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+layout: partners/program-update
+lang: en
+title: Login.gov now offers an IAL2-compliant identity verification service
+date: 2024-12-20T19:34:19.096Z
+preview: Federal, state, and local government agencies can utilize this service.
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+U.S. General Service Administration’s (GSA) Technology Transformation Services announced that Login.gov, the single sign-on platform that provides strong authentication and identity verification capabilities to government agencies, will begin offering a [new, independently certified NIST 800-63 Identity Assurance Level 2 (IAL2) identity verification option](https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/gsas-logingov-announces-certification-of-ial2-10092024) to its partners.
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