Network/VPN/MFA

This page outlines the steps required to enable Multi Factor Authentication (MFA) for the Pulse Secure VPN. Please note that this is mandatory as of May 10th, 2019.

Prerequisites

• Device enrolled with UMIACS Duo

Configuring MFA

The Pulse VPN multi-factor authentication implementation relies on a secondary authentication source to fulfill the MFA requirement. As a result, you will be prompted for credentials twice.

• First credential: UMIACS password
• Second credential: Your preferred MFA verification option:

Secondary Password Value:	Result
push	Send a push verification to your Duo connected device.
phone	Send a phone call verification to your Duo connected device.
<press YubiKey>	If you have a physical YubiKey token then you would press the YubiKey for the one time password.

Please note that registering a YubiKey for use with the VPN requires the UMIACS Tech Staff to program it for you. Please contact us if you would like to register a YubiKey for this purpose. We only support registering YubiKey tokens for this purpose.

Pro-tip: Select ‘Save Settings’ on the secondary authentication prompt to have Duo automatically use your preferred method.

MFA Push Configuration Example:

1. Connect with your existing Pulse VPN profile.
2. Enter your UMIACS credentials for the first authentication box and tick "Save settings".

   

3. Type `push` into the password field on the second authentication box, tick "Save settings", and then click Connect. You should then receive a push to your mobile device to complete authentication. This will occur every time you connect to the VPN going forward.