Along with other campuses that are part of the Universities of Wisconsin, UW-River Falls is implementing the Okta platform for logins with most services that utilize your Falcon Account. The first phase of this project will replace the login page experience with a branded login powered by Okta.
Why is this happening?
Using the Okta platform makes it easier for the Universities of Wisconsin to support the centralized services that all campuses use, such as the Canvas learning environment, the Human Resources System (HRS), and eventually the replacement for HRS: Workday. The Okta login service includes additional layers of security protection, including email notifications to both your UWRF and account recovery email addresses when your login is used from new locations, as well as a more secure DUO prompt. Using Okta also allows UWRF to integrate single sign-on more seamlessly and with additional services that don't currently support it.
What is happening with DUO?
At a future date, UWRF will support use of Okta's multi-factor (MFA) login services, eventually replacing the DUO service that we currently use. This will provide cost savings to the university, but it requires additional preparation to fully support the MFA options that the Okta platform provides. Okta provides improved resistance to phishing as well as additional options for devices to use as your second factor, such as having an application installed on your computer.
What is MyApps?
The myapps.uwrf.edu site is built on Okta and will eventually replace the MyUW site during late spring 2024. The project team at Universities of Wisconsin is working on defining what applications will show up on the new site and the UWRF web team is evaluating what role the site will play in the overall function of our web resources.
