Re:Face ID and Touch ID for the Web
by Skunkleton on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @04:02PM
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With Okta (since gp mentioned it), you would sign in with a password, then click the "yes its me" button on your phone, or you could use TOTP, or even a yubikey.
Okta is more of a SAML/OpenID Connect thing with built-in multi factor authentication than a replacement for WebAuthn, though. Okta could embrace WebAuthn Platform Authenticator as one of their authenticating factor if user is unwilling to install an app, but a website isn't expected to use Okta as a second factor in their authentication flow.
Re:Face ID and Touch ID for the Web
by jackson1442 on Wednesday June 24, 2020 @05:02PM
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OP is referring to how you already can sign in to Okta as a website, not as an authentication mechanism. You can create a sign in flow that goes like so:
username -> password -> [ WebAuthn | Okta Verify Push ]
This approach can be used on any website, just with a regular TOTP code in place of the proprietary Okta Verify Push.
Ah I didn't know you could do the Okta push without using their whole SSO suite. Thank you! I guess in this scenario Okta acts more like Authy proprietary OTP thing then.
One thing to keep in mind is this is not supposed to be the only factor required to sign in. It should be used as a 2nd factor in the similar way to TOTP (but with much better usability).