Cisco Duo

Cisco Duo Integration Guide

Introduction

Cisco Duo is a multi-factor authentication (MFA) and secure access platform developed by Cisco Systems. It is designed to enhance the security of online and network-based applications by adding an additional layer of authentication beyond just usernames and passwords. This guide will walk you through the steps required to integrate Cisco Duo with Perimeters.

Available Features

• Misconfiguration Rules

• User Inventory

• Identity Rules

• Device Inventory

Prerequisites

A Cisco Duo account user with the owner role and an API key for Admin API must be created by this account user.

Follow these steps to generate the keys:

1. Login to Cisco Duo Owner Account.

2. Once logged in, navigate to Applications -> Protect an Application.

3. Search "Admin API" and click "Add".

4. On Settings, Select Permissions -> Grant administrators -> Read, Grant read information, Grant applications, Grant settings, Grant read log, Grant resource -> Read and click 'Save Changes'

5. Copy API Hostname, Client Id, and Client Secret.

Required Privileges

Scopes	Use
Grant resource (Read)	Read Devices and Provisioned Application Details
Grant read log	Read Usage Activity
Grant settings	Read Settings and Configurations
Grant applications	Read Integrated Provisioned Applications and their details
Grant read information	Read general information about the Duo Instance
Grant administrators (Read)	Read All Administrators

Onboarding Cisco Duo in your Perimeters account

1. Go to "Integrations" -> Select "Cisco Duo" -> Click "+ Add" -> Click "+ Start Integration".

2. "Namespace" - Fill in the previously copied API Hostname.

3. "Integration Key" - Fill in the previously copied Client ID.

4. “Secret Key” - Fill in the previously copied Client Secret.

5. Click "Finish" to complete the onboarding process.

Once you have completed these steps, Cisco Duo should be successfully integrated with your Perimeters account.