Your Credential - FedIdCard
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1. Safeguard Your PIN: 1. Safeguard Your PIN:
When activating your card, you will be prompted to select a unique PIN. Your new PIN:
Must contain 6-8 numbers
Must not be too simple (e.g., 1234)
Must not contain number strings (e.g., 4444)
Must be correctly confirmed
IMPORTANT: Never store your PIN with your USAccess credential or share your PIN with anyone!2. Report Lost or Stolen Cards Immediately: 2. Report Lost or Stolen Cards Immediately:
Contact your agency’s security officer if you have lost your credential or believe it has been tampered with. Your current credential will be terminated, and the process for issuing you a new credential will be initiated.3. Know Your Privacy Rights: 3. Know Your Privacy Rights:
View the complete directives and policies governing the USAccess Program available on this website and the . It is important that you understand how data is collected and stored on your USAccess credential, not only for your security, but also as a reminder of how important it is to protect and safeguard your credential. It is your responsibility to protect your USAccess credential and exercise the same care with it as you do with other identification credentials. For best protection, please keep your card in your badge holder when not in use.Step 4: Applicant attends enrollment appointment as scheduled. During the enrollment appointment, the applicant must present proper identification documents () to the registrar at the center, have a photo taken, and have fingerprints captured using an electronic fingerprint capturing system. Provided there are no issues during the enrollment process, the appointment typically takes 15-20 minutes.
If the applicant notices that any information in their record is incorrect prior to the appointment, the applicant must contact the agency sponsor (see ). The registrar is not able to make changes to applicant sponsorship record during the enrollment process.Step 5: Agency completes background checks and approves applicant. Following a successful enrollment appointment, a background check is conducted on the applicant by the sponsoring agency. Once the background check is completed, the agency adjudicator will record the adjudication decision for the applicant in the USAccess system. When adjudication is complete and approved, the applicant’s credential is printed and shipped to the pick up location.Step 6: Applicant receives email that credential is ready for pick up and to make an appointment to activate the credential. When the applicant’s credential is ready for pickup, the applicant will receive an email explaining where to pick up the credential. The applicant will also be prompted to make an appointment in the GSA Online Scheduling system to activate the credential.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This email may also contain the temporary one time use password that is needed to activate the credential for self-activation. Applicants must bring this password with them to their appointments, or they may experience difficulties during Activation. Step 7: Applicant schedules an activation appointment online. Using the or other system per agency:
The applicant makes an appointment to activate their USAccess credential.
The applicant logs on to the GSA Scheduling System with the account user name and password. If the applicant cannot remember the user name and password created to make an enrollment appointment, a new account can be created.
Once logged on, the applicant can make an appointment at the center listed in their "Credential Ready for Pick up" email. Account setup typically takes less than 5 minutes.
Once the appointment is made, the applicant will receive a confirmation email confirming the date and time of the appointment.
NOTE: If your agency has deployed Light Activation stations, you have the opportunity to use one of those locations to have your credential activated. The GSA Online Scheduling System is not used to make appointments at Light Activation stations at this time. Please contact your agency’s program management office or check your agency’s intranet for information about Light Activation stations available for your use.Step 8: Applicant attends appointment and activates credential. The applicant visits an activation station, and activates the credential using Attended or Unattended Activation. Attended Activation is performed by the activator. Applicants are encouraged to attempt activation unassisted. Please see the for more infomation on how to complete these steps. During activation, the applicant is prompted for their temporary password. This password is contained in the "Credential Ready for Pick Up" email sent to the applicant. The applicant’s credential is then “personalized” with security certificates and the applicant is prompted to create a PIN for the USAccess credential. Applicants will also be prompted to digitally sign a that explains the USAccess credential holder responsibilities. Provided there are no issues in activating the credential, this appointment can take as little as 10 minutes.Step 9: Credential is now active and ready to use. USAccess credential holders can now use the credential and should care for their USAccess credential as they would any other valuable form of personal identification. For guidance on how to care for the credential, as well as what information is stored on the credential, view the Your Credential page and the located on this website.
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