Adaptive Access Policies

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It allows you to implement access policies based on the principle of least privilege for your users. Duo enables you to create comprehensive policies effortlessly through an intuitive administrator dashboard. With Duo, you can manage policies globally or for specific applications and user groups within minutes.</p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="content-text content--align-top block-padding-side t-light--white"> <div class="content--3col"> <div class="content-text__wrap max-width--content content"> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset" src="/assets/img/content-text/Gain-Device-Visibility-Icon-1696003552.svg" alt="image of a wave"> <h3>Automatically Respond to Change in Risk Signals</h3><p>Strong authentication for dynamic environments. Respond to changes in risk signals with Duo’s <a href="/solutions/risk-based-authentication">Risk-Based Authentication</a>.</p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset" src="/assets/img/content-text/AccessDeviceSecurityPostureIcon-1696003634.svg" alt="image of 4 squares."> <h3>Protect Specific Apps and Resources</h3><p>Protect apps and network resources with the precision you need. Safeguard your critical assets with our powerful and granular secure access controls.</p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset" src="/assets/img/content-text/ContinuouslyVerifyDeviceTrustIcon-1696003706.svg" alt=""> <h3>Fully Customize Security Policies</h3><p>Achieve complete customization and control over your security measures with Duo's adaptive access policies. Personalize policies to help meet components of compliance and regulatory requirements.</p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="content-text content--2col content--50-50 block-padding-side t-light--white " > <div class="content-text__wrap max-width--content content"> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset " src="/assets/img/product/Adapt_Respond_Risks.png" alt="Workers in an office setting reaching across their workstations giving hi-fives to one another"> <p></p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <h3>Adapt and Respond to Risks in Real Time</h3><p>Duo's Risk-Based Authentication continuously analyzes potential threat signals and adapts authentication requirements with every login attempt, dynamically adapting security requirements in real time. This proactive approach safeguards trusted users while thwarting malicious attackers.</p><p><a href="/assets/pdf/Duo_For_RBA.pdf">Learn More in Duo's RBA Brief</a></p> </div> </div> </section> <div class="featured-quote block-padding-side t-light t-light--gray-blue "> <div class="max-width--content"> <div class="featured-quote__blockquote"> <blockquote class="quote quote--lg"> <svg class="quote__open fill--green" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 43 38" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-label="Left double quotation mark."><path d="M17 38H.01V19.888c-.08-2.605.3-5.051 1.137-7.34.838-2.288 2.014-4.3 3.53-6.037 1.515-1.736 3.33-3.177 5.443-4.321C12.234 1.046 14.527.316 17 0v7.813c-3.031 1.026-5.105 2.545-6.222 4.558-1.116 2.012-1.675 4.478-1.675 7.398H17V38zm26 0H26.01V19.888c-.08-2.605.3-5.051 1.137-7.34.838-2.288 2.014-4.3 3.53-6.037 1.515-1.736 3.33-3.177 5.443-4.321C38.234 1.046 40.527.316 43 0v7.813c-3.031 1.026-5.105 2.545-6.222 4.558-1.116 2.012-1.675 4.478-1.675 7.398H43V38z" fill-rule="nonzero" /></svg> <p>Box manages highly sensitive data for some of the largest organizations in the world. As a result of this, we need to ensure the highest level of protection for all user interactions with our services. We also need to meet an extremely high bar for security standards while making it easy for users to be productive. Duo helps us do just that. <a href="/solutions/customer-stories/box">Read the customer story</a> </p> <cite class="quote__cite">— Mark Schooley, Senior Director, IT Operations & Engineering, Box</cite> </blockquote> </div> <div class="featured-quote__blockquote-assets gutter-right-margin gutter-right-margin--med gutter-right-margin--sm gutter-right-margin--xsm gutter-left-margin--xsm position-r"> <img class="featured-quote__image" src="/assets/img/featured-quote/TI-Media-image.png" alt="Photo of Mark Schooley, Senior Director, IT Operations & Engineering at Box"> <svg viewBox="-10 -20 475 304" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><defs><path d="M0 0h144c55.228 0 100 44.772 100 100v144H0V0z" id="a"/></defs><path stroke="#DCE4E6" d="M.5.5v243h243V100C243.5 45.048 198.952.5 144 .5H.5z" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd"/></svg> <div class="featured-quote__logo"> <img src="/img/asset/aW1nL2N1c3RvbWVybG9nb3MvNTg0MmE3NWZhNjUxNWIxZTBhZDc1YWZjLnBuZw==?filt=greyscale&gam=0.1&s=02608e210018b3f9d83d63c687edf984" alt="Company logo for box."