How to activate GloablProtect DUO MFA

Situation: The client has a Palo Alto Firewall and configure GloablProtect MFA using DUO. Here are the steps to activate GloablProtect DUO for using MFA.

  1. Login DUO.com and click on Users.

2. Click on Inactive Users (assuming you already created the users).

3. Add Phone and click on Activate Duo Mobile.

4. Click on Generate Duo Mobile Activation Code.

5. The user’s phone receive a text message with link. Click on the link to Activate (assuming you have DUO app on the phone). On DUO website, it shows Reactive DUO Mobile.

6. Now, try to login Gl;oablProtect. the user’s phone DUP app should have a popup. Tape Approve and you should be able to login.

Note: If it doesn’t work, you can check Bypass in User’s Status to test if you can login GloabalProtect without MFA. If you login with Bypass enabled, it is MFA issue. If you can’t, it is possible GloablProtect has a configuration issue.

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