Overview
Summary
The useful answer before the supporting detail.
Cisco Duo is an identity security platform that protects workforce access against phishing, ransomware, and malware with MFA, SSO, passwordless, and device trust S92. IT and security teams use it to secure remote, hybrid, and onsite workforces while reducing authentication friction and helpdesk load S12 S20. Its practical value is consolidating identity security into one platform that verifies users and devices at every access attempt S12.
Product identity and positioning
Name, category, positioning, audience, and first-party claims.
- Identity: Cisco Duo, a Cisco Security product, is an identity and access management (IAM) platform S92.
- Core purpose: It solves the problem of traditional IAM failing to protect against modern identity attacks like phishing S12 S92.
- Intended users: IT and security teams in organizations of all sizes, from startups to enterprises S92.
- Product scope: A platform offering MFA, SSO, passwordless, risk-based authentication, and device trust, with components like Duo Passport and Duo Device Trust S20 S28.
- Positioning: Duo positions itself as a security-first IAM solution that attackers hate and users love S92.
- Claimed distinction: It claims to be the only IAM solution built for security, with phishing-resistant MFA S92.
Use cases and audiences
Who the product serves and the jobs it is designed to handle.
| Audience | Practical use case |
|---|---|
| IT teams | Reduce helpdesk tickets by enabling self-service and reducing authentication prompts S20 S92. |
| Security teams | Prevent phishing attacks and reduce risk of data breaches S12. |
| Remote/hybrid workforces | Secure access from anywhere, verifying every device before granting access S28. |
| Compliance officers | Meet compliance mandates such as PCI-DSS and HIPAA through MFA and granular access controls S20. |
| Managed service providers | Level up client security through zero trust offerings S28. |
Traffic and search
SEO analysis
Collected Oct 22, 2026duo.com: an estimated 865,904 total monthly visits and about 120,723 monthly organic visits across 6,476 ranking keywords. Scout crawled 15 pages and measured a technical health score of 99/100.
Search summary
The useful answer before the supporting detail.
Cisco Duo secures workforce access and defends against advanced identity threats with IAM, phishing-resistant MFA, SSO, passwordless, and device trust. duo.com: an estimated 865,904 total monthly visits and about 120,723 monthly organic visits across 6,476 ranking keywords. Scout crawled 15 pages and measured a technical health score of 99/100.
- Total traffic (modeled): 865,904 monthly visits across all channels.
- Organic search traffic (estimated): 120,723 monthly visits from search.
- Strongest sampled ranking: bad request timestamp 40105 at position 1.
- Leading page in the collected evidence: https://help.duo.com/s/article/3600.
- Closest measured organic competitor: enterprise.na3.teamsupport.com, appearing 4 times in the sampled first-page SERPs.
- Technical crawl: 15 pages, health score 99/100.
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Company identity and positioning
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| trust | Cisco Duo secures workforce access and defends against advanced identity threats with IAM, phishing-resistant MFA, SSO, passwordless, and device trust. | https://duo.com/ |
| features | Try Duo for free | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Everything you need to secure and manage identities from day one, built from the ground up to thwart identity attacks. Finally, identity that puts security first. | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Enable users to securely log in to multiple applications with one set of credentials. Simplify access for your entire team. | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Whether your team is remote, hybrid, or onsite, ensure seamless access and easy-to-implement permission controls. | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Help prevent phishing attacks | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Duo Passport securely reduces frustrating extra authentications, letting your team get back to work. | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Passwordless login lets your team sign in from any device quickly and securely, reducing friction and saving time. | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Adding extra layers of security doesn’t have to mean more hassle. Duo’s flexible authentication saves your team time and boosts productivity. | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Reduce the risk of a data breach and monitor activity across your team. | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Get a closer look at Duo’s solution for identity security. Check out our interactive demos to explore our most common use cases and tools. | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Duo MFA has been brilliant because we can integrate it with so many different packages, ADFS, Azure, and the like and also when we came to actually talking about MFA with some of partners they were already using Duo so for them to not need to have another program or application to authenticate was great. | https://duo.com/product |
Domain performance
Modeled total traffic, six-month trend, engagement, countries, and domain identity.
