configuring-multi-factor-authentication-with-duo

configuring-multi-factor-authentication-with-duo is a skill for Claude Code from 26zl/cybersec-toolkit. It costs 44 tokens per session (1,421 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A guide to Cisco Duo multi-factor authentication, which requires an additional proof of identity beyond a password. It covers access through applications, VPN, RDP, and SSH, along with checks on users and devices.

In plain words
What is it for?
Use it to deploy Duo authentication, set access policies, assess device trust, and configure phishing-resistant methods such as WebAuthn.
Why use it?
It makes stolen passwords less useful to attackers. Adaptive policies can require stronger checks when the user, device, or network appears risky.

Skill for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: installed under .claude/.

Part of the cybersec-toolkit plugin — 197 skills, 2 hooks, 1 MCP server shipped together

Good fit Use it to deploy Duo authentication, set access policies, assess device trust, and configure phishing-resistant methods such as WebAuthn.

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Install with agentmods
npx agentmods add skills/26zl/cybersec-toolkit/configuring-multi-factor-authentication-with-duo
Install

Getting it into your agent

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Any agent
npx skills add 26zl/cybersec-toolkit --skill configuring-multi-factor-authentication-with-duo
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/26zl/cybersec-toolkit

Made for: Claude Code.

Or install cybersec-toolkit, the plugin that ships this one along with the rest of its 197 skills, 2 hooks, 1 MCP server.

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Per session 44 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 1,421 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe. Third-party audits
  • NVIDIA SkillSpector pass 7 Sept 2026
How audits are shown
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00044 $0.01421
Opus 5 $0.00022 $0.00711
Sonnet 5 $0.00009 $0.00284
Haiku 4.5 $0.00004 $0.00142

Measured 6d ago against content hash 1eeeabee9b01, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-09-09, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

configuring-multi-factor-authentication-with-duo scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 6d ago.

The scan reads SKILL.md. This mod also ships 2 executable files (scripts/agent.py, scripts/process.py), listed below but not scanned — reading those needs a real analyzer, not pattern matching.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

Origin

Copies of this mod

1 near-identical copy found in the catalogue:

.claude/skills/configuring-multi-factor-authentication-with-duo/SKILL.md · 156 lines

How it starts

The opening of the file, as written. The whole thing — 156 lines — stays where its author put it; the contents beside it link to each section on GitHub.

Configuring Multi-Factor Authentication with Duo

Overview

Deploy Cisco Duo multi-factor authentication across enterprise applications, VPN, RDP, and SSH access points. This skill covers Duo integration methods, adaptive authentication policies, device trust assessment, and phishing-resistant MFA deployment aligned with NIST 800-63B AAL2/AAL3 requirements.

When to Use

  • When deploying or configuring configuring multi factor authentication with duo capabilities in your environment
  • When establishing security controls aligned to compliance requirements
  • When building or improving security architecture for this domain
  • When conducting security assessments that require this implementation

Prerequisites

  • Familiarity with identity access management concepts and tools
  • Access to a test or lab environment for safe execution
  • Python 3.8+ with required dependencies installed
  • Appropriate authorization for any testing activities

Objectives

  • Configure Duo MFA for VPN, RDP, SSH, and web applications
  • Implement adaptive access policies based on user, device, and network context
  • Deploy phishing-resistant authentication (Duo Verified Push, WebAuthn)
  • Configure device health policies (trusted endpoints, OS version enforcement)
  • Set up Duo Admin Panel monitoring and reporting
  • Implement MFA bypass and emergency access procedures

Key Concepts

Duo Authentication Methods (by security strength)

  1. Security Keys (WebAuthn/FIDO2): Phishing-resistant, AAL3 capable
  2. Duo Verified Push: Requires code entry, resistant to MFA fatigue attacks
  3. Duo Push: Push notification to Duo Mobile app
  4. TOTP (Duo Mobile Passcode): Time-based one-time password
  5. Hardware Tokens: OTP from physical token
  6. SMS/Phone Call: Least secure, use only as fallback

Duo Integration Architecture

  • Duo Authentication Proxy: On-premises proxy for RADIUS/LDAP integration
  • Duo Web SDK: Embed Duo MFA in web applications
  • Duo OIDC/SAML: SSO integration for cloud applications
  • Duo for RDP: Windows Logon MFA
  • Duo Unix: PAM-based MFA for SSH

Read the full file on GitHub · 156 lines

Files

What ships with it

7 files beside SKILL.md in the same directory: the scripts, references and assets a skill reads on demand. Not counted in the per-session cost; read them before you install if any of them is executable.

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 6d ago First seen · 156 lines · 44 tokens per session scan A 1eeeabee9b01

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configuring-multi-factor-authentication-with-duo is a skill published in the GitHub repository 26zl/cybersec-toolkit (51 stars, last pushed yesterday), licensed MIT. It adds 44 tokens to every session and 1,421 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-09-03.

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