Case Study: Loyola University Maryland achieves robust, low‑effort two‑factor security and HIPAA compliance with Duo Security

Loyola University Maryland - Customer Case Study

Loyola University Maryland, a Jesuit university serving roughly 6,000 students across multiple campuses, needed stronger protection for sensitive data after deploying a password vault to audit credentials. Concerned by legacy token solutions and breaches like RSA’s, IT leadership sought a more secure, user-friendly two-factor option that would meet HIPAA requirements for clinical staff without disrupting faculty and administrators.

They chose Duo for its asymmetric key pairing, flexible authentication methods (Duo Push plus landline fallback), and cloud-based simplicity. Duo was rolled out to a few hundred users—including clinical center staff—using demos and a self-service portal to ease adoption; help-desk impact was minimal, user feedback was positive, and administrators report strong security and high value for modest effort.

Loyola University Maryland

Tim Enders

Senior Systems Engineer