My Settings

My Settings allows you to view and update information related your account. You can view and update your personal information, set up and manage security methods, view your recent activity, update your password, and change your display language.

If your dashboard's dropdown menu says Settings instead of My Settings, see Manage account settings.

Access your settings

There are two ways to access your account settings:

  • End-User Dashboard: Click your name and select My Settings from the dropdown.
  • Direct URL: In your browser, navigate to https://<org URL>/account-settings/home.

Update your personal information

On the Personal information page, you can view the information associated with your account. In some orgs, admins allow you to update your personal information without contacting them.

  1. From the Settings menu, select Personal information.

  2. Click Edit details.

  3. Update your information and then click Save.

Set up security methods

  1. From the Settings menu, select Security methods.

  2. Locate the type of security method that you want to set up, and click Set up another.

  3. Follow the enrollment instructions on the Set up security methods page to set up the security method.

Nickname your security methods

  1. From the Settings menu, select Security methods.
  2. Click Add nickname next to a security method.
  3. In the Nickname field, enter a nickname. The limit is 256 characters.
  4. Click Save nickname.

Edit a nickname

  1. From the Settings menu, select Security methods.
  2. Click Edit nickname next to a security method that already has a nickname.
  3. In the Nickname field, enter a new nickname. The limit is 256 characters.
  4. Click Save nickname.

Remove a nickname

  1. From the Settings menu, select Security methods.
  2. Click Edit nickname next to a security method that already has a nickname.
  3. Click Remove nickname.

Remove security methods

  1. From the Settings menu, select Security methods.
  2. Locate the security method that you want to remove and select Remove.

View your recent activity

To view your recent activity, select Recent activity from the Settings menu.

The Recent activity page displays the following information about your account activity:

  • Sign-ins: Displays the last 100 successful sign-ins to your account. Click Report to report suspicious activity to your admin.

  • Security events: Displays a list of recent security events in your account. Click Report to report suspicious activity to your admin.

  • End all sessions: Click Sign out to end all active sessions on every device that has accessed your account.

To learn more, see Recent Activity.

Update your password

  1. From the Settings menu, select Security methods.
  2. In the Password section, click Update.
  3. Click Yes.
  4. Follow the instructions to complete the process. Depending on your org, you will be guided to either change your password by providing your current and desired new password, or reset it by verifying your identity.

Change your display language

  1. From the Settings menu, select Display language.
  2. From the Your chosen display language dropdown, select a display language.

Reset your Okta password without signing in

If you forgot your password, you may reset it as follows:

  1. In your browser on your computer type your Okta sign-in URL, such as https://org-name.okta.com, where org-name is the name of your company or organization.

  2. Click the Need help signing in? option at the bottom of the sign-in panel, and then select Forgot Password.

  3. Enter your work email address and click Reset via Email. You'll receive an email with instructions and a link to reset your password.

  4. If the Sign me out of all other devices checkbox is available, select it to end all sessions on all devices and browsers.

    Sign out of all devices if you think your account is compromised.