Cisco Duo + Microsoft
Secure your modern workforce with Cisco Duo and Microsoft. Duo integrates seamlessly with Microsoft services and applications (on-prem or cloud) to verify user trust and secure access with MFA, SSO, passwordless, and risk-based authentication. Protect Microsoft identities and workflows with Duo, a member of Microsoft Intelligence Security Association (MISA).
Authenticate users
Strengthen identity and access security to protect resources such as Windows Logon & RDP and Microsoft 365.
Enable access
Reduce risks imposed by weak credentials and improve security with single sign-on (SSO) and passwordless experiences.
Verify devices
Define, manage, and monitor device security posture to ensure only verified devices have access to Microsoft applications and services.
Authenticate users
Secure your workforce and protect all on-premise and cloud resources with Duo and Microsoft.
Duo’s integration as an Entra ID authentication provider brings consistent Duo authentication experiences to all Windows Logon & RDP workflows, Microsoft or non-Microsoft federated applications, and on-premises resources.
Enable secure remote access
Protect remote access to your computer by integrating Duo’s solution with your remote desktop protocol (RDP) and local logons.
Make authentication user-friendly
Duo satisfies all Microsoft MFA requirements. Use the broadest range of factors to quickly verify user identity from anywhere at any time, including passwordless and the Duo Mobile app.
Empower admins with granular controls
Manage it all from a single system. Duo’s dashboard allows admins to easily create or manage security policies in just a few clicks, with straightforward reporting and auditing tools.
Compatible Microsoft integrations with Duo include:
Partnership with Microsoft
Cisco Duo is a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association (MISA), Microsoft’s premier Security Partner association. Duo provides best-in-class identity and access security solutions optimized to work in Microsoft environments and protect customers against cyber threats.
Enable access
In complex IT environments with mixed vendors and identities, Duo SSO and Duo Passport boost workforce productivity by reducing the number of authentications without compromising security.
Duo easily integrates with Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) and protects Office 365 web apps to provide secure role-based access.
Cross-platform and vendor-agnostic
Authenticate user identity without the need for repeated logins and provide defense-in-depth for any IAM security environment.
Phishing-resistant authentication
Risk-based authentication automatically detects and mitigates commonly known attack patterns and high-risk anomalies and steps users up to stronger auth methods.
Secure all applications
Duo’s integration with Office 365 secures the login process to all Microsoft 365 applications for every trusted user and their device, no matter where they are.
Compatible Microsoft integrations with Duo include:
Verify devices
Address device risk and set granular access policies.
Microsoft environments can experience the value of Duo’s entire advanced product offering, including passwordless, SSO, and Verified Push, with straightforward, single-system management.
Secure integrations
Duo integrates with Microsoft Windows client and server operating systems, making it easy for Microsoft customers to upgrade device and identity security.
Prevent access from risky devices
Access policies can be configured to block access to sensitive remote workstations from devices that are out of date or non-compliant with your security requirements.
Visibility into device health
Admins can manage device compliance and identify potential hygiene risks from the admin dashboard.
Compatible Microsoft integrations with Duo include:
Duo and Microsoft External Authentication Methods is a killer combination. Using them together allows Tigunia to have a single MFA requirement in Microsoft 365."
— Martin Twerski, Director of Internal Systems, Tigunia
