Cisco Duo — MFA, SSO and Device Trust
MFA is not a checkbox. Learn Duo users, applications, policies, SSO and device health the way a helpdesk ticket actually fails. Exam-oriented labs and Techclick certificate.
Who Is This For
- IAM and helpdesk engineers who own MFA tickets
- Zero Trust teams adding device health
- Cisco ISE / Secure Access engineers pairing Duo
- Anyone tired of “just turn MFA off”
Prerequisites
- SSO / SAML / OIDC vocabulary
- Helpful: Entra, Okta or AD FS exposure
Fee, exam preparation and certificate
The full Cisco Duo course fee is ₹25,000. That is one price for live online classes, recordings, workbook, dummy lab tickets, Cisco Duo administration + Cisco security associate path exam preparation, interview practice, and the Techclick Infosec completion certificate.
Vendor certification is a separate exam you book with the vendor. This course prepares you for that exam and also for the job desk. UPI and EMI options are available — WhatsApp us.
- ₹25,000 full track · 32 live hours · 12 classes
- Exam path: Cisco Duo administration + Cisco security associate path
- Techclick certificate after capstone + knowledge check
- Practice exams: exam.techclick.in · Interview desk: /interview/cisco-ise
Full Syllabus — 12 Modules
M 1Duo mental model
- User, device, application, policy
- Verify vs SSO vs Network Gateway
- What Duo is not
- Lab tenant and admin roles
M 2Users and directories
- Manual, CSV, AD sync, Azure
- Aliases and usernames that break apps
- Groups
- Lifecycle: joiner / leaver
M 3Applications
- Protect an app vs SSO tile
- RADIUS, LDAP, RDP, SSO
- Application-specific policies
- Proof: one app, one user, one log line
M 4Authentication methods
- Push, phone, hardware, passkeys
- Enrollment and aliases
- Bypass codes and their blast radius
- Phishing-resistant path
M 5Global and app policy
- New-user policy
- Remembered devices
- Networks / anonymous networks
- Fail mode: fail-open vs fail-closed honesty
M 6Device health and Trust Monitor
- Duo Device Health / Certificates
- OS version, disk encryption, firewall
- Trusted Endpoints
- Helpdesk: “healthy but blocked”
M 7SSO and Universal Prompt
- Duo SSO as IdP or broker
- SAML apps
- Universal Prompt migration notes
- Redirect loops and ACS traps
M 8Network Gateway and remote access
- What Gateway solves
- RDP / SSH / web published apps
- When this is VPN replacement talk
- Scope it honestly
M 9Telephony and messaging credits
- SMS/phone cost and abuse
- When to disable telephony
- Regional constraints
- Ops budget
M 10Logs and troubleshooting
- Authentication log fields you quote
- Denied vs fraud vs offline
- Directory sync failures
- Dummy tickets from the Techclick desk
M 11Admin, API, SIEM
- Admin roles, SSO for admins
- Admin Action logs
- SIEM / Splunk / Sentinel shipping
- API keys
M 12Exam prep + capstone
- Operator checklist mapped to modules
- 30 MCQs + 3 MFA outage tickets
- Capstone: protect one VPN + one SSO app
- Techclick certificate
Labs and dummy tickets
Lab 1
Protect one SSO app and prove a success + a deny in logs
Lab 2
Write a new-user policy that does not lock out day-one staff
Lab 3
Troubleshoot a dummy redirect loop
Lab 4
Say out loud: isolate (read logs) vs change-control (policy edit)
Exam preparation
Every module maps to a judgment question, not trivia. You finish with a scored quiz style check, three production tickets, and a one-page “say this out loud” sheet for Cisco Duo administration + Cisco security associate path.
Related free lesson: /blog_ise_session_factory
What You Get
Live + recorded
32 hours with lifetime replay of the batch recordings.
Workbook
Field names, runbooks and dummy CLI / portal evidence.
Exam prep
Cisco security / Duo operator exam prep mapped to these modules.
Certificate
Techclick Infosec course completion certificate after the capstone.
Official References
FAQ
Q 1What is the fee?
₹25,000 for the full course. Workbook, recordings, exam prep and Techclick certificate are included. Vendor exam voucher is not included unless a batch offer says so.
Q 2Do I get a certificate?
Yes. Techclick Infosec issues a completion certificate after the capstone. Vendor certification is a separate official exam — this course prepares you for it.
Q 3Is a live batch running now?
WhatsApp +91 92772 29456 for the next Saturday–Sunday batch. We also start a cohort when a small group is ready.
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