As part of a government-wide security requirement to transition to multi-factor authentication, The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is undergoing an Identity Management (IDM) standardization effort which will impact all Fiscal Service Single-Sign-On applications, including OTCnet.
To meet authentication compliance, all OTCnet agency users should link their PIV or CAC certificate to their Fiscal Service SSO account.
Once a user’s PIV/CAC certificate is linked, the user should be able to use their PIV/CAC card to log into OTCnet or any Fiscal Service Single Sign On (SSO) application to which they have been assigned as a user. No action is needed if you have already linked your card to your Fiscal Service SSO account.
Benefits of linking your PIV or CAC card to your Fiscal Service SSO account include:
- Additional OTCnet account security
- Ease of signing-in to all Fiscal Service applications with your PIV or CAC credentials
- Get ahead of security changes
- Additional sign-in option for the OTCnet application
Note that users will still be able to use their SSO User ID and password to log into OTCnet, even after their PIV/CAC certificate has been linked.
Get ahead of the curve and use the Converting to PIV-CAC Authentication for OTCnet Guide, also located within the Resources Overview webpage to link your card to your Fiscal Service SSO account today!
For more information or troubleshooting assistance not available within the PIV/CAC OTCnet Connection Guide, please contact the Treasury OTC Support Center.
Treasury OTC Support Center
Toll free phone: 866-945-7920
DSN phone: 510-428-6824, Options 1, 3, 4
Email: FiscalService.OTCChannel@citi.com