How to bypass WRDS DUO verification

Starting from 2022, WRDS implemented 2‑step (DUO) verification on all web access. In 2023, WRDS pushed it further to SSH access, regardless of whether you’re using an SSH key or a password. However, I found one way to bypass the DUO verification: use SAS/Studio or JupyterHub.

SAS/Studio and JupyterHub are web‑based portals that allow you to access data and do computation on WRDS’s cloud. You simply type in your username and password and then you can use SAS or Jupyter like in your local environment.

To use SAS/Studio, visit: https://wrds-cloud.wharton.upenn.edu/SASStudio/index?locale=en_US

To use JupyterHub, visit: https://wrds-jupyter.wharton.upenn.edu/