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DUO Cloud getting started guide

Sharon Burton
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This article provides instructions on how to integrate the DUO Cloud application with the Expel Workbench.

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Before you start

Here's what you need to get started:

  • DUO Cloud administrator account with Owner role.

  • DUO Cloud Admin APIs enabled as these aren't enabled by default. For more information about DUO Cloud Admin APIs, go to https://duo.com/docs/adminapi.

Step 1: Generate API credentials

To integrate the technology with Expel, we need to create secure credentials to the API. Depending on the permissions allowed in Step 1, Expel may be able to generate API credentials. If you're unsure, reach out to your Expel customer success engineer, or email customerhealth@expel.io.

  1. Log in to the DUO Cloud admin portal as an Owner (https://admin.duosecurity.com) and navigate to Applications > Protect an Application.

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    • Click Protect this Application for the DUO Cloud Admin API.

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  2. On the next screen, copy and save the Integration key, Secret key, and API hostname for this application. These are the credentials Expel needs to connect to the DUO Cloud service.

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    These are not shown again, so save them now.

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  3. In the Settings section, name the application something descriptive. We recommend Expel API.

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    Note

    Make sure to check the following required permissions:

    Permission

    What Expel does with it

    Grant read information

    Reads total user count.

    Grant read log

    Reads audit logs for security monitoring.

    Grant read resource

    Reads user and groups information and enrich events with this context.

  4. Click Save Changes.

Step 2: Configure the technology in Workbench

Now that we have access and noted the credentials, we can integrate DUO Cloud with Workbench.

  1. In a new browser tab, log into https://workbench.expel.io.

  2. On the console page, navigate to Settings and click Security Devices.

    • At the top of the page, click Add Security Device.

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    • Find and select your technology.

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      Type the following information into Workbench:

      • Name

      • Location

      • Type the API Hostname from Step 1.

      • Type the Integration key from Step 1.

      • Type the Secret key from Step 1.

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  3. Click Save.

After a few minutes, refresh the Security Devices page and you see your device status reporting as Healthy, or if there is an issue, you see details of what the issue may be.

To check if alerts are coming through, navigate to Alerts on the console page. Click the icon in the upper right to switch to grid view, then check the list for device alerts.

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