Sign up for Okta Personal using a desktop browser

Created by John Ciesla, Modified on Wed, 30 Apr at 3:26 AM by John Ciesla

Navigate to https://personal.okta.com.
Enter your personal email address.
Enter the one time passcode sent to your email address.
Provide your first and last name to complete your Okta Personal profile.Select a mobile device type (i.e. iOS or Android).
For iOS:
- Download the iOS app from the App Store:
- Launch the app then tap the Let’s go button:
- Enter the personal email address that you used to sign up and then tap the Sign in button:
- Next tap the Turn on Face ID button and then the Turn on notifications button:
- If you want to continue working on your desktop then tap the Skip button:
- Finally tap the Done button:
Save your Recovery Key in a secure, accessible place.
For example, you can take a screenshot or picture and save it in a secure cloud storage provider (e.g. iCloud, Google Drive, Box, Dropbox, etc.). To access your key from your mobile device:
- From your mobile device, open your Okta Personal vault
- Tap Account.
- Tap Account options.
- Tap Show Recovery Key.
- If you haven't already, save your Recovery Key somewhere safe. Take a screenshot, store it in cloud storage, or write it down and file it away.