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Recommendation Details
Text of Recommendation
We recommend that the Department prioritize implementing PIV or other Department-approved MFA methods that cannot be bypassed to allow single-factor authentication for all applications, starting with the Department’s HVAs.
Recommendation Number
2021-ITA-005-01
Recommendation Status
Open
Significant Recommendation
Yes
Recommendation Questioned Costs
$0
Recommendation Funds for Better Use
$0
Associated Report Details
Submitting OIG
Department of the Interior OIG
Linked Report
P@s$w0rds at the U.S. Department of the Interior: Easily Cracked Passwords, Lack of Multifactor Authentication, and Other Failures Put Critical DOI Systems at Risk