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Implementing Multifactor Authentication

By : Marco Fanti
Book Image

Implementing Multifactor Authentication

By: Marco Fanti

Overview of this book

MFA has emerged as an essential defense strategy in the wide-ranging landscape of cybersecurity. This book is a comprehensive manual that assists you in picking, implementing, and resolving issues with various authentication products that support MFA. It will guide you to bolster application security without sacrificing the user experience. You'll start with the fundamentals of authentication and the significance of MFA to familiarize yourself with how MFA works and the various types of solutions currently available. As you progress through the chapters, you'll learn how to choose the proper MFA setup to provide the right combination of security and user experience. The book then takes you through methods hackers use to bypass MFA and measures to safeguard your applications. After familiarizing yourself with enabling and managing leading cloud and on-premise MFA solutions, you’ll see how MFA efficiently curbs cyber threats, aided by insights from industry best practices and lessons from real-world experiences. Finally, you’ll explore the significance of innovative advancements in this domain, including behavioral biometrics and passkeys. By the end of the book, you'll have the knowledge to secure your workforce and customers, empowering your organization to combat authentication fraud.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1: Introduction
4
Part 2: Implementing Multifactor Authentication
12
Part 3: Proven Implementation Strategies and Deploying Cutting-Edge Technologies

Workforce Identity with Okta

Our first encounter with Okta will be with the Workforce Identity solution. Similar to what we did with Microsoft Azure AD, the Okta Workforce Identity solution is going to be used for Acme’s employees, contractors, and partners.

Creating a Workforce Identity account

This step is optional and only required if you don’t have an Okta Workforce Identity account:

  1. To create a Workforce Identity trial account, go to https://www.okta.com/free-trial-c/. Select Workforce Identity Trial if it’s not selected already:
Figure 4.1 – Workforce Identity Trial

Figure 4.1 – Workforce Identity Trial

  1. Enter the required information and click Get Started:
Figure 4.2 – Workforce Identity registration page

Figure 4.2 – Workforce Identity registration page

This will initiate the process for a new 30-day trial account with Okta:

Figure 4.3 – Workforce Identity welcome page

Figure 4.3 – Workforce Identity welcome page

  1. Copy and save the Login and Org...