The University of Oklahoma deploys Pathlock to enforce MFA and monitor sensitive activity in PeopleSoft.
A Long-Standing Partnership, Now at Enterprise Scale
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (OUHSC) has relied on Pathlock since 2008 to secure ERP data within its PeopleSoft system using inline multi-factor authentication (MFA). When the broader University of Oklahoma (OU) system later embarked on a multi-campus consolidation of its Financials and Human Capital systems, it saw an opportunity to expand on that security foundation.
By unifying PeopleSoft across three campuses and thousands of users, OU needed a scalable solution that could enforce dynamic access controls without requiring custom code or complex infrastructure.
Enforcing MFA and Context-Aware Controls
The project began in 2020 with the goal of consolidating the University’s separate PeopleSoft instances into a single shared environment. With nearly 15,000 faculty and staff using the HRMS module alone, OU required a flexible MFA solution that could:
- Secure login for both on-campus and remote users
- Enforce stepped-up authentication at sensitive transactions
- Respond dynamically to contextual attributes like device, time, and location
OU selected Pathlock not only for its proven MFA capabilities but also for its native integration with PeopleSoft, eliminating the need for external tools or complex customizations. The University’s prior success with Pathlock and confidence in its support team made the decision even easier.
Enterprise-Wide Coverage With Real-Time Visibility
Pathlock’s solution now protects all three of OU’s central PeopleSoft pillars — Financials, Human Capital, and Campus Solutions — across all three campuses. MFA is enforced at login for every user, with additional controls in place for sensitive transactions such as updating direct deposit information.
The platform also monitors and logs activity from privileged users across every level of the application, including:
- Field-level access
- Page-level activity
- Component-level changes
With this level of visibility, OU gains real-time oversight of system behavior and assurance that critical information is safeguarded by the right people, in the right context, every time.
