MFA for Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances - Hyperspace

Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances (EPCS) transmits prescriptions for controlled substances electronically from physicians to pharmacies. Additionally, EPCS adds security by requiring auditing, multifactor authentication (MFA), and other legal requirements from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. EPCS removes the need for paper prescriptions by allowing physicians to electronically create, sign, and securely transmit such prescriptions. Pharmacies can then use EPCS to receive, review, and dispense these controlled substances.

The Sign-In Widget (third generation) doesn't support multifactor authentication for third-party agents.

Before you begin

  • Verify that the accounts of users who perform EPCS transactions exist in an Okta org.
  • Verify that these users have been assigned to the Epic Hyperspace app in Okta.
  • Ensure that these users have enrolled in MFA before they perform an EPCS transaction.
  • Configure servers to allow users to have write access to the Epic Hyperspace log folder that you specified when you installed Hyperdrive. This is usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Okta\OktaHyperspaceLoginDevice\logs.

Typical workflow

Task

Description
Configure Transport Layer Security (TLS) Configure TLS 1.2 or higher.
Install and configure Epic Hyperspace in Okta

Configure groups, MFA, and the Epic Hyperspace EPCS app.

If you uninstall a previous Epic Hyperspace installation, or any other app from the computer where it's hosted, reboot that computer before you reinstall Epic Hyperspace.
Download the agent Obtain the download link for the Okta Hyperspace Agent from Okta Support. See Okta Hyperspace Agent Version History.
Install the Okta Hyperspace Agent Install the Okta Hyperspace agent.
Configure a device in Chronicles Configure a new device in Chronicles.
Configure Hyperspace Configure Hyperspace to integrate with Okta.
Test the user sign-in process Test the sign-in flow and ensure that it works correctly.
Troubleshoot the Hyperspace integration Optional. Troubleshoot the integration.

Related topics

MFA for Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances (EPCS) - Flow