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Multi-Factor Authentication for Criminal Justice Information Systems: Implementation Considerations for Protecting Criminal Justice Information

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Author(s)

William Fisher, Jason Ajmo, Sudhindra Umarji, Spike Dog, Mark Russell, Karen Scarfone

Abstract

Most recent cybersecurity breaches have involved compromised credentials. Migrating from single-factor to multi-factor authentication (MFA) reduces the risk of compromised credentials and unauthorized access. Both criminal and noncriminal justice agencies need to access criminal justice information (CJI); to reduce the risk of unauthorized access, the Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Security Policy now requires the use of MFA when accessing CJI. This document provides practical guidance to agencies that are implementing MFA, reflecting on lessons learned from agencies around the country and from CJI-related technology vendors.
Citation
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) - 8523
Report Number
8523
NIST Pub Series
NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR)
Pub Type
NIST Pubs

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https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8523
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Keywords

authentication, credentials, criminal justice information (CJI), identity, identity federation, law enforcement, multi-factor authentication (MFA), single sign-on (SSO)
Public safety, Identity and access management and Cybersecurity and privacy

Citation

Fisher, W. , Ajmo, J. , Umarji, S. , Dog, S. , Russell, M. and Scarfone, K. (2025), Multi-Factor Authentication for Criminal Justice Information Systems: Implementation Considerations for Protecting Criminal Justice Information, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.6028/NIST.IR.8523, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=960104 (Accessed October 20, 2025)

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Created September 3, 2025
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