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Re: Seeking insights on Two-factor Authentication roll-out from those who implemented at their campuses


From: Thomas Skill <tskill1 () UDAYTON EDU>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 09:43:21 -0400

Mary

Thanks for this post - As I gather responses, I be sure to share insights.
Tom


Thomas Skill, Ph.D.
Associate Provost & CIO
Professor of Communication
Office (937) 229-3511
Fax (937) 229-4044

eMail: skill () udayton edu <tskill1 () udayton edu>
Twitter: @skilltd <https://twitter.com/skilltd>
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UDit
University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-2230

On Tue, Jun 2, 2015 at 6:24 PM, Dunker, Mary <dunker () vt edu> wrote:

Tom,

Virginia Tech has not deployed a solution yet, but we have considered many
of the same questions you list, so maybe it will be useful to share our
thinking so far...

1.      What provider did you select (Duo, Vasco, others)?
Nothing purchased yet, but Duo looks like it will be the front runner for
us.

2.      Did you implement two-factor across all systems or just selected
systems?
We will attempt to implement 2-factor across all systems. We are starting
by requiring it for applications whose users authenticate with the our
NetID via CAS. Next, we plan to include applications that use Windows
Active Directory credentials.

3.      If you are using a hosted email solution (such as Google Apps or
Office 365), did you include that in your two-factor roll-out?
We use separate credentials for Google Apps, which already has two-step
authentication, so Google Apps is not in scope. I think  Office 365 will be
in scope.

4.      Did you include all faculty and staff or just selected users?
All, eventually, but we may start with a limited population.

5.      Did you include students or allow for “student opt-in?”
Students will be included, not likely optional.

6.      For ongoing two-factor administration, what level of staffing has
it required?
To be determined.

7.      Based on your roll-out experience, what key bit of advice might
you offer to those of us considering this move?
To be determined.

We'll be interested in hearing from others as well!

Mary

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Virginia Tech Information Technology
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Subject: [SECURITY] Seeking insights on Two-factor Authentication roll-out
from those who implemented at their campuses


Colleagues,



At the University of Dayton, we are in the active planning stages for the
deployment of Two-Factor Authentication.  We’re very interested in hearing
from campuses that have deployed two-factor authentication on the following
questions:

1.      What provider did you select (Duo, Vasco, others)?
2.      Did you implement two-factor across all systems or just selected
systems?
3.      If you are using a hosted email solution (such as Google Apps or
Office 365), did you include that in your two-factor roll-out?
4.      Did you include all faculty and staff or just selected users?
5.      Did you include students or allow for “student opt-in?”
6.      For ongoing two-factor administration, what level of staffing has
it required?
7.      Based on your roll-out experience, what key bit of advice might
you offer to those of us considering this move?

My apologies for cross-posting this request - I shared this with the CIO
list earlier with limited responses.   Valerie Vogel from Educause
suggested that this list might be a better fit!



Thanks

Tom Skill







Thomas Skill, Ph.D.
Associate Provost & CIO
Professor of Communication
Office (937) 229-3511
Fax (937) 229-4044

eMail: skill () udayton edu <mailto:tskill1 () udayton edu>
Twitter: @skilltd <https://twitter.com/skilltd>
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/skilltd

UDit
University of Dayton
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-2230


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