Cisco Duo Features
What are the features of Cisco Duo?
Authentication Options
- Authentication User experience
- Supports Required Authentication systems
Authentication type
- SMS-Based
- Voice-Based Telephony
- Email-Based
- Hardware Token-Based
- Software Token
- Biometric Factor
- Mobile-Push
- Risk-Based Authentication
Functionality
- Multi-Device Sync
- Backup
Implementation
- Easy Setup
- Mobile SDK
- Web SDK
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Authentication Options
Authentication User experience | Based on 86 Cisco Duo reviews. Process of providing credentials and logging into multiple systems is easy and intuitive for users | 92% (Based on 86 reviews) | |
Supports Required Authentication systems | Supports required 3rd party Authentication Technologies. Example systems: bioMetric, passwords, key cards, token based systems, etc. This feature was mentioned in 82 Cisco Duo reviews. | 93% (Based on 82 reviews) | |
Multi-Factor Authentication | Based on 79 Cisco Duo reviews. Provides support for Multi-Factor authentication, so users are required to provide multiple factors to authenticate. For example, something they know, Something they have or something they are. | 95% (Based on 79 reviews) | |
Supports Required Authentication Methods/Protocols | Support SSO via Web agents, proxy agents, agent-less, SAML or oAuth and WS-Federation authentication and authorization Web services depending upon the application and business use case 77 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 93% (Based on 77 reviews) | |
Federation/SAML support (idp) | As reported in 56 Cisco Duo reviews. Can serve as the identity provider to external service providers so that when the user logs into a service, instead of providing credentials to the service provider, the service provider trusts the identity provider to validate the credentials. | 91% (Based on 56 reviews) | |
Federation/SAML support (sp) | Based on 55 Cisco Duo reviews. Can serve as the Service provider from an external service so that when the user logs in externally they have seamless SSO to internal applications from a service provider. | 94% (Based on 55 reviews) |
Access Control Types
Endpoint access | As reported in 71 Cisco Duo reviews. Provides ability to control access to PC's, Mobile devices, and other endpoint devices. | 96% (Based on 71 reviews) | |
Local Access | Controls access to legacy applications, web based applications, network resources and servers while employees are on the companies local area network. This feature was mentioned in 74 Cisco Duo reviews. | 92% (Based on 74 reviews) | |
Remote Access | Controls access to legacy applications, web based applications, networks resources while employees are outside the local area network. 77 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 95% (Based on 77 reviews) | |
Partner Access | Controls access to users that are not company employees that are either within the companies local area network or outside the network 59 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 92% (Based on 59 reviews) | |
Supports BYOD users | As reported in 62 Cisco Duo reviews. Enables users to use their own device to access company applications. | 93% (Based on 62 reviews) |
Administration
Ease of installation on server | Based on 66 Cisco Duo reviews. Installation process is easy and flexible. | 91% (Based on 66 reviews) | |
Password Policy Enforcement | Options for resetting and enforcing password policies This feature was mentioned in 66 Cisco Duo reviews. | 93% (Based on 66 reviews) | |
Administration Console | Provides Administration tools/console that are easy to use and learn for routine maintenance tasks This feature was mentioned in 63 Cisco Duo reviews. | 93% (Based on 63 reviews) | |
Ease of connecting applications | Easily provisions new systems, platforms or applications using configuration and not customization. 66 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 92% (Based on 66 reviews) | |
Self Service Password Administration | As reported in 66 Cisco Duo reviews. Users can set, change passwords without interaction from IT staff | 89% (Based on 66 reviews) | |
Auditing | As reported in 26 Cisco Duo reviews. Documents access and alterations of the database for analytics and reporting. | 90% (Based on 26 reviews) | |
Data Discovery | Unveils data connected to infrastructure and applications used to help manage and maintain compliance within complex IT systems. This feature was mentioned in 25 Cisco Duo reviews. | 87% (Based on 25 reviews) | |
