Berkeley IT is currently piloting Duo Desktop; it is only available to pilot users at this time.

Duo Desktop is a lightweight application installed on your computer that performs a “health check” when you try to access a protected application. It ensures your device meets security requirements without slowing your system or accessing your personal files.

If your computer passes the health check, Duo Desktop allows you to continue logging in. If the health check fails, you will not be able to log into the system until you fix the issue. Don’t worry, the Duo screen will provide steps on how to fix any issues.

Installation Instructions:

• For computers with the ‘Self-Service’ application
  • How to check if you have Self-Service

• For self-managed computers
• For Linux users - download the installers directly with these links:
  • Linux (DEB)
  • Linux (RPM)

Duo Desktop will check your computer for:

• Updates and patches (including browsers and operating systems)
• Firewall turned on (macOS Firewall Instructions | Windows Firewall Instructions)
• Disk encryption enabled for campus-managed machines, also known as Berkeley Desktop - (macOS Encryption Instructions | Windows Encryption Instructions)
• Disk encryption enabled for self-managed machines (macOS Encryption Instructions | Windows Encryption Instructions)
• Berkeley Security Software (BSS) installed (macOS BSS Instructions | Windows BSS Instructions | Linux BSS instructions)