DoD expands login options beyond CAC

DoD expands login options beyond CAC

The Defense Department is expanding secure methods of authentication beyond the traditional Common Access Card, giving users more alternative options to log into its systems when CAC access is “impractical or infeasible.” A new memo, titled “Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) for Unclassified & Secret DoD Networks,” lays out when users can access DoD resources without CAC and public key infrastructure (PKI). The directive also updates the list of…