Total website traffic
Six-month trafficModeled monthly visits
Monthly visits865,904
Global rank#66,162
Top-country rankUS #21,141
Bounce rate51.6%
Pages per visit2.18
Visit duration1m 10s
| Month | Modeled visits |
|---|---|
| 2026-04 | 925,378 |
| 2026-05 | 864,515 |
| 2026-06 | 1,041,443 |
| 2026-07 | 1,099,745 |
| 2026-08 | 1,002,250 |
| 2026-09 | 865,904 |
Top visitor countries
| Country | Name | Traffic share |
|---|---|---|
| US | United States | 69.4% |
| CA | Canada | 3.8% |
| IN | India | 2.0% |
| GB | United Kingdom | 1.9% |
| BR | Brazil | 1.4% |
69.4%United States
United States69.4%Canada3.8%India2.0%United Kingdom1.9%Brazil1.4%Other21.6%
Domain identity
| Signal | Value |
|---|---|
| Registered | Oct 14, 1998 |
| Last changed | Jun 24, 2024 |
| Expires | Oct 13, 2027 |
| WHOIS server | whois.verisign-grs.com |
| DNSSEC | Not signed |
| Nameservers | NS-1365.AWSDNS-42.ORG, NS-1733.AWSDNS-24.CO.UK, NS-55.AWSDNS-06.COM, NS-932.AWSDNS-52.NET |
Website capture
Organic keywords
Top keywords and an independent Google result page.
Top organic keywords
| Keyword | Volume | CPC | Estimated value |
|---|---|---|---|
| iphone duo | 7,206,710 | $0.00 | $94,920 |
| duo | 374,170 | $1.96 | $46,390 |
| duo mobile | 31,940 | $1.73 | $20,010 |
| duo security | 24,020 | $5.75 | $16,980 |
| authenticator | 266,560 | $0.64 | $6,120 |
Independent Google result page
Query: bad request timestamp 40105
| Position | Title | URL | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Articles How do I resolve the error "Bad request timestamp ... | https://help.duo.com/s/article/3600 | A "Windows Security: Bad request timestamp" or "40105 Bad request timestamp" error occurs when logging into Duo Authentication for Windows Logon. |
| 2 | Duo & the Bad Request Timestamp error (40105) | https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/r4id58/duo_the_bad_request_timestamp_error_40105/ | Change the BIOS time to make it accurate on the client pc. That was the cause for us getting that message every time. |
| 3 | Can not sign in, screen displays Bad request timestamp ... | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5873291/can-not-sign-in-screen-displays-bad-request-timest | Bad request timestamp () [40105]. If the error only occurs when the underlying issue is likely time sync being blocked or misconfigured and ... |
| 4 | Bad Request Timestamp () [40105] | https://community.cisco.com/t5/protecting-applications/bad-request-timestamp-40105/td-p/4877248 | () [40105] the time being in sync. That is the most common cause of this issue. see the failed authentication attempt in the Auth Logs? |
| 5 | Bad Request Timestamp () [40105 Error] When Logging On ... | https://datto2.my.site.com/s/article/KB360031173271 | Resolution. 1. Boot the server into safe mode, and set the correct time and time zone. 2. Reboot into normal mode. Alternatively, you can launch the ... |
| 6 | Fix Bad Request Timestamp 40105 Error on Windows 11 (Date ... | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSQJLKJ26Kw&vl=en | The Bad Request Timestamp 40105 error usually happens when your system clock is out of sync. By temporarily disabling automatic time settings, ... |
| 7 | Bad Request Timestamp on Login - SCDA Help Desk | https://scda.happyfox.com/kb/article/25-bad-request-timestamp-on-login/ | 1. Make sure the user has the computer connected to some sort of internet (Home Wi-Fi or Hotspot) at the login screen. · 2. While its sitting on ... |
| 8 | https://support.firstmutualholding.com/ | https://support.firstmutualholding.com/ | No information is available for this page. |
| 9 | Error: When Logging onto a Virtualization with Duo MFA | https://continuity.datto.com/help/Content/kb/DEBPC/360031173271.html | "Bad Request Timestamp () [40105 Error]." The OS time on the virtual machine is incorrect. This issue can happen when the virtualization is started with no ... |
| 10 | How do I fix “Bad timestamp” error? | https://help.quickblox.com/how-do-i-fix-bad-timestamp-error/ | Please, try synchronizing the time on your devices with NTP service or just tick 2 checkboxes in the devices' settings: Automatic date & time, and Automatic ... |
Important pages
Pages earning the most estimated search traffic in the sample.
