Securing a VPN with MFA
VPNs have been one of the standard ways to connect securely to applications and data behind organizational perimeters. As VPNs evolve, so do options to secure them. The credentials to log in can be compromised, and having additional security allows outside threats to be thwarted and secures what is usually most critical and sensitive behind the VPN.
Different VPN software and vendors deliver different types of integrations. Some might allow SSO to be set up, while others might use directories such as Active Directory or LDAP, and perhaps even RADIUS. In any of these methods, you can set Okta’s login credentials to be the only set of credentials the user has and add MFA to the login process.
As we spoke about earlier in this chapter, we can utilize at least two categories in securing access: something we know and something we have, and perhaps even something we are.
Depending on the type of VPN software running, the client of the user might be...