Access Control | Supports LDAP Protocol to enable access control and governance. This feature was mentioned in 27 Cisco Duo reviews. | 91% (Based on 27 reviews) | |
Encryption | Encrypts all data transfers using end-to-end encryption. | Not enough data | |
Audit Trails | Provides audit trails to monitor useage to reduce fraud. | Not enough data | |
Regulatory Compliance | Complies with regulations for strong customer authentication such as KYC, PSD2, and others. | Not enough data | |
Bi-Directional Identity Synchronization | Keep identity attributes consistent across applications whether the change is made in the provisioning system or the application. 16 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 97% (Based on 16 reviews) | |
Policy Management | As reported in 19 Cisco Duo reviews. Enables administrators to create access policies and applies policy controls throughout request and provisioning processes. | 94% (Based on 19 reviews) | |
Cloud Directory | Provides or integrates with a cloud based directory option that contains all user names and attributes. 17 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 94% (Based on 17 reviews) | |
Application Integrations | Integrates with common applications such as service desk tools. | Not enough data | |
Reporting and Monitoring | Based on 14 Cisco Duo reviews. Access pre-built and custom reports to monitor user activity and storage. | 95% (Based on 14 reviews) | |
Breadth of Partner Applications | As reported in 13 Cisco Duo reviews. To what extent are there partner applications readily available for integrating into this product? Partner applications typically provide complementary, best of breed functionality not offered natively in this product. | 90% (Based on 13 reviews) | |
Auditing | Based on 13 Cisco Duo reviews. Documents access and alterations of the database for analytics and reporting. | 92% (Based on 13 reviews) |
Platform
Multiple Operating system support | As reported in 73 Cisco Duo reviews. Supports Endpoint access control to multiple operating systems | 94% (Based on 73 reviews) | |
Multi-Domain Support | As reported in 68 Cisco Duo reviews. Allows user authentication to be honored by all the hosts in two or more domains | 95% (Based on 68 reviews) | |
Cross Browser support | Support access to browser based applications across required browser types 69 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 93% (Based on 69 reviews) | |
Fail over protection | Provides required failover mechanisms to ensure if one server, network, etc fails users are still able able to authenticate 58 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 91% (Based on 58 reviews) | |
Reporting | As reported in 58 Cisco Duo reviews. Contains pre-built and custom reporting tools to required to manage business | 91% (Based on 58 reviews) | |
Auditing | Based on 55 Cisco Duo reviews. Provides mechanism for auditing authentication for trouble shooting purposes. | 91% (Based on 55 reviews) | |
Third Party Web Services support | Based on 60 Cisco Duo reviews. Can call and pass credentials to third party web services. | 92% (Based on 60 reviews) |
Authentication type
SMS-Based | Based on 105 Cisco Duo reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Sends a one-time passcode (OTP) via SMS. | 84% (Based on 105 reviews) | |
Voice-Based Telephony | Based on 94 Cisco Duo reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Provides a one-time passcode (OTP) via voice-call. | 78% (Based on 94 reviews) | |
Email-Based | As reported in 90 Cisco Duo reviews. Sends a one-time passcode (OTP) via email. | 80% (Based on 90 reviews) | |
Hardware Token-Based | Based on 90 Cisco Duo reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Supports hardware tokens, which are often USB-sized, fob-like devices that store codes. | 82% (Based on 90 reviews) | |
Software Token | Based on 94 Cisco Duo reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Offers software tokens, which are applications installed on a mobile phone, wearable devices, or desktops and generate time-based one-time passcodes (TOTP) that a user can easily copy. Software tokens work both online and offline. | 87% (Based on 94 reviews) | |
Biometric Factor | Based on 90 Cisco Duo reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows biometric factors such as fingerprints, faceprints, voiceprints, or other biometric information to be used as an authentication factor. | 83% (Based on 90 reviews) | |
