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[-] salty_chief@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Federal and State jobs you can’t use password managers.

[-] DaGeek247@fedia.io 11 points 3 weeks ago

My federal job came with one pre-installed.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Depends on your clearance level/what you have access to.

[-] DaGeek247@fedia.io 0 points 3 weeks ago

Not gonna get specific, but, I have access to a shitload of sensitive personal data. It's more likely you ran into an agency policy rather than a federal policy.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago

No it is literally determined by clearance level. It is mandated.

[-] DaGeek247@fedia.io 0 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah. My agency doesn't use clearance level to determine security requirements. It's likely your password manager policy is agency-specific.

[-] baines@lemmy.cafe 1 points 3 weeks ago

are you trolling or do you not realize this is massive liability?

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

I think they believe getting their fingerprints and having a background check means they have a security clearance or something.

[-] DaGeek247@fedia.io -1 points 3 weeks ago

Health records for veterans don't require a security clearance to be managed. (Personnel records for active military only require a Secret level clearance) You'll wanna take it up with whoever manages security for the VA about the 'massive liability' involved.

https://www.va.gov/securityinvestigationscenter/frequently_asked_questions.asp#q006

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Lol so you do not have a security clearance.

Got it.

FYI if you had a security clearance, posting that you have one in your personal Lemmy account would absolutely be grounds for it to be revoked.

[-] naticus@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah idk about that. I've worked in state govt for a very long time and our cybersecurity controls essentially mandates we use one. I'm also in our security audit team and have to talk to state offices about our NIST controls regularly. And the NIST DOD controls are even more stringent than ours. Something sounds off.

[-] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 2 points 3 weeks ago

Okay so remember the one or two ones you need there (try a passphrase!)

For everything else - password manager.

[-] salty_chief@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Federal I had about 15 passwords. The State job I had about half that.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yep.

I use pass phrases filtered through a mess of cyber chef.

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