Setup Okta Verify Authenticator 2FA method with Magento plugin. This guide will help you to configure Okta Verify Authenticator as Two Factor Authentication ( 2FA ) method for your Magento site. The Magento 2FA plugin will add a second layer of authentication to your Magento account to increase the security of your site from unwanted hacks and unauthorized login attempts.

Pre-requisites : Download And Installation

Installation using Composer:

• Purchase the miniOrange Two Factor Authentication extension from magento marketplace.
• On the marketplace dashboard select My profile > My purchases and note the module_name & version.
• Then again go to My Profile > Access Keys in the marketplace dashboard and note the access keys. (If you do not have an access key, simply click the "Create A New Access Key" button to generate one).
• Use the below command in command prompt to add the extension to your project.

  "composer require miniorange-2fa:{version}"

• Use Public key as username and private key as password for verification which you will get from access keys.
• Run the following commands on command prompt to enable the extension.

php bin/magento setup:di:compile

php bin/magento setup:upgrade

Manual Installation:

• Download miniOrange Two Factor Authentication Free plugin zip from here.
• Unzip all contents of the zip inside the MiniOrange/Two_FA directory.

             {Root Directory of Magento} app code MiniOrange Two_FA
             

• Run the following commands on command prompt to enable the plugin

1. php bin/magento setup:di:compile

2. php bin/magento setup:upgrade

Steps to Configure Okta Verify Authenticator 2FA method for your Magento site

1. Configure Okta Verify Authenticator 2FA method

• Register/Login with your miniOrange account.

• Navigate to the Configure TwoFA tab and select Okta Verify Authenticator then click on the Configure button.

• Open the Okta Verify Authenticator app and scan the QR code displayed.
• Now, under the Enter Passcode generated by the app enter the code generated in your Okta Verify Authenticator and click on the Verify button.


You have successfully configured Okta Verify Authenticator as a 2FA method.

Let’s see how this works:

• Open a new browser/private window and navigate to the login page of the Magento site.
• Try Login with the Magento credentials.
• You will be asked to authenticate using the Okta Verify Authenticator passcode.
• Enter the code generated in your Okta Verify Authenticator app and Click on the verify button.
• If the authentication is successful you will be logged in to the Magento site.

Your choice of Second factor

miniOrange 2-factor Plugin is extendable to use any of the following 2FA methods. If you want to have any other 2-factor for your Magento site,
Contact Us.

• One time passcodes (OTP) over SMS
• OTP over Email
• OTP over SMS and Email
• Phone Verification (OTP Over Call)
• Out of Band SMS
• Out of Band Email
• Soft Token (similar to Google)
• Push Notification
• USB based Hardware token (yubico)
• Security Questions (KBA)
• Mobile Authentication (QR Code authentication)
• Voice Authentication (Biometrics)