SINGAPORE: More than 2.3 million SingPass users have set up their two-factor authentication (2FA), so the 30-day grace period for users to do so will end on Jan 15 next year, GovTech announced on Friday (Dec 9).
SingPass 2FA was made mandatory in July 2016, and to minimise disruption to regular users who need to transact with Government agencies urgently, users who have not set up their 2FA are given a one-time grace period of 30 days after their first login to SingPass since July to do so.
Users need to complete their SingPass 2FA setup in order to file taxes from 2017 onwards, and access more than 100 Government digital services involving sensitive data, the agency said.
Mr Chan Cheow Hoe, Government Chief Information Officer at GovTech, said: “Having a majority of SingPass users on-board 2FA is a significant step towards improving personal online security and creating a safer cyberspace. For users who have not set up their SingPass 2FA, we strongly encourage them to do so to better protect their personal data.”
