I want to automate 2FA for okta as I need to sign into the webmail of my company. Is there any api or any mechanism which can help me achieve this? I found one thread on the same topic but it had no replies.
I see several challenges to automate 2FA in your use case:
- Automating 2FA may compromise its security benefits, potentially defeating its purpose.
- Depending on the type of factor used (e.g., SMS, email, push notifications), there may be specific limitations on how they can be automated.
- If your 2FA uses time-based one-time passwords (TOTP), these codes change frequently, making automation more complex.
Hi,
1.we want to automate 2FA for only 1 scenario and we will do it for only 1 test account. For other accounts, we would still require password (which wont be shared) so it is not much of a security compromise.
2. I would prefer to get okta code via any api if available.
3. Yes the codes will change frequently but if we have some api which gives us this code then our problem will be solved.
Okta does not provide a public API to directly retrieve 2FA codes. This is by design, as it would defeat the purpose of 2FA.
The Okta API does allow for managing factors and initiating verification, but it doesn’t give any codes as response back.
Hi @Shaunak,
What @SitaRam has explained here is correct, but if you have a need for a Service Account type scenario we recommend using OAuth for Okta with an API Services App: Implement OAuth for Okta with a service app | Okta Developer - this can be used to call Okta APIs through a client credentials flow instead of needing to bypass MFA for a single account, and would be a more secure solution for what you are attempting to do.
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