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SSA.GOV To Require Stronger Authentication

May 10, 2017 admin Duo Security, Google Authenticator, Other, ssa.gov, two-factor authentication, U.S. Social Security Administration

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 10 May 2017 13:01:13 +0000

The U.S. Social Security Administration will soon require Americans to use stronger authentication when accessing their accounts at ssa.gov. As part of the change, SSA will require all users to enter a username and password in addition to a one-time security code sent their email or phone. In this post, we’ll parse this a bit more and look at some additional security options for SSA users.