Deploy, Configure and Manage Cisco Duo (DCMC-DUO) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

1. Fundamentals of Authentication methods
  • What is Authentication?
  • Different authentication methods
  • Two-factor (2FA) authentication and beyond (MFA)
  • Why do you need 2FA?
  • 2FA/ MFA using Cisco Duo


2. Getting Started with Duo MFA
  • Overview of Duo Security
  • Different Licensing Models (MFA, Access and Beyond)
  • Authenticating (Duo Prompt, Duo Universal Prompt, Duo Central)
  • Endpoint and User Enrolment


3. Duo Administration Overview
  • • Accessing Duo Admin Portal
  • • Administrator and Users Account Setup
  • • Dashboard and Navigation
  • • Viewing Information and Reports


4. Enrolling Users
  • Automatic
  • Self-Enrolment
  • Manual Enrolment
  • Activating Duo Mobile


5. Protecting Applications
  • Application Options
  • New and Existing Applications
  • Application Updates
  • Universal Prompt Activation
  • View your Applications
  • Remove an Application


6. Duo Directory Sync
  • Overview of Directory Sync
  • Azure AD Synchronization
  • Active Directory Synchronization
  • OpenLDAP Synchronization


7. Duo SSO/ SAML
  • Duo SSO/ SAML overview
  • Prerequisites
  • Enabling Duo SSO
  • Configuring the Authentication Source
  • Creating a Cloud Application
  • Duo Central


8. Duo Access Gateway (DAG)
  • DAG Overview
  • DAG for Windows
  • DAG for Linux
  • DAG and Universal Prompt


9. Duo Access Features
  • Access Overview
  • Policy and Control
  • Device Insight
  • Endpoints Insight
  • Health monitoring
  • Trust monitoring


10. Duo Beyond Features
  • Trusted Endpoints
  • Duo Network Gateway


11. Trusted Endpoints
  • Overview of Trusted Endpoints
  • Device Health Verification
  • Duo Mobile Verification
  • Certificate Verification
  • Best Practices - Implementing Trusted Endpoints
  • Applying the Trusted Endpoints Policy
  • Monitoring Trusted Endpoints
  • Controlling Application Access for Trusted Endpoints


12. Operations and Management
  • Changing Settings
  • End user and Admin Management
  • Device Management
  • Using groups
  • Usability enhancements
  • Software Downloads and Updates


13. Remote Access & VPN Use-Cases
  • Duo Network Gateway
  • Cisco AnyConnect VPN with ASA or Cisco Secure Firewall
  • Duo 2FA for Meraki Client VPN


14. Common Use Cases
  • Duo Single Sign-On
  • Microsoft RDP
  • Web Applications
  • Identity Providers (Cisco Identity Services Engine)