Dear UO students,
Starting in spring term, Duo will be required for all students.
Recommended: Sign up for Duo by March 12
- Sign up for Duo by March 12 for the best experience.
- You can choose a time that's convenient for you.
- And you'll be automatically entered in a prize drawing!
Simple yet powerful, Duo increases the cybersecurity of your Duck ID account.
Prize Drawing
- Any student who signs up for Duo by March 12 will be entered in a prize drawing.
- There are 82 prizes — two $50 prizes and eighty $10 prizes!
- Winner's choice of Duck Bucks or a gift card to the Duck Store or Starbucks.
- For details, visit our project webpage.
Coming Soon: Mandatory Duo Deadlines
- If you don't sign up for Duo by March 12, you'll be assigned a mandatory Duo enrollment deadline this spring.
- Learn more on our project webpage.
Duo is already used by thousands of UO students, along with all faculty members, staff, and graduate employees.
How Duo Works
- When you log in to a protected UO service—such as Canvas, Zoom, UOmail, or Microsoft applications—Duo will prompt you to confirm your identity using a secondary device. The most popular option is the Duo Mobile app on your smartphone.
- You'll get to choose which devices to use with Duo. Options include mobile phones, tablets, landlines, and small hardware tokens.
- Using the Remember me for 7 days option, most people will only have to do the verification step once per week (per browser or app, per device).
- Duo empowers you to thwart the hackers. If you get a Duo push notification or phone call when you're not logging in, you can stop unauthorized use of your account by tapping "Deny" in the Duo Mobile app or "9" on a phone call.
Even after you graduate, you'll need to use Duo as long as you have access to protected UO services.
Getting Help
We're committed to making this experience as smooth as possible for you.
Learn more about Duo:
Don't delay. Sign up for Duo today.
Leo Howell
Chief Information Security Officer