Mobile-Push | Based on 112 Cisco Duo reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Offers mobile push authentication, which is a user-friendly method that does not require a user to copy a code, but rather accept or deny an authentication using a mobile application. Mobile push authentication only works when a user is connected to the internet. | 92% (Based on 112 reviews) | |
Risk-Based Authentication | Based on 91 Cisco Duo reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Analyzes users' IP addresses, devices, behaviors and identities to authenticate a user. | 88% (Based on 91 reviews) |
Functionality
Multi-Device Sync | Based on 99 Cisco Duo reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Allows the use of tokens on multiple devices. This feature can also be turned off if the user does not want this. | 88% (Based on 99 reviews) | |
Backup | Offers encrypted backup recovery stored by the vendor. 91 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 82% (Based on 91 reviews) | |
FIDO2-compliant | As reported in 28 Cisco Duo reviews. Offers FIDO2-enabled authentication method | 90% (Based on 28 reviews) | |
Works with hardware security keys | As reported in 28 Cisco Duo reviews. Works with hardware security keys | 87% (Based on 28 reviews) | |
Multiple authentication methods | Offer users multiple ways to authenticate including, but not limited to: mobile push on trusted devices, FIDO-enabled devices, physical security keys, keycards, smart watches, biometrics, QR codes, desktop app + pin, and others. This feature was mentioned in 31 Cisco Duo reviews. | 93% (Based on 31 reviews) | |
Offline or no-phone solution | As reported in 30 Cisco Duo reviews. Offers solutions when users are offline or do not have access to a mobile phone. | 82% (Based on 30 reviews) | |
User provisioning | Simplifies or automates user provisioning, deprovisioning, and other user role changes. | Not enough data | |
Password manager | Offers password management tools to end users. | Not enough data | |
Single Sign-on | Offers single sign-on functionalities to end users, allowing them to authenticate once and be given access to all of their company accounts. | Not enough data | |
Enforces policies | Enforces user-access policies based on individual, role type, group membership or other factors to prevent unauthorized access to company systems and data. | Not enough data | |
Authentication | Authenticates users prior to granting access to company systems. | Not enough data | |
Multi-factor authentication | Offers multi-factor authentication methods to verify a user's identity. | Not enough data |
Network Management
Network Segmentation | Allows administrative control over network components, mapping, and segmentation. 12 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 89% (Based on 12 reviews) | |
Network Mapping | Allows visual display of networks segmented components and their connected resources. 13 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 92% (Based on 13 reviews) | |
Security Analytics | Utilizes behavioral analysis to improve security procedures and documentation. 13 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 90% (Based on 13 reviews) | |
API/Integrations | Application Programming Interface - Specification for how the application communicates with other software. API's typically enable integration of data, logic, objects, etc. with other software applications. 13 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 92% (Based on 13 reviews) |
Security
Security Automation | Based on 13 Cisco Duo reviews. Allows administrative control over automated security tasks. | 90% (Based on 13 reviews) | |
Application Security | Protects application access and data. Prompts additional authentication for suspicious users. This feature was mentioned in 13 Cisco Duo reviews. | 90% (Based on 13 reviews) | |
Workload Protection | Based on 13 Cisco Duo reviews. Protects computing resources across a network. Prompts additional authentication for suspicious users. | 92% (Based on 13 reviews) | |
Data Protection | Protects informatin stored on premises and in the cloud. Prompts additional authentication for suspicious users. 13 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 94% (Based on 13 reviews) | |
Encrypted Storage | Based on 12 Cisco Duo reviews. Provides some level of encryption of files and data in transit and sensitive information while it lives online. | 93% (Based on 12 reviews) | |
Anomoly Detection | Constantly monitors acivity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns. 12 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 89% (Based on 12 reviews) | |
Data loss Prevention | Stores data securely either on premise or in an adjacent cloud database to prevent loss of data at rest. This feature was mentioned in 12 Cisco Duo reviews. | 90% (Based on 12 reviews) | |
Policy Enforcement | Allows administrators to set policies for security and data governance. 13 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 92% (Based on 13 reviews) |
Identity Management
Adaptive Access Control | As reported in 14 Cisco Duo reviews. Provides a risk-based approcach to determining trust within the network. | 90% (Based on 14 reviews) | |
Identity Scoring | Based on 14 Cisco Duo reviews. Calculates risk based on user behavior, permissions, and requests. | 85% (Based on 14 reviews) | |
User Monitoring | Monitors users attempting unauthorized access to databases, applicaitons, and othe network components. This feature was mentioned in 14 Cisco Duo reviews. | 88% (Based on 14 reviews) |
Data Protection
Data Masking | As reported in 26 Cisco Duo reviews. Protects sensitive data by disguising or encrypting data, keeping it usable by the organization and approved parties. | 92% (Based on 26 reviews) | |
Data Encryption/Security | Manages policies for user data access and data encryption. 30 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 93% (Based on 30 reviews) | |
Data loss Prevention | As reported in 29 Cisco Duo reviews. Stores data securely either on premise or in an adjacent cloud database to prevent loss of data at rest. | 91% (Based on 29 reviews) | |
Anomoly Detection | Constantly monitors acivity related to user behavior and compares activity to benchmarked patterns. This feature was mentioned in 27 Cisco Duo reviews. | 91% (Based on 27 reviews) | |
Sensitive Data Compliance | Supports compliance with PII, GDPR, HIPPA, PCI, and other regulatory standards. 29 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 97% (Based on 29 reviews) |
Analysis
Cloud Gap Analytics | Analyzes data associated with denied entries and policy enforcement, giving information of better authentication and security protocols. This feature was mentioned in 28 Cisco Duo reviews. | 88% (Based on 28 reviews) | |
Compliance Monitoring | As reported in 28 Cisco Duo reviews. Monitors data quality and send alerts based on violations or misuse. | 90% (Based on 28 reviews) | |
User Analytics | Based on 28 Cisco Duo reviews. Allows for reporting and documentation of individual user behavior and privileges. | 91% (Based on 28 reviews) |
Integration
Uses Open Standards | Connections use open standards such as SAML or RADIS. | Not enough data | |
Mobile SDK | Offers developers a mobile software development kit to seamlessly add biometric authentication into their applications. | Not enough data | |
Workforce Authentication | Integrates with identity and access management (IAM) solutions to manage workforce authentication. | Not enough data | |
Customer Authentication | Integrates with customer identity and access management (ICAM) solutions to manage customer authentication. | Not enough data |
Access Control
User, Role, and Access Management | As reported in 14 Cisco Duo reviews. Allows administrators to provision access based on the individual user and their role. | 96% (Based on 14 reviews) | |
Access Rights | Defines which users have access to the different modules of the software and how. This feature was mentioned in 14 Cisco Duo reviews. | 90% (Based on 14 reviews) | |
User Analytics | Allows for reporting and documentation of individual user behavior and privileges. 13 reviewers of Cisco Duo have provided feedback on this feature. | 91% (Based on 13 reviews) | |
Compliance Monitoring | As reported in 13 Cisco Duo reviews. Monitors data quality and send alerts based on violations or misuse. | 90% (Based on 13 reviews) |
Type
On-premises solution | Provides an IAM solution for on-prem systems. | Not enough data | |
Cloud-solution | Provides an IAM solution for cloud-based systems. | Not enough data |
Reporting
Tracking | Tracks user activities across protected systems. | Not enough data | |
Reporting | Provides reporting functionality. | Not enough data |
Implementation
Easy Setup | Based on 113 Cisco Duo reviews and verified by the G2 Product R&D team. Offers an easy to understand user interface to make setup smooth. | 90% (Based on 113 reviews) | |
Mobile SDK | Offers a mobile software development kit (SDK) for iOS, Blackberry, and Android. This feature was mentioned in 90 Cisco Duo reviews. | 86% (Based on 90 reviews) | |
Web SDK | As reported in 87 Cisco Duo reviews. Offers a software development kit (SDK) for web-based applications. | 84% (Based on 87 reviews) |