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Log In Using Duo Push for Two-Step Login

How to use the Duo Push app to authenticate with Two-Step Login. This also includes information about your location privacy. Duo only records a general location at the time of the login attempt.

This article applies to: Two-Step Login

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During late 2024, Cornell will begin rolling out Duo Verified Push for logins using the Duo Push method. Affected campus populations will be notified by direct email about this change. 

If you notice that your Duo prompt has provided you with a three-digit code and are unsure how to proceed, visit Duo Verified Push for more details.

Duo Push works with Duo Mobile, an app you install and activate on your smartphone or tablet. You can download Duo Mobile from your device’s app store.

Log In Using Duo Verified Push

Duo Verified Push includes an additional step to login, by adding entry of a three-digit code to Duo Push authentication on your Duo Mobile app.

  1. If you have most recently authenticated using Duo Push, the Enter code in Duo Mobile screen will appear in your browser. The prompt will include a three-digit code.

    Duo prompt showing three-digit code for verified logins.
  2. Open the Duo Mobile app on your smartphone or tablet.
  3. In the app, type the three-digit code into the Verification code field, then tap Verify to complete the authentication.

    Duo Mobile Push screen showing Verification code field to enter three-digit number and blue Verify button.
  4. The service you were logging into will open on your computer or device.
Never enter a code that was not provided by the Duo Prompt during a website login that you initiated.

 

Log In Using Duo Push (for Cornell accounts not required to use Verified Push, or for logins to CU VPN, SSH, RDP, or other non-web applications)

  1. If you have most recently authenticated using Duo Push, the Open Duo Mobile screen should appear on your computer when you need to authenticate with Two-Step Login.



    If Duo prompts you for a different authentication method (for example, Answer the phone call), but you would prefer to use the Duo Push method, click Other options, then select Send Duo Push from the list of available methods.
  2. Open the Duo Mobile app on your smartphone or tablet.
  3. In the app, tap Approve to authenticate.

    Duo mobile app authentication prompt showing the Cornell seal logo, information about the current Duo request, and buttons to Deny or Approve the request
  4. The service you were logging into will open on your computer or device.

Was this a suspicious authentication prompt?

The Duo prompt shows the app name and place of the login attempt. If you have not made a login attempt that required Two-Step Login or if the information on the Duo Mobile screen doesn't match your current activity or location, then:

  1. On the Duo Mobile screen:
    1. For a Duo Verified Push, tap I’m not logging in.
    2. For other Duo Push logins, tap Deny.
  2. Then:
    • Tap Yes to report the suspicious authentication attempt, or 
    • Tap No if you did not mean to report a suspicious authentication attempt.
Always report fraudulent attempts.

Tapping Yes will trigger an alert to the IT Security Office. A Cornell security engineer will check whether someone tried to improperly use your identity to access a Cornell app. This will help protect your sensitive personal information.

Your Location and Privacy

Duo does not track your exact location. It only records broad geographic data for the city or country where the login originated, such as "Ithaca, NY, US." Duo only records a location at the time of the login attempt.

More Duo Help

For details about installing and using the Duo Mobile app, go to Duo Security's Guide to Two-Factor Authentication and find your type of smartphone.

For iOS users using 3D Touch, get more information about how to approve a Duo Push notification from the iOS lock screen.

Support Contact:

Cornell IT Service Desk

Normal Business Hours: Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm (Eastern Time)
Emergency Service Disruptions: After Hours Support

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