# Cisco Duo

1. Create a Duo account, and then contact Duo support to request Admin API access.
2. After you are granted the appropriate role, sign in to Duo Admin Panel, and then on the left panel, click **Applications**.
3. Click **Protect an Application**, and then locate the entry for Admin API in the applications list.
4. In the “DUO Admin API” Click **Protect** to configure the application.

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5\. Copy the keys – Once the “Duo Admin API” application is created, you’ll need to copy the hostname and key values.

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6\. In the **Permissions** section, select which permissions you want to grant to the Admin API application.

7\. Click **Save Changes**.

8\. Please share keys with BluSapphire.

Note: - if you need more information, please refer to the below link.

<https://www.sternsecurity.com/blog/sending-duo-logs-to-a-syslog-device/>


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