Duo Essentials Overview

Overview

The major features of Duo Essentials include:

• Duo Directory Use Duo as your full identity and access management (IAM) solution and source of truth for primary authentication.
• Duo Single Sign-On for federated login to SSO applications with our cloud-hosted identity provider, with Duo Central and self-service device management.
• Duo Passwordless for secure authentication with a single gesture instead of password entry followed by MFA.
• Trusted Endpoints to differentiate between corporate and personal devices and limit sensitive data access to known managed devices.
• Duo Desktop for trusted device verification, app requirement and secure device registration policy options, and use of Duo Desktop as an authentication method.
• Directory Sync to import users and administrators into Duo from external identity stores.
• Self-Service Portal which permits end-user management of Duo authentication devices when logging in to two-factor authentication applications.
• A subset of Duo's Policy options: New User policy, Authentication policy, Remembered devices, Authorized networks, Authentication methods, and Duo Desktop.
  • The available authentication methods in Duo Essentials include verified Duo Push, verified Duo Push with Bluetooth autofill, and Duo Mobile proximity verification, which protect users from push harassment and fatigue attacks, and Duo Desktop authentication.
• Additional options for managing administrator access in Duo, such as Admin Roles, Administrative Units, and Admin SSO.
• AI Assistant Save time and ask the AI Assistant in natural language about access problems instead of sorting through various pages in the Duo Admin Panel or searching for the most relevant documentation page.

Duo Essentials also includes standard features such as:

• Duo Push, phone, SMS, hardware token, and security two-factor authentication methods.
• A wide catalog of included applications to protect with Duo.
• Logging and reporting of user authentications, administrator actions, telephony consumption, and more.

Explore our pricing information to see more Duo Essentials features and compare pricing with other Duo plans.

How to Experience Duo Essentials

Existing customers can select Duo Essentials by choosing it on the Billing page of your account. New customers receive a 30-day free Duo Advantage trial when you sign up for Duo.