What protections are in place to ensure security of online data?
The eOPF system security is similar to that of the National Finance Center’s (NFC’s) Employee Personal Page (EPP) and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) sites. The system is hosted on a secure server and users connect via the Internet using a web browser with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. Each user is issued an account and a password in order to access the system. User group roles are established so that, for example, HR Specialists and Assistants can view serviced folders, