The Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) has enhanced the Singapore Personal Access (SingPass), the gateway to hundreds of e-services offered by more than 60 government agencies.
The enhanced SingPass has improved user interface and now features stronger security capabilities and more intuitive account management system.
IDA said users can better navigate the site and complete their tasks efficiently, access their account via mobile and update their SingPass account easily online, anytime, anywhere.
Security is a core component to the design of the enhanced system as users will be able to receive SMS or email notifications for any changes made to their profile. More than 100 government e-services will require 2-step verification, including the more commonly-used e-services provided by MOM, CPFB and IRAS.
Users are advised to update their SingPass account by providing and verifying their mobile number and email address and set up their 2-step verification by registering, activating and linking their OneKey token or mobile number to their SingPass account.
“Over the years, the government has put over 200 e-services online through SingPass in order to enable swift and convenient transactions with the government. With the rise of cyber threats in Singapore and globally, we have added security measures like multi-factor authentication to protect SingPass users' personal data,” said Jacqueline Poh, Managing Director of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore.
Launched since March 2003, SingPass now has more than 3.3 million registered users.