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Setup Okta SMS

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Setup Okta SMS 2024-03-28T16:57:35+00:00

Setup Okta MFA Verification using SMS (Text Message)

This tutorial will show you how to set up SMS (text messages) as a verification factor to log into your online student services.

Instructions

Step 1

Start at Highline’s Okta Portal.

Sign in with your Highline username and password, and click the ‘Sign In’ button.

Highline Okta Login Page

Step 2

Next, select ‘SMS Authentication.’

Highline Okta SMS Authentication

Step 3

Type in the number of a SMS-capable (can receive text messages) phone, and click ‘Send Code.’

Highline Okta Enter Phone Number

Step 4

The window with your phone number will expand, and you’ll receive a text message sent to that phone with a six-digit code. Enter that code and click ‘Verify.’

Highline Okta SMS Verification Enter Code

Once that process is complete, you’ll see a message that SMS Authentication is an enrolled factor.

  • Optional: There are also additional options for adding factors; click on those if you’d like to add another.

Once you are done, click the blue ‘Finish’ button at the bottom of that window. Note: you may have to scroll down to find it.

Questions?