Using Okta MFA with SMS Authentication

You can configure the connector to authenticate the connection using credentials obtained from Okta MFA with SMS Authentication.

Important:

Important:

Ensure that the SMS Authentication factor is enabled on Okta.

To enroll with Okta SMS Authentication:

  • Enter the password sent to your mobile device.

To configure authentication using Okta MFA with SMS Authentication:

  1. To access the authentication options, open the ODBC Data Source Administrator where you created the DSN, select the DSN, and then click Configure.
  2. In the Authentication area, click the Authentication Type drop-down list, select Okta.
  3. In the User field, type the user name associated with your Okta account.
  4. In the Password field, type the password associated with your Okta user name.
  5. In the IdP Host field, type the host name of the Okta service.
  6. In the Okta App ID field, type the Okta-supplied ID associated with your Athena application.
  7. Optionally, in the Okta App Name field, type the name of your Okta application.
  8. Optionally, in the Okta MFA wait time field, type the MFA timeout value, in seconds.
  9. In the Okta MFA Type field, type smsauthentication.
  10. In the Okta MFA Phone No field, type a US or Canadian number.
  11. Optionally, in the Preferred Role field, type the Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the role that you want to assume when authenticated through Okta.
  12. To save your settings and close the dialog box, click OK.

The following is an example connection string that uses Okta MFA with SMS Authentication: 

UID=Scooby;PWD=Scrappy;idp_port=443;idp_host=dev-580551.okta.com;app_id=0oare1348E1NyLw42356/272;okta_mfa_type=SmsAuthentication;okta_phone_number=[US or Canadian Number];

Note:

Okta only supports a US or Canadian number. If a number is not preceded with the country code, +1 is automatically added.

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