CISCO DUO

What is Duo?

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Duo is a solution provider for Two-Factor Security for popular IT

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Why do we need it?

Passwords are increasingly easy to compromise. They can often be stolen, guessed, or hacked — you might not even know someone is accessing your account.

Two-factor authentication adds a second layer of security, keeping your account secure even if your password is compromised. With Duo Push, you’ll be alerted right away (on your phone) if someone is trying to log in as you.

This second factor of authentication is separate and independent from your username and password — Duo never sees your password

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Is it safe to put the Duo app on my personal mobile?

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The Duo Mobile App is very safe and is used Worldwide.

It is only used to facilitate the notification from Duo to approve the login.

The Duo Mobile App can’t be used to monitor anything else on your phone and has been downloaded by 10s of millions of people.

Why when connecting to Remote Desktop does it try to connect and then just sit there.

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This could be because the Remote Desktop logon is waiting for you to approve to logon on your phone.

If you don’t see a notification on your phone, try opening the Duo App and signing in again.

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