Set up desktop application

For the deployment of the DUO Desktop application, please contact it-service-desk@tu-braunschweig.de for devices centrally managed by GITZ. For decentralized facilities, please contact your IT coordinator for installation instructions. For self-administered workstations and BYOD devices (including student devices), you will need to install the application yourself on your work computer, for which you will need administrator rights.

To install the application yourself on your work computer, you can find a download link from DUO here: https://duo.com/docs/checksums#duo-desktop

The DUO Desktop application can be used as a second factor for logging into the VPN.

Currently, the DUO desktop application is not available for Linux; it only runs on macOS and Windows. A support request with the vendor is pending. We recommend using passkeys for this.

Requirements

• The operating system must be up to date.
• The system password must be set.
• BitLocker must be enabled.
• And the firewall must be enabled.

How to register the desktop application

To add the desktop application as a second factor, please refer to the guide "Manage devices, add a new mobile device or desktop application".