Social Security is promoting a change to the login for your 'mysocialsecurity' account.
Jack Myers with Social Security indicates Social Security went away from the username and password model and started using Login.gov or ID.me as our credential service providers. MySocialSecurity account holders who created their accounts prior to September 1, 2021, can still access mySocialSecurity using their username and password.
If you already access your account via either Login.gov or ID.me, nothing will change for you. Myers notes if you already have a Login.gov or ID.me account for another purpose, you can link that account to MySocialSecurity. There is no need to create an additional account.
If you have both a username and a password recorded somewhere for mySocialSecurity, you have the "old" style login. Myers adds that if you have an e-mail address and a password written down for mySocialSecurity, you have the "new" login style.
To transition your Social Security username account to Login.gov visit www.ssa.gov/myaccount and select "Sign In". On the next page select "Sign in with Social Security Username" and after you successfully sign in with your username and password you will be prompted to create an account with Login.gov.
You will then be taken to the Login.gov website - this will enable you to create a new, or log into your existing Login.gov account - and link it to your Social Security username account.
