IRS Security Requirements now requires all software industries and users to establish a user account and password.
IRS Security Requirements
The IRS Security Summit has adopted stricter requirements for handling sensitive taxpayer data. As members of the Summit, we are upgrading our products to meet the recommendations and best practices set forth by the Summit in IRS Publication 4557 , Safeguarding Taxpayer Data.
All users are required to establish a user account and password. Passwords must follow these guidelines:
8 - 20 characters
At least 1 UPPER case letter
At least 1 lower case letter
At least 1 number
At least 1 punctuation or special character (ex.? ! $ * )
Spaces are allowed
Starting with the 2016 release and all future releases, will include the new login restrictions. After 5 failed login attempts, users will be locked out of the system, though Administrators will be able to unlock these users. Admin users who are locked out will be required to enter the product activation code or registration code to unlock the Admin account.
Tags: install,web