Authenticators and enrollment

Authenticators are the actual methods and devices used to abide by the required factors to gain access. Okta has a section in the security menu called Authenticators where you can manage, add, and set up enrollment methods, as well as set policies for some of these authenticators.

When you land on the Authenticators page, you’ll be given an overview of all the current active authenticators:

Figure 4.1 – Default authenticators in Okta

Some of these authenticators are turned on by default when the Okta org is created by Okta. In this window, a quick overview is given of the Factor type, Characteristics, Used for scenarios, as well as Actions that can be taken when applicable.

In some cases, an authenticator can be used just for self-service recovery or used with authentication. Security questions and email authenticators are good examples of this.

Under the Factor type column, you can see what types that...