> </div> </div> </div> </div> <section class="content-text content--2col content--50-50 block-padding-side t-light--white " > <div class="content-text__wrap max-width--content content"> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset " src="/assets/img/content-text/VerifyTrustedUsers.svg" alt="A check mark with a circle around it being used as an icon."> <h3>Verify Trusted Users</h3><p>Every user has a different use case for accessing applications, and Duo handles them all with ease. Detect user location, device, role, and more at every login, set security policies based on these attributes, check for anomalous access, and continuously monitor policy efficacy—all without interrupting your users’ daily workflows.</p><p><a href="/product/adaptive-access-policies/user-access-policies">More About User Access Policies</a></p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset " src="/assets/img/content-text/SecureAccessBasedOnTrust.svg" alt="An example of a webpage used as an icon."> <h3>Secure Access Based on Device Trust</h3><p>Protect against potentially compromised or untrusted devices trying to access your applications and data. Apply security policies across every device—managed or unmanaged. Duo helps you <a href="/product/device-trust/endpoint-remediation-and-self-remediation">control access to your applications</a> through flexible policy by restricting access when devices do not meet security requirements such as having an out of date browser or operating system.<br></p><p> <a href="/product/adaptive-access-policies/device-access-policies">More About Device Access Policies</a></p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="content-text content--2col content--50-50 block-padding-side t-dark t-dark--blue " > <div class="content-text__wrap max-width--content content"> <div class="content-text__header content"> <h2 class="content-text__heading">Adaptive Authentication in Action</h2> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset " src="/assets/img/content-text/ReduceRisk.svg" alt="An arrow pointing down being used as an icon."> <h3>Reduce Your Risk of Breaches</h3><p>The average cost of a phishing attack is $1.1 million—a heavy price for any size organization to pay for failing to protect users from attacks targeting them. Duo’s risk-based adaptive access policies work to prevent costly identity-based attacks with dynamic user authentication and device verification.</p><p><a href="/solutions/phishing-prevention">Explore Phishing Prevention Solutions</a></p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset " src="/assets/img/content-text/CreateCustomerAuth.svg" alt="icon of a person and lines"> <h3>Create Custom Authentication Policies</h3><p>Make authentication smarter, not harder. Duo helps you fully customize simple yet powerful authentication policies so users and devices can access the resources they need. Access requirements can be tailored to specific applications based on the sensitivity and criticality of their data.</p><p><a href="/demos/device-health-access-policy">Learn How to Set Up Access Policies</a></p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="content-text content--2col content--50-50 content--align-top block-padding-side t-dark t-dark--blue " > <div class="content-text__wrap max-width--content content"> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset " src="/assets/img/content-text/DynamicallyRespondRisk.svg" alt="image of a circle"> <h3>Dynamically Respond to Risk</h3><p>For growing organizations, users logging in from new locations and devices can complicate secure access management. Duo's risk-based authentication policies enable real-time adaptability at login, dynamically adjusting verification requirements to respond to evolving risk. Swiftly deny access or request additional verification to protects your systems and users.</p><p><a href="/blog/duo-risk-based-authentication-now-in-ga">Learn How Risk-Based Authentication Works</a></p><p> </p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset " src="/assets/img/content-text/SafelyEnableHybridWork.svg" alt="icon of a globe"> <h3>Safely Enable Hybrid Work</h3><p>Duo’s adaptive access policies allow users to be productive from any location—without compromising security. Single sign-on (SSO), passwordless, risk-based authentication, and device verification enable your workforce to securely access resources and applications, wherever they are.</p><p><a href="/product/remote-access">Read About Remote Access</a></p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="content-text content--2col content--50-50 content--align-top block-padding-side t-dark t-dark--blue " > <div class="content-text__wrap max-width--content content"> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset " src="/assets/img/content-text/WorkTowardZeroTrust.svg" alt="image of binoculars"> <h3>Work Toward Zero Trust</h3><p>A sound zero trust strategy starts with a critical foundation: adaptive access policies. Aligning with the zero trust concept “least privilege,” these policies help ensure that trust is never assumed. </p><p><a href="/solutions/zero-trust-security">Discover Zero Trust</a></p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset " src="/assets/img/content-text/AddressCompliance.svg" alt="image of a scroll"> <h3>Address Compliance Components</h3><p>Adaptive authentication and strong MFA from Duo counter phishing and push fatigue while supporting PCI-DSS, HIPAA, NIST Framework, and other standards for data security. Duo focuses on security fundamentals and best practices so you can easily achieve compliance.</p><p> <a target="_blank" href="/assets/pdf/duo-for-compliance.pdf">Learn How Duo Can Help with Compliance</a></p> </div> </div> </section> <section class="content-text content--align-top block-padding-side t-light--white"> <div class="content--3col"> <div class="content-text__wrap max-width--content content"> <div class="content-text__header content"> <h2 class="content-text__heading">Adaptive Authentication Documentation</h2> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset" src="/assets/img/articles-icon.png" alt="Icon Duo blog articles."> <h3>Articles</h3><p><a href="/blog/duo-risk-based-authentication-now-in-ga">Smarter Security with Duo's Risk-Based Authentication</a></p><p><a href="/blog/managing-risk-with-adaptive-authentication">Managing Risk With Adaptive Authentication</a></p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset" src="/assets/img/webinars-icon.png" alt="Icon Duo webinars."> <h3>Webinars</h3><p><a href="/resources/videos/zt-remote-authentication-peoplesoft">Zero Trust Remote Authentication for PeopleSoft</a></p><p><a href="/resources/webinars/global-the-power-of-risk-based-authentication-placing-users-in-the-driver-s-seat">The Power of Risk-Based Authentication: Placing Users in the Driver's Seat</a></p><p><a href="/resources/webinars/accelerate-and-automate-with-duo-apis">Accelerate and Automate with Duo APIs</a></p> </div> <div class="content-text__column content"> <img class="content-text__asset" src="/assets/img/eBooks-icon.png" alt="Icon Duo ebooks."> <h3>Ebooks</h3><p><a href="/resources/ebooks/2024-duo-trusted-access-report">The 2024 Duo Trusted Access Report</a></p><p><a href="/resources/ebooks/passwordless-the-future-of-authentication">Passwordless: The Future of Authentication</a></p><p><a href="/resources/ebooks/five-steps-to-perimeter-less-security-adopting-a-zero-trust-model-for-secure-application-access">Five Steps to Perimeter-Less Security: Adopting a Zero Trust Model for Secure Application Access</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="accordion js-accordion no-js"> <div class="content-text block-padding-side remove-padding-bottom"> <div class="content-text__wrap max-width--content"> <div class="content-text__header"> <h2 class="content-text__heading">Frequently Asked Questions</h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item js-accordion__item"> <div class="accordion__wrap max-width--content"> <div class="accordion__heading js-accordion__heading"> <h4 class="accordion__title js-accordion__title">What are adaptive access policies?</h4> <div class="accordion__link-wrap"> <a class="accordion__link js-accordion__link">Read more</a> <span class="accordion__icon js-accordion__icon is-rotated--180"><svg class="icon-svg--xs icon-chevron-thick-up"><use xlink:href="#icon-chevron-thick-up"></use></svg></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__content js-accordion__content content"> <p>Adaptive access policies allow administrators to control user access to applications, files, and other resources based on contextual factors that could change between user application access attempts. Examples of these factors include a user's location, a user's role, the level of trust in their device, and other risk signals.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__item js-accordion__item"> <div class="accordion__wrap max-width--content"> <div class="accordion__heading js-accordion__heading"> <h4 class="accordion__title js-accordion__title">What are the benefits of adaptive access policies?</h4> <div class="accordion__link-wrap"> <a class="accordion__link js-accordion__link">Read more</a> <span class="accordion__icon js-accordion__icon is-rotated--180"><svg class="icon-svg--xs icon-chevron-thick-up"><use xlink:href="#icon-chevron-thick-up"></use></svg></span> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__content js-accordion__content content"> <p>Adaptive access policies assess contextual data and enforce access controls in real time to help ensure the right level of access for each user and reduce the risk of unauthorized access and costly breaches. 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