| URL | Ranking keywords | Estimated traffic | Best position |
|---|---|---|---|
| https://help.duo.com/s/article/3600 | 3 | 249.3 | 1 |
| https://duo.com/ | 3 | 88.2 | 1 |
| https://duo.com/product/multi-factor-authentication-mfa/duo-mobile-app | 3 | 69.9 | 1 |
| https://duo.com/docs/authproxy-reference | 1 | 63.8 | 1 |
| https://help.duo.com/s/article/5700 | 3 | 45.6 | 1 |
| https://duo.com/docs/owa | 1 | 42.6 | 1 |
| https://duo.com/docs/adminapi | 1 | 42.6 | 1 |
| https://duo.com/product/multi-factor-authentication-mfa/authentication-methods/tokens-and-passcodes | 1 | 33.4 | 1 |
| https://duo.com/docs/accountsapi | 1 | 33.4 | 1 |
| https://help.duo.com/s/article/3506 | 1 | 15.2 | 1 |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Prioritized website intelligence pages
| Type | Page | Words | Change | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trust | IAM & MFA Identity Security for Business, Humans, AI \ | static | 889 | new |
| pricing | Editions and Pricing \ | playwright | 1,207 | new |
| pricing | Duo Advantage: Dynamic Threat Detection \ | playwright | 1,471 | new |
| pricing | Duo Essentials: Fair Pricing, Simple Management \ | playwright | 1,278 | new |
| pricing | Duo Federal: FedRAMP Identity Access Management \ | playwright | 1,022 | new |
| pricing | Duo Free: Multi-Factor Authentication \ | playwright | 990 | new |
| pricing | Duo Premier: Comprehensive Identity Security \ | playwright | 1,243 | new |
| pricing | Ready to buy Duo now? Learn how to purchase \ | playwright | 937 | new |
| pricing | Duo ROI Calculator \ | playwright | 2,332 | new |
| features | Identity Security Products \ | Cisco Duo | static | 776 |
| features | Scalable Identity Security Solutions \ | static | 1,190 | new |
| features | Duo Adaptive MFA: Identity Verification \ | static | 868 | new |
| features | Cisco Identity Intelligence \ | Cisco Duo | static | 910 |
| features | Duo Device Trust Streamlines Remote Access \ | static | 738 | new |
| features | Duo Directory: Cloud-Based Identity Management Software \ | static | 1,590 | new |
Features
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| features | [Skip navigation](#main-content) | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Search | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Support | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Admin Login | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Cisco Duo logo | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Duo IAM overview | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Restore trust in identity. | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Try Duo for free | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Play / Pause toggle | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Duo addresses the critical security gaps in traditional IAM | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Comprehensive identity security solutions | https://duo.com/product |
| features | [Security-first Identity](#security-first-identity) [Phishing-resistant MFA](#phishing-resistant-mfa) [Identity Intelligence](#identity-intelligence) | https://duo.com/product |
| features | [Security-first Identity](#security-first-identity) | https://duo.com/product |
| features | [Phishing-resistant MFA](#phishing-resistant-mfa) | https://duo.com/product |
| features | [Identity Intelligence](#identity-intelligence) | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Identity that puts security first. | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Traditional IAM solutions fall short of protecting you from modern, sophisticated attacks. Discover the Duo Directory, phishing-resistant MFA and other features that attackers hate and users love. | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Duo Directory | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Everything you need to secure and manage identities from day one, built from the ground up to thwart identity attacks. Finally, identity that puts security first. | https://duo.com/product |
| features | Duo Directory | https://duo.com/product |
Pricing and plans
Integrations and supported platforms
No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.
