2FA Is Now Required on Your ARIN Online Account

[John Curran <jcurran () arin net>]

NANOGers -

Important reminder - As of today, access to ARIN Online now requires two-factor authentication on all ARIN Online 
accounts.

See below for additional details.

FYI,
/John

John Curran
President and CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers


Begin forwarded message:

From: ARIN <info () arin net>
Subject: [arin-announce] 2FA Is Now Required on Your ARIN Online Account
Date: February 1, 2023 at 11:10:47 AM EST
To: "arin-announce () arin net" <arin-announce () arin net>

As of today, 1 February 2023, ARIN now requires two-factor authentication (2FA) on all ARIN Online accounts.

If you have yet to set up 2FA on your account, the next time you attempt to log in to your ARIN Online account, you 
will be redirected to the 2FA setup process and required to complete it before accessing your account. Customers can 
choose between Time-Based One-Time password (TOTP), SMS-based, and FIDO2/Passkey-enabled security key authentication 
methods.

You can learn more about ARIN’s 2FA options, as well as guides to enabling these methods in your account, by visiting 
https://www.arin.net/2FA.

Following a community consultation held in May 2022 
(https://www.arin.net/participate/community/acsp/consultations/2022/2022-4/), ARIN chose to delay enforcement until 
February 2023 in order to provide our customers with a variety of options for authentication. By requiring 2FA for ARIN 
Online accounts, the ARIN community will have the benefit of stronger security for the registry, reduced risk of 
account fraud attempts, and increased confidence in the integrity of their ARIN resources.

If you need assistance with the implementation of 2FA to your ARIN Online account, please contact our Registration 
Services Department from 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM ET, Monday through Friday, at +1.703.227.0660.

Regards,

John Curran
President and CEO
American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN)

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Helpful Resources:

Need help setting up your 2FA? Visit https://www.arin.net/2fa to get started. You’ll find guides on enabling 2FA via an 
authenticator application, SMS, and security key hardware.

We also provide information on how to receive and save your 2FA recovery codes, as well as what to do if you’ve lost 
access to your authenticator app, SMS phone number, or security key.