Duo Requirement for Sensitive Purple Data Departments

All employees in the following departments must activate Duo Security to enhance security for Shibboleth-enabled applications and services by Monday, February 27. If it is not activated, then you will not be able to access enterprise systems that use Shibboleth (such as SIS, HR, Financials, Leave) on Tuesday, February 28.

• Academic Support Program for Student Athletes
• Counseling Center
• Disability Services Office
• Office of Student & Community Standards
• Student Health Services
• Student Legal Services

These departments deal regularly with ultra-sensitive data, and are being required by the Office of Information Technology (OIT) to implement Duo. Eventually, all university employees will be required to use Duo, but these departments have been identified must implement Duo immediately to improve data security.

Please review the information below and begin now making plans to activate Duo; if you have questions, please submit them via dasa-tech-help@ncsu.edu.

Deadline

All staff (permanent, temporary, student, retired, no-pay) must activate Duo no later than Monday, February 27. If it is not activated, then you will not be able to access Shibboleth protected systems on Tuesday, February 28.

How to Activate Security

1. Make sure your UIA questions are complete!
2. Follow these directions

How to Get Help

1. Send a help request via dasa-tech-help@ncsu.edu and be sure to include the details of your issue. If you want an individual consultation to walk you through the process, let us know your availability.
2. DASA Co-Working (DASA Tech Staff on Site) – Please bring a laptop!
   • Friday, January 20: 8:30am – Noon (Playzone, Carmichael Recreation Center)
   • Friday, February 17: 8:30am – Noon (Playzone, Carmichael Recreation Center)
3. Register for Two Factor Authentication hosted by OIT

More Information

• Duo FAQ for DASA
• Two-Factor Authentication at NC State