Two-factor authentication in the Government Services service will become mandatory from 1 June 2023. In this respect informs RIA Novosti referred to the words of Maksut Shadayev, head of the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation.
“A username and password are now sufficient to access Gosuslugi. At the moment we think that this is not enough, the second factor should be used for authorization,” he said.
According to the Minister, the new system in the State Services will either enter a code from SMS or be some other mechanism. The rollout of the new feature will begin on March 1, 2023. Until June 1, two-factor authentication connection will become mandatory for all “Gosuslug” users.
“This will allow us to provide security for users who use simple passwords, whose accounts are subject to virus attacks … The second factor guarantees better protection,” added the head of the Ministry of Digital Development of the Russian Federation.
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