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Social Security and Two-Factor Authentication
August 03, 2016
US Social Security Administration Requires Two-Factor Authentication for Online Access
(August 1, 2016)
US citizens who manage their Social Security benefits online will now be required to use two-factor authentication. The US Social Security Administration will require holders of "my Social Security" accounts to provide a cell phone number. Users who do not have a cell phone or who do not want to provide the SSA with that number can use other "extra security" options, which involve receiving a code via US Mail and entering that along with other identifying information, such as the last for digits of a credit card number or information from IRS tax forms.