VPN/DUO Service Interruption
March 08, 2022 7:02 a.m.Outage category:
VPN
Location:
All Campuses
Status:
Closed
Resolved alert:
03/01/2022 2:00 pm
During the initial VPN authentication, users did not receive DUO push to continue with the authentication process.
Initial symptoms:
During the initial VPN authentication, users did not receive DUO push to continue with the authentication process.
Duration:
03/01/2022 8:30 am - 03/01/2022 2:00 pm
Impact to Mason:
All VPN/DUO users.
No DUO push prevented users from completing authentication and thus from using VPN.
Affected Services:
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
Other Affected Services:
DUO 2FA
ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS
Cause:
DUO proxy servers failed to bind with Active Directory, after a security policy rollout to increase the security for AD and client communications.
Resolution:
The change was reverted. We are looking into alternatives to implement this Microsoft recommendation.
Prevention:
Schedule this type of changes during midnight hours or Sunday maintenance windows with a test plan in place.
STATISTICS
Service Team:
CCSE