Login.gov

Login.gov

Screenshot mobile screenshot of front page of Login.gov on 01-02-2024
Type of site	single sign-on
Predecessor(s)	Connect.gov
Area served	United States Federal Government websites
Owner	General Services Administration (GSA)
Created by	GSA 18F and United States Digital Services
URL	login.gov
Launched	April 2017

Login.gov is a single sign-on solution for US government websites. ^[1] It enables users to log in to services from numerous government agencies using the same username and password. Login.gov was jointly developed by 18F and the US Digital Service. ^[1] The initiative was announced in a blog post in May 2016 ^[2] and the new system was launched in April 2017 ^[3] as a replacement for Connect.Gov. ^[4]

History

The idea for the site started at the direction of the Obama administration in May 2016, when an executive memo was sent out to executive agencies. The memo was to encourage agencies to use the same tools and technology for administrative services. By sharing these tools, there would be consistency in best practices and personal information security across the executive branch. ^[5]

Login.gov also helped to lessen the number of login information users of government websites would need to access them to just one login.

The service is authorized by law in 6 USC 1523: Federal cybersecurity requirements part (b) (1) (D): ^[6]

"implement a single sign-on trusted identity platform for individuals accessing each public website of the agency that requires user authentication, as developed by the Administrator of General Services in collaboration with the Secretary" ^[7]

Partners

Login.gov was being used by the following US government agencies as of January 2024: ^[8]

• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Defense
• Department of Health and Human Services
• Department of Homeland Security
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Department of Labor
• Department of Transportation
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Department of the Interior
• General Services Administration
• Library of Congress
• U.S.Copyright Office Recordation System
• National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
• National Labor Relations Board
• Office of Personnel Management
• USAJOBS
• U.S. Railroad Retirement Board
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• Small Business Administration
• U.S. Agency for International Development,
• USAID Humanitarian Inventory Management System

List^{[ which? ]} as of October 9, 2020 from a Freedom of Information Act request.^{[ citation needed ]}

Further reading

• "Security is Everyone's Job: Delivering Secure, Usable Login for Government". Digital.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
• "18F offers specs on gov-wide login -- FCW". FCW. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
• "Login.gov moving ahead -- FCW". FCW. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
• "18F's plan for a single government login comes under fire - Fedscoop". Fedscoop. 2016-05-12. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
• "Can GSA's 18F succeed where 3 other ID management projects have struggled?". FederalNewsRadio.com. 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
• "Login.gov (Consumer Identity)". United States Digital Service. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
• "Ups and downs continue for GSA 18F's identity management effort". FederalNewsRadio.com. 2017-01-09. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
• "18F To Agencies: Think Before Creating a Citizen Login System". Nextgov.com. Retrieved 2018-02-16.

See also

• NSTIC
• GOV.UK Verify

References

1. "18F: Digital service delivery | Login.gov". 18f.gsa.gov. Retrieved 2018-02-16.^{[ dead link ]}
2. "18F: Digital service delivery | Building a modern shared authentication platform". 18f.gsa.gov. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
3. "18F: Digital service delivery | Government launches login.gov to simplify access to public services". 18f.gsa.gov. Archived from the original on October 2, 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
4. "Feds scrap Connect.Gov - SecureIDNews". SecureIDNews. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
5. "About us | Login.gov". www.login.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
6. "About us | Login.gov". www.login.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
7. "6 USC 1523: Federal cybersecurity requirements". uscode.house.gov. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
8. "List Of Applications and Department Partners Using Login.Gov For Identity Management". MuckRock. 2020-07-19. Retrieved 2024-01-02.

External links

• Official website