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Okta Transition

Changes are coming to login

The Office of Information Technology (OIT) is transitioning The University of Alabama to a new single sign-on (SSO) and two-factor authentication (2FA) provider, Okta and Okta Verify. This effort will consolidate all university login experiences into one secure, consistent system.

Timeline

  • May 10 – Major apps like myBama and Blackboard will transition to Okta as their SSO provider
    • Duo is the only 2FA app available
  • May 17 – Additional applications* will transition to Okta SSO (*All Shibboleth and Microsoft Entra SSO apps)
    • Duo is the only 2FA app available
  • June 15 – Okta Verify is officially available for use anywhere Okta SSO has been activated
    • Duo is available for 2FA
    • Okta Verify is available for 2FA
  • September 14 – Duo is no longer available for 2FA
    • Okta Verify is the only 2FA app available

Okta SSO

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You will begin seeing changes to your sign-on experience as early as May 10. Users will be required to use Duo for 2FA until Okta Verify is available on June 15.

As part of this transition, the login page will have a new look and feel. This change is expected and does not indicate an issue with your account or the service. Please do not be alarmed if the login experience looks different than what you are used to.

Okta Verify

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Okta Verify will not be a 2FA option until June 15. On June 15, you will be able to choose between Okta Verify or Duo.

By September 14, all students, faculty, and staff will complete their transition from Duo to Okta Verify for multi-factor authentication. OIT will provide additional guidance and reminders as that date approaches.

Tutorials

Using Duo with Okta SSO will feel a little different. Here are links that explain every scenario:

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