Product and company updates
No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.
Rank tracking
Persistent keyword baselines and position movement.
This analysis created the first position baseline at 2026-10-22T12:14:41.813Z. Movement appears after the next fresh analysis using the same location and language.
| Keyword | Current | Previous | Movement | Volume | Ranking URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bad request timestamp 40105 | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 720 | https://help.duo.com/s/article/3600 |
| 2 factor authentication services | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 210 | https://duo.com/ |
| authentication proxy | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 210 | https://duo.com/docs/authproxy-reference |
| 2fa for owa | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 140 | https://duo.com/docs/owa |
| admin api | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 140 | https://duo.com/docs/adminapi |
| 2fa hardware token | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 110 | https://duo.com/product/multi-factor-authentication-mfa/authentication-methods/tokens-and-passcodes |
| accounts api | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 110 | https://duo.com/docs/accountsapi |
| acme duo mobile | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 110 | https://duo.com/product/multi-factor-authentication-mfa/duo-mobile-app |
| acme duo | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 90 | https://duo.com/product/multi-factor-authentication-mfa/duo-mobile-app |
| 386767 text | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 70 | https://help.duo.com/s/article/5700 |
| 386767 text message | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 50 | https://help.duo.com/s/article/5700 |
| additional information required | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 50 | https://help.duo.com/s/article/3506 |
| bad request timestamp 0 40105 | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 50 | https://help.duo.com/s/article/3600 |
| bad request timestamp 40105 when logging in | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 50 | https://help.duo.com/s/article/3600 |
| 2 factor authentication provider | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 40 | https://duo.com/ |
| 2 factor authentication providers | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 40 | https://duo.com/ |
| 386732 short code | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 30 | https://help.duo.com/s/article/5700 |
| account disabled duo mobile | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 30 | https://help.duo.com/s/article/5846 |
| acme duo security | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 30 | https://duo.com/product/multi-factor-authentication-mfa/duo-mobile-app |
| adfs duo | 1 | Baseline | Baseline | 30 | https://duo.com/docs/adfs |
Features
Features and capabilities
Core functions and evidence-backed product capabilities.
| Capability | What it does |
|---|---|
| Multi-factor authentication (MFA) | Provides phishing-resistant MFA to protect against credential theft S92. |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | Enables users to securely log in to multiple applications with one set of credentials S12. |
| Passwordless | Allows users to sign in from any device without passwords, reducing friction S12. |
| Risk-based authentication (RBA) | Applies adaptive access controls based on risk, as part of Duo Passport S20. |
| Device trust | Verifies every device before granting access, with no agents needed S28. |
| Identity intelligence | Provides visibility into identity security posture and helps prioritize improvements S1. |
| Admin panel | Gives a clear view of security landscape, spot risks, enforce compliance, and adjust policies in real time S28. |
Integrations and ecosystem
Connected products, exports, APIs, and workflow compatibility.
| Integration or interface | Type | What it enables |
|---|---|---|
| Active Directory, Entra ID, Google, Okta, OpenLDAP | Integration | Import users, groups, and administrators from external directories S48. |
| OIDC Generic and OAuth 2.1 Client Credentials | API | Connect services to Duo for authentication S48. |
| SDK | SDK | Protect any web application with Duo S48. |
| RADIUS | Integration | Connect to network devices like Pulse Connect Secure S48. |
| CSV import | Data portability | Import users from CSV files S48. |
| Duo Desktop | Desktop app | Shares session information between browsers and desktop clients for seamless SSO S20. |
Pricing
Pricing and plans
Published plans, free access, trials, credits, and pricing limitations.
