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What is the new login process for VCSS?
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VCSS now uses Login.gov as a two factor authentication process to aide in providing cybersecurity for GSA's client Users. Instead of receiving the VCSS page asking you to enter your VCSS UserID and password, you will be redirected to the Login.gov site. There you will be required to enter your Login.gov credentials. After Login.gov validates your credentials for VCSS, you will be redirected back to VCSS to continue as you normally would. |
How do I create the Login.gov account?
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To create a Login.gov account, click here and follow the steps outlined on their website. |
What if I already have a Login.gov account? How can I add my VCSS access to it?
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Login.gov requires Users to have only one Login.gov account to maintain all User associated email addresses. To add an additional email address for VCSS to your existing Login.gov account, click here and follow the Part 1 instructions. |
Why can't I use my existing VCSS credentials to log in?
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GSA has changed the VCSS authentication process to improve security and streamline access. Your Login.gov credentials have replaced your VCSS credentials for VCSS access, thus nullifying them. If you do not have one, you will need to create one in order to continue access to VCSS. |
I tried to set up my new Login.gov account, but I am having issues with how Login.gov needs to "authenticate" me. What can I do to complete my Login.gov account?
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Since this issue type directly concerns your Login.gov profile and not VCSS, please refer to Login.gov's site by clicking here for troubleshooting. If the instructions on this link do not resolve your issue, you can submit a ticket at here or call the Login.gov Help Desk at (844) 785-6446. |
As user, I need to change my email address. What should I do?
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After the first time you sign in to VCSS using your Login.gov credentials, you will need to update both VCSS AND Login.gov individually with your new email address. For VCSS, submit the Support Request Update User Profile located here on the VCSS Registration website. For Login.gov, you will go here to update the email addresses linked to your Login.gov profile. REMEMBER: the emails in VCSS and Login.gov must match to enable your access to VCSS. |
Our company has multiple staff using the same email (e.g. receivables@agency.com) for ease of access. How will this work now?
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Login.gov does not allow the same email address to be used for more than one person. The first time you log into VCSS using Login.gov, you will be prompted to choose the VCSS email you want linked on your Login.gov account. Once linked, that email address cannot be used by anyone else. This means you will be responsible for authenticating that email address each time it is used since that email is linked to ONLY you. |
I need to deactivate my VCSS account since I no longer need access to VCSS. How do I do that now if it's linked to my Login.gov account?
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Submit the Support Request Remove Account Code from User Profile located here on the VCSS Registration website. Once your VCSS access has been deactivated, the email that was associated to your VCSS access will no longer be validated by Login.gov regardless of whether that email is on your Login.gov profile or not. This is because you may still need that same email address for other websites to authenticate if those websites use Login.gov (e.g. USAJobs, SAM, your FSA account, etc.). |