The DOL’s EFAST2 website authentication process is being modernized in 2023.
As part of this modernization, DOL is phasing out the existing method of logging in to the EFAST2 website with an EFAST2-issued User ID and password. In January 2023, EBSA began moving EFAST2 users to a single sign-in solution at Login.gov to access federal government websites, so users will no longer need to obtain unique EFAST2-issued credentials. Login.gov enables users to log-in securely to many government agencies’ services with a single username and password.
While EBSA is helping users make a gradual transition by allowing users with EFAST2 accounts established before Jan. 1, 2023, to use those credentials until Dec. 31, 2023, all users must obtain Login.gov credentials by December 31, 2023. Users who created new EFAST2 accounts since Jan. 1, 2023, have already been directed to obtain Login.gov credentials.
The changes made to the EFAST2 website are needed to allow users to obtain new electronic signature credentials for the Form 5500 Series, and to file Form PR or to use IFILE, the government’s free Form 5500 Series filing application. For existing Form 5500 Series filers using approved private software, logging into the EFAST2 website is generally not necessary.