| Plan or offer | Verified price and billing | Included | Limits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duo Free | $0 per user per month S92 | MFA and integrations S92 | Up to 10 users S1 |
| Duo Essentials | $3 per user per month S92 | Everything in Free, plus Duo Directory, SSO, passwordless, unlimited applications S92 S1 | Not established |
| Duo Advantage | $6 per user per month S92 | Everything in Essentials, plus identity intelligence, Duo Passport, risk-based authentication S1 | Not established |
| Duo Premier | $9 per user per month S20 | Everything in Advantage, plus VPN-less remote access and device trust S1 | Not established |
| Duo Passport | $6 per user per month (Most Popular) S20 | Included in Advantage and Premier editions S20 | Not established |
| Free trial | 30-day free trial S28 | Full product access | Not established |
Competition
Competitive landscape
Domains competing for the same organic search demand.
Sampled competitors
| Competitor | First-page appearances | Sampled queries | Average position | Queries observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| enterprise.na3.teamsupport.com | 4 | 1 | 5.5 | bad request timestamp 40105 |
| support.teamsupport.com | 2 | 1 | 2.5 | bad request timestamp 40105 |
| support.priority-software.com | 1 | 1 | 1 | bad request timestamp 40105 |
| techradar.com | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 factor authentication services |
| oloid.com | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 factor authentication services |
| infisign.ai | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 factor authentication services |
| reddit.com | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 factor authentication services |
| sophos.com | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 factor authentication services |
| twilio.com | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 factor authentication services |
| zapier.com | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 factor authentication services |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Customers, testimonials, and first-party review claims
No supporting public-page evidence was collected for this category.
Independent review sources discovered
| Platform | Status | Discovered source |
|---|---|---|
| discovered_not_scraped | https://play.google.com/store/apps/details/Duo_Mobile?id=com.duosecurity.duomobile&hl=en_NZ |
AI visibility
Measured ChatGPT and Google AI mentions with cited sources.
AI-assistant referral traffic
- Estimated current generative-AI referral share: 0.5%
| Month | Traffic share | Source |
|---|---|---|
| — | — | All AI assistants |
| — | — | All AI assistants |
| — | — | All AI assistants |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Site-stated AI capabilities
| Page type | Evidence | Source |
|---|---|---|
| features | Duo establishes visibility, governance, and fine-grained access policies for non-human identities. Transform AI security from a reactive challenge to a proactive enabler with Duo Agentic Identity. | https://duo.com/solutions |
| features | Easily access AI-powered, cross-platform analytics with natural language searches. Evaluate the security posture of your identity environments and effectively detect and respond to identity-based threats. | https://duo.com/product/cisco-identity-intelligence |
| features | Discover AI agents. Monitor their activity. | https://duo.com/product/cisco-identity-intelligence |
These are first-party product claims, not independent measurements of AI-search visibility.
Marketing opportunities
Actions calculated directly from the collected evidence.
| Opportunity | Recommended action | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Competitor gap | Review the sampled queries where enterprise.na3.teamsupport.com appears. | 4 first-page appearances across bad request timestamp 40105 |
Website intelligence — Collected evidence
Website evidence gaps
- integrations: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- customers: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- reviews: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- changes: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- identity: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
- technical: no usable public page was collected; verify whether the site publishes this evidence.
Trust and proof
Customers, proof, and reviews
Published proof, customer signals, and review evidence.
