will be able to engage the Support team on your behalf.
If no paid developer or production account is available, the only option left is to sign up for a new free trial or developer account.
Alternatively, if you do not have a paid account but are interested in getting one, you can contact our Sales team. There is a chance for a paid account to be used to request assistance for a connected free account, but the Sales team would have more details on that.
Regards.
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