{"id":29778,"date":"2026-02-16T09:06:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T14:06:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/?p=29778"},"modified":"2026-02-16T09:32:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T14:32:16","slug":"try-okta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigan.it.umich.edu\/news\/2026\/02\/16\/try-okta\/","title":{"rendered":"Try the new Okta sign-in and MFA experience now"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In preparation for adopting Okta for sign-in and multi-factor authentication, Information and Technology Services (ITS) is working to ensure all UMICH account holders are ready for the transition on Wednesday, February 25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See what it will be like to sign in with Okta<\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

We will be randomly selecting 100 eligible faculty, staff, and students who have signed in with Okta to receive a $50 gift card to the U-M Tech Shop.<\/strong> Those who have signed in using Okta between 9 a.m. on Monday, February 16 and 5 p.m. on Tuesday, February 24 will be eligible to receive a gift card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you are selected to receive a gift card, you will receive an email notification from okta-transition@umich.edu<\/a> on February 25. Notifications will only be sent to UMICH email addresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thank you for helping make our community safer as we prepare for the transition to Okta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eligibility<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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  • All active U-M faculty, staff, and students (Ann Arbor, Dearborn, Flint, Michigan Medicine)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Information and Technology Services staff are not eligible to receive a gift card.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

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