Independent reviews
| Platform | Page | How it was found | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| TrustRadius | Securing access made easy with Cisco Duo / TrustRadius | Grounded web search | We use it for Single Sign On (SSO) as well as Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) for our SaaS and On Premises applications. Edit ... The whole system is easy to setup, understand, maintain and scales very good ... For our cyber security insurance we needed to add multi factor authentication (mfa) for remote access per vpn. With Cisco Duo it was very easy to implement this requirement and from there also tried to use Duo for everything that supports SAML for authentication. Edit |
| Software Advice | Cisco Duo User Reviews | Grounded web search | # Cisco Duo User Reviews ## Overall Rating 4.7 ## Ratings Breakdown 5 (408) 4 (115) 3 (17) 2 (2) 1 (6) ## Secondary Ratings Ease-of-use 4.6 Customer Support 4.4 Value for money 4.6 Functionality 4.5 |
| TrustRadius | Compare Cisco Duo vs Okta on TrustRadius / Based on reviews & more | Grounded web search | / Product / Rating / Most Used By / Product Summary / Starting Price / / --- / --- / --- / --- / --- / / ... 9.4 out of 10 / N/A / Cisco Duo is a two-factor authentication system (2FA), acquired by Cisco in October 2018. It provides single sign-on |
| TrustRadius | Zero to 2FA -- Quickly and easily. / TrustRadius | Grounded web search | Duo Security is a simple low friction way to solve the problem of compromised accounts. At our organization, we had dozens and dozens of these. Users would fall for a phish and surrender their passwords. The hackers would then have access to their accounts to use them for their own purposes. Duo solved that problem. Even if the users gave away their passwords, the 2fa solution prevented hackers from accessing their accounts. It is amazing how painless it has been to implement it. So much so that |
| AWS Marketplace | Cisco Duo - Premier Edition | Grounded web search | ### Ratings and reviews 4.5 633 ratings 5 star 4 star 3 star 2 star 1 star 72% 23% 4% 1% 1% 17 AWS reviews / 616 external reviews External reviews are from G2 and PeerSpot . ... The best part of Cisco Duo is the ability to secure users on log |
| G2 | Compare Cisco Duo and Okta Social Share Options | Grounded web search | Cisco Duo(395)4.5 out of 5Cisco Duo By Cisco Try for free Optimized for quick response Okta( ... Cisco Duo Star Rating (395) 4.5 out of 5 ... --I got some support from my University but not enough to make it an easy process |
| AWS Marketplace | AWS Marketplace: Cisco Duo - Essentials Edition Reviews | Grounded web search | ### External reviews 392 reviews from G2 External reviews are not included in the AWS star rating for the product. ... The best thing about using Cisco DUO is the app. This is a well written and easy to use piece of software which requires minimal end |
| PeerSpot | Cisco Products and Reviews | Grounded web search | "Cisco Duo seems very scalable; in my experience, I started with a small- ... business, and in my last contracting position, it was a large one for a ... airline that had hundreds of thousands of devices that could use Cisco Duo, and it scaled very |
Customer proof
No named customers, testimonials, or customer case studies were found.
External links were grounded in one live web search. Search snippets are leads, not independently scraped page content; rejected links remain available in Review evidence.
Company, security, and trust
Ownership, policies, security signals, and public trust evidence.
| Signal | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Company and ownership | Duo Security was founded in 2010 by Dug Song and Jon Oberheide to make secure access simple and human-centered. Starting in Ann Arbor with MFA, Duo grew quickly, reaching 2,000 customers by 2015. | source |
| Contact and support | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
| Legal and privacy | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
| Security and compliance | Attackers are evading traditional MFA, SSO, and Identity and Access Management (IAM). So we redefined the category to keep users safe. No extra hardware required. | source |
| Uptime and status page | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
| Domain registered | 1998-10-14 | — |
| Domain expires | 2027-10-13 | — |
Not found on the collected pages: contact and support, legal and privacy, uptime and status page. This only means Scout did not find it on the pages it read; it says nothing about the company itself.
Documentation and product updates
Help resources, product guidance, and visible changes over time.
| Resource or update | Type | What is available | Date or freshness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duo Documentation, How-To Guides / MFA / Cisco Duo | Guide | Guides, comparisons, pricing breakdowns, use cases, and how-to articles. (source) | Not dated |
| Ready to buy Duo now? Learn how to purchase / Cisco Duo | Guide | Use a credit card to buy a Duo subscription in minutes and get the identity security you need now. (source) | Not dated |
Not found in the collected public sources: public roadmap, changelog or release notes, status page, separate help center or knowledge base.
