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What is Device Health?

Device Health is a small piece of software that runs on Windows and Mac workstations. It significantly enhances our current MFA service.

The goal of this project is to deliver Device Health (a process of analysing a device to determine whether it meets approved security requirements and is thereby trusted and authorised to do something) using software called Device Health Application. Device Health will be rolled out to all staff on a phased basis.

Device Health Rollout

Over the course of the next few months every Staff UCD Connect account will be enrolled into Device Health. Once enrolled, to access any University SSO service, staff will be required to have the Device Health Application on their Apple or Windows computer. 

IT Services will contact each cohort ahead of enrollment. The below graphic provides an overview of the expected milestones within this project. These dates are provisional and subject to change depending on how the project processes.

Project Timelines

The below graphic provides an overview of the expected milestones within this project. These dates are provisional and subject to change depending on how the project processes.

  • January 2023

    Pilot completed in IT Services

  • March 2023

    Pilot Report Completed

  • April 2023

    Rollout to all Staff

  • October 2023

    Rollout to all Staff Completed

Project Background

To support the University's Device Protection Policy, IT Services on behalf of the University Management Team have procured a Device Health solution. This will allow the University control access to University Services, on Windows and Apple Mac computers, by ensuring they meet the requirements in the Device Protection Policy.

The selected product is DUO Beyond, a part of the DUO platform already in use for Multi Factor Authentication in UCD. The Device Health Application will be used to provide Device Health. The rules (as defined in the Device Protection Policy) will be applied to all Windows and Apple Mac computers accessing any University IT System or Application using our Single Sign On service, regardless of whether the device is University or personally owned, and of the physical location (on/off Campus) of the device.

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FAQ's

Your Device may be running an unsupported Operating System, the Device Health Application will not install on that Device. 

The rollout of this service is on a phased basis. Your UCD IT Account may not be included at this time.

  • Students & Student Devices
  • Linux Devices (until client becomes available)
  • Mobile Devices (Phones and Tablets)
  • Devices on the UCD network that never access applications protected by SSO.

UCD IT Services

Computer Centre, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.

Contact us via the UCD IT Support Hub: www.ucd.ie/ithelp