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Social Security rolls back two-factor mandate
FCW ^ | Aug 15, 2016 | Adam Mazmanian

Posted on 08/17/2016 5:07:47 AM PDT by ken in texas

The Social Security Administration is relaxing a recent security directive requiring beneficiaries to use two-factor authentication to log into personal accounts after complaints that the new restrictions hindered user access.

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SSA has not come up with a new two-factor verification method. The agency is strongly recommending that users take advantage of the text-message security option, but beneficiaries are able once again to use a simple username and password to access their accounts.

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TOPICS: Government; Technical
KEYWORDS: cybersecurity; socialsecurity; ssa
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To: ken in texas; snarkpup

Is there a SS ping list? If so, I am in!


21 posted on 08/17/2016 11:18:00 AM PDT by Chgogal (A woman who votes for Hillary is voting with her vagina and not her brain.)
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To: Gaffer

They do adjust what I get annually upward a few cents. That’s because I’m still paying into the system though my very part time job. They send a notice though the mail about that small adjustment. The postage is more than the adjustment.


22 posted on 08/17/2016 1:09:53 PM PDT by ASA Vet (There are 10 kinds of people in the world, those who understand binary, and those who don't.)
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