What is the difference between my Web password and my ThriftLine PIN?
Your Web password, along with your TSP account number, enables you to access your TSP account information and perform a number of transactions. Because it is longer and contains both alpha and numeric characters, it provides more security than the 4-digit TSP Personal Identification Number (PIN) previously used. New TSP participants receive their 8-character Web passwords in the mail. Participants who had open TSP accounts when passwords were put in place in May 2007 are prompted to create their own passwords the first time they log into Account Access. Because of technical limitations, your Web password will not work on the ThriftLine. On the other hand, your TSP PIN is the personal identification number you use to access your TSP account on the ThriftLine. A 4-digit PIN is assigned to you when your TSP account is opened and can be customized. Your TSP PIN (along with your TSP account number) allows you to access your TSP account information and perform a number of transactions on the
