<div dir="ltr"><div>Okta has been their 2 factor authentication provider for some time now. <a href="https://www.osec.doc.gov/opog/privacy/pto%20pias/OKTA_PTA_FY21.pdf">https://www.osec.doc.gov/opog/privacy/pto%20pias/OKTA_PTA_FY21.pdf</a></div><div> <br></div><div>Judith<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Nov 24, 2023 at 8:37\u202fPM Gerry J. Elman via Patentcenter <<a href="mailto:patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com">patentcenter@oppedahl-lists.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg-8039157461956057695">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">Now I am getting confused. When I logged into MyUSPTO just now, the screen invited me to install the OKTA Verify app as a multifactor identification tool.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">I had never previously heard of OKTA Verify so I investigated via the Web. I found the following report of a recent breach of the OKTA system
<a href="https://lp.cyberark.com/20231116-web-assessing-attack-on-okta-support-unit-on-demand-registration.html" target="_blank">
https://lp.cyberark.com/20231116-web-assessing-attack-on-okta-support-unit-on-demand-registration.html</a> Do you think our friends at the USPTO are aware of this issue?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:black">Is this intended to be an \u201cimprovement\u201d to the secure login function of MyUSPTO?
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