Technical
Technical and delivery signals
Delivery model, platforms, API, data ownership, reliability claims and release activity.
| Signal | Finding | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery model (cloud, self-hosted, desktop, browser extension) | Cloud-based IAM platform S92. | S92 |
| Platforms and apps | Supports Windows and macOS clients via Duo Desktop S20. | S20 |
| API and extensibility (API, SDK, webhooks, MCP, plugins) | Offers SDKs and APIs for integration S48. | S48 |
| Data ownership and export | Import users from CSV; no export mentioned S48. | S48 |
| Performance and reliability claims | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
| Release activity | Not published on the collected pages. | — |
Measured infrastructure
Domain, certificate, and hosting signals, measured directly.
| Signal | Finding |
|---|---|
| Domain registered | 1998-10-14 — MarkMonitor Inc. |
| Domain expires | 2027-10-13 |
| TLS certificate | Amazon, valid, expires 2026-12-05 |
| Security headers | HSTS, CSP, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy |
| Headers not served | X-Frame-Options |
| Server header | Duo/1.0 |
| Mail handled by | alln-mx-01.cisco.com, rcdn-mx-01.cisco.com |
| Nameservers | ns-55.awsdns-06.com, ns-932.awsdns-52.net |
Not measurable: wayback: rate limited by archive.org, ladder stopped after 1 probe(s). A gap here means the lookup was unavailable, not that the finding is negative.
Technical site audit
A bounded multi-page crawl with page-level issues and URLs.
Scout — Bounded technical crawl
- Pages crawled: 15 of 15 maximum
- Technical health: 99/100
- Critical issues: 0
- Warnings: 2
- Notices: 1
Issues
| Severity | Issue | Value | Affected URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| notice | Meta description length should be reviewed | 11 | https://duo.com/search |
| warning | Title length should be reviewed | 67 | https://duo.com/product/duo-directory |
| warning | Title length should be reviewed | 68 | https://duo.com/product/identity-security-posture-management-ispm |
Crawled pages
| Status | Title | H1s | Words | Response | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 | IAM & MFA Identity Security for Business, Humans, AI \ | Cisco Duo | 1 | 1163 | 45 ms |
| 200 | Search \ | Cisco Duo | 1 | 433 | 107 ms |
| 200 | Duo Support: User and Admin Resources \ | Cisco Duo | 1 | 1950 | 135 ms |
| 200 | Identity Security Products \ | Duo Security \ | Cisco Duo | 1 | 1028 |
| 200 | Duo Directory: Cloud-Based Identity Management Software \ | Cisco Duo | 1 | 1835 | 116 ms |
| 200 | Duo MFA: Phishing-Resistant Identity Protection \ | Cisco Duo | 1 | 1135 | 64 ms |
| 200 | Duo SSO: Simplify Secure Access With One Login \ | Cisco Duo | 1 | 1529 | 131 ms |
| 200 | Duo IAM: Identity & Access Management Platform \ | Cisco Duo | 1 | 1724 | 114 ms |
| 200 | Passwordless Authentication \ | Cisco Duo | 1 | 1879 | 122 ms |
| 200 | Duo Passport: Secure and Seamless Logins \ | Cisco Duo | 1 | 1205 | 40 ms |
| 200 | Duo Device Trust Streamlines Remote Access \ | Cisco Duo | 1 | 1050 | 36 ms |
| 200 | Cisco Identity Intelligence \ | Duo Security \ | Cisco Duo | 1 | 1152 |
| 200 | Identity Threat Detection & Response (ITDR) \ | Cisco Duo | 1 | 947 | 98 ms |
| 200 | Identity Security Posture Management ISPM \ | Duo Security \ | Cisco Duo | 1 | 1086 |
| 200 | Scalable Identity Security Solutions \ | Cisco Duo | 1 | 1455 | 64 ms |
This is a bounded Scout crawl. Core Web Vitals and Lighthouse scores are not claimed unless a dedicated performance audit is connected.
