While powerful, offline enrollment introduces three non-obvious threats.
Duo Offline Enrollment is not necessary for every user, but it is critical for specific workflows:
is the process of setting up a secondary authentication method—typically on a smartphone or security key—to log into a workstation when it lacks an internet connection.
But what happens when your users are on an airplane, working from a secure facility with no external internet access, or stuck in a basement with a dead cellular signal?
When an admin enables offline access for a Duo application (like a network gateway or a Windows Logon app), the user goes through a one-time setup:
While powerful, offline enrollment introduces three non-obvious threats.
Duo Offline Enrollment is not necessary for every user, but it is critical for specific workflows:
is the process of setting up a secondary authentication method—typically on a smartphone or security key—to log into a workstation when it lacks an internet connection.
But what happens when your users are on an airplane, working from a secure facility with no external internet access, or stuck in a basement with a dead cellular signal?
When an admin enables offline access for a Duo application (like a network gateway or a Windows Logon app), the user goes through a one-time setup: