Duo Cisco Anyconnect

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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client v4.x AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client Features, Licenses, and OSs, Release 4.10 08-Apr-2021 AnyConnect Secure Mobility. Proceed with selecting the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client. When the window appears, select Disconnect. To ask questions, request a service, or report an issue, contact the ITS Service Desk, (858) 246-4357 or ext.

AnyConnect Plus/Apex licensing and Cisco head-end hardware is required. The application is not permitted for use with legacy licensing (Essentials or Premium PLUS Mobile). AnyConnect may not be used with non-Cisco hardware under any circumstances.
Logging In With the Cisco AnyConnect Client. Depending on how your company configured Duo authentication, you may or may not see a “Passcode” field when using the Cisco AnyConnect client. Single Password with Automatic Push. If AnyConnect only prompts for a password, like so.
The Cisco AnyConnect will always display a second password field when the ASA is configured to use a secondary authentication server. This field will appear even when a user is in Bypass status in the Duo Admin Panel. A valid authentication method is not required by Duo in this situation.

Duo Security is a two-factor authentication service that provides additional security for access to university and personal data and accounts. Duo offers several options for authenticating users: a mobile push notification, one-button verification of identity to a smartphone, as well as voice and SMS verification. Duo will be required when using VPN to access university resources.

Duo Mobile Authentication

Duo Mobile is a two-factor authentication service that can be utilized for systems that require an additional layer of security such as Esther, VPN and NetID login.

Getting Started with Duo

All about Duo: Learn all you can do with Duo including managing and enrolling devices as well like using the authentication service while traveling.

Do Cisco Anyconnect

Install VPN Client Software

Rice University uses the Duo Authentication service in order to protect VPN access to Rice systems. The following are the installation links for the AnyConnect VPN Client. Campus login is required for all of these softwares.