Search Console and Analytics
First-party search and behavioral data connection state.
Modeled acquisition channels
| Channel | Estimated share |
|---|---|
| direct | 39.3% |
| search | 44.7% |
| search organic | 38.3% |
| search paid | 6.4% |
| social | 2.9% |
| social organic | 1.9% |
| social paid | 1.0% |
| referrals | 8.4% |
| paid referrals | 2.8% |
| 1.4% | |
| gen ai | 0.5% |
| affiliate | 0.0% |
| other | 0.0% |
First-party connections
| Integration | Status | Data available after connection |
|---|---|---|
| Google Search Console | Not connected | Clicks, impressions, CTR, average position, queries, pages, countries, and devices |
| Google Analytics | Not connected | Organic sessions, engagement, landing pages, conversions, geography, and devices |
No first-party Search Console or Analytics numbers are shown until the site owner authorizes the corresponding Google account. Scout traffic model values above are modeled estimates, not private analytics totals.
Limits and method
Limitations and open questions
Known constraints and missing evidence from the collected pages.
The collected pages do not mention specific competitors. Evidence gaps include lack of detailed pricing billing periods, no explicit uptime or performance metrics, and no independent review ratings collected. Open questions remain about data export capabilities and specific compliance certifications beyond PCI-DSS and HIPAA mentions.
Sources, method, and limitations
Evidence inventory, collection method, provider use, and constraints.
This report is based on 15 collected pages from duo.com, including product pages, documentation, and the homepage. Static and browser rendering rendering were used; external proof search was performed but only verified existence of a Gartner Peer Insights profile. Pricing was supplemented by an authoritative pricing table from the editions-and-pricing page. Limitations: no third-party review content was scraped, and some claims are marketing statements not independently verified.
- Official Websitehttps://duo.com/Verified
- Official Websitehttps://duo.com/aboutVerified
- Official Websitehttps://duo.com/productVerified
- Official Websitehttps://duo.com/product/passportVerified
- Official Websitehttps://duo.com/product/device-trustVerified
- Documentationhttps://duo.com/docsVerified
- Pricing Pagehttps://duo.com/editions-and-pricingVerified
- Pricing Pagehttps://duo.com/editions-and-pricing/duo-advantageVerified
- Pricing Pagehttps://duo.com/editions-and-pricing/duo-essentialsVerified
- Pricing Pagehttps://duo.com/editions-and-pricing/duo-federal-editionsVerified
- Pricing Pagehttps://duo.com/editions-and-pricing/duo-freeVerified
- Pricing Pagehttps://duo.com/editions-and-pricing/duo-premierVerified
- Pricing Pagehttps://duo.com/editions-and-pricing/ready-to-buy-nowVerified
- Pricing Pagehttps://duo.com/editions-and-pricing/roi-calculatorVerified
- Pricing Pagehttps://duo.com/editions-and-pricing/duo-federal-editions/federal-free-trialVerified
- Review Sitehttps://www.trustradius.com/reviews/cisco-duo-2024-10-08-07-03-59Verified
- Review Sitehttps://www.softwareadvice.com/ciam/duo-security-profile/reviews/Verified
- Review Sitehttps://www.trustradius.com/compare-products/cisco-duo-vs-oktaVerified
- Review Sitehttps://www.trustradius.com/reviews/duo-security-2020-02-20-10-27-03Verified
- Review Sitehttps://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/reviews/reviews-list/prodview-4zpn2qxfjx2i4Verified
- Review Sitehttps://www.g2.com/compare/cisco-duo-vs-oktaVerified
- Review Sitehttps://aws.amazon.com/marketplace/reviews/reviews-list/prodview-jvqrwrqgmy3igVerified
- Review Sitehttps://www.peerspot.com/vendors/ciscoVerified