`verify_factor()` raises `ValidationError` on push challenge response due to incorrect `profile` field types

[lboynton]

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Python Version & Okta SDK Version(s)

Python v3.14
okta 3.4.2

Affected Class/Method(s)

Method	Path	Failing response type
verify_factor()	POST /api/v1/users/{userId}/factors/{factorId}/verify	UserFactorVerifyResponse (200), UserFactorVerifyResponseWaiting (201)

Customer Information

Organization Name:
Paid Customer: no

Code Snippet

client = OktaClient({"orgUrl": "https://example.okta.com", "token": "..."})
result, resp, err = await client.verify_factor(user_id, push_factor_id)

Debug Output / Traceback

pydantic_core._pydantic_core.ValidationError: 6 validation errors for UserFactorVerifyResponseWaiting
profile.credentialId
  Input should be a valid dictionary [type=dict_type, input_value='user@example.com', input_type=str]
profile.deviceType
  Input should be a valid dictionary [type=dict_type, input_value='SmartPhone_Android', input_type=str]
profile.name
  Input should be a valid dictionary [type=dict_type, input_value='My Phone', input_type=str]
profile.platform
  Input should be a valid dictionary [type=dict_type, input_value='ANDROID', input_type=str]
profile.version
  Input should be a valid dictionary [type=dict_type, input_value='14:2024-07-01', input_type=str]
profile.keys
  Input should be a valid dictionary [type=dict_type, input_value=[{...}], input_type=list]

Expected Behavior

Returns a UserFactorVerifyResponse or UserFactorVerifyResponseWaiting containing the poll link for checking the challenge status.

Actual Behavior

Raises ValidationError during deserialisation. The push notification is still delivered to the user's device, but the caller never receives the response:

Steps to reproduce

1. Ensure the target user has Okta Verify push factor enrolled on a mobile device.
2. Call verify_factor() to initiate a push challenge:

client = OktaClient({"orgUrl": "https://example.okta.com", "token": "..."})
result, resp, err = await client.verify_factor(user_id, push_factor_id)

References

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