Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Adding MFA to your business is one of the simplest, most effective ways to enhance user security and protect sensitive applications and environments from unauthorised access.

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) strengthens access security by requiring multiple verification methods, or factors, for user authentication. These factors typically include something the user knows (like a password), something they have (such as a mobile device), and sometimes something they are (like a fingerprint). This layered approach ensures that even if one factor is compromised, an attacker cannot gain access without passing the additional authentication steps.

Implementing MFA provides critical protection against phishing, social engineering, and brute-force attacks, securing your clients’ accounts from unauthorised access and credential-based threats.

Why MFA Matters for Security

MFA is an essential component of a zero-trust security model. It verifies each user’s identity before granting access to sensitive data, mitigating risks such as phishing, credential exploitation, and brute-force attacks.

Imagine this scenario: a user’s password is intercepted. With MFA in place, additional factors, such as a push notification to a mobile device or biometric verification, prevent the attacker from accessing the account. MFA utilises out-of-band authentication (with verification factors sent over separate channels) to keep accounts secure, even if one channel is compromised.

Without all required factors—such as a physical device, a biometric trait, or a one-time code—remote attackers cannot impersonate users to access corporate networks, cloud storage, or protected applications.

Functions & Benefits

Enhance security by offering multi-factor authentication (MFA), a robust solution to verify users’ identities through multiple authentication steps.

MFA Made Simple with Duo

Duo’s MFA solution is user-friendly, highly secure, and adaptable to a variety of environments. Duo requires only a smartphone for authentication, using the Duo Mobile app (available on iOS and Android) to send push notifications for fast, easy authentication. Duo’s flexible authentication options, including Duo Push and WebAuthn, allow each client to select the ideal method to suit their security needs, offering powerful protection against threats like man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks.

MFA for Every Business

Duo offers a scalable security platform that fits organisations of all sizes and security needs. With three distinct editions, each business can find the MFA solution that best suits their requirements.

Provide your clients with a security solution that’s both easy to implement and highly effective, helping protect them against modern cybersecurity threats.

Easy, Effective, and Secure

Duo integrates seamlessly across on-premises, web-based, and cloud-based applications, securing every access point from a single, user-friendly platform. Deployment is straightforward, and Duo’s intuitive management dashboard makes it easy for your clients to monitor and control access.

Zero Trust Made Simple

Duo enables organisations to adopt a zero-trust security model with ease, securing the modern workforce through a comprehensive all-in-one platform. Duo’s solution verifies user identities, assesses device health, enforces adaptive access policies, and protects productivity with secure remote access and single sign-on (SSO) capabilities.

Different Types of MFA

There are various second-factor authentication options available to verify user identities. From SMS codes to biometrics, each method offers distinct levels of security and convenience to meet a range of needs.

Push-Based

Push-based MFA enhances security by using multiple factors to verify identity with a simple, user-friendly experience. Instead of entering a code, the user receives a push notification on their mobile device to approve the login attempt.

This approach, championed by providers like Duo Security, offers higher security and convenience compared to SMS or TOTP.

TOTP-Based

Time-Based One-Time Password (TOTP) MFA generates a unique code directly on the user’s device, typically through a QR code scanned by a mobile authenticator app. This produces a temporary passcode that the user enters to access an account. TOTP codes expire after a set period and generate a new code with each login attempt, offering a secure and time-sensitive approach. TOTP operates within the Open Authentication (OAuth) framework.

SMS-Based

With SMS two-factor authentication, a security code is sent via text message to the user’s mobile device.

The user enters this code on the website or application they’re logging into, confirming their identity.

WebAuthn

Developed by the FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance and the W3C, WebAuthn (Web Authentication API) enables strong, public-key-based authentication. This technology allows services like Duo to use built-in security capabilities on devices such as laptops and smartphones, enabling seamless authentication using the hardware and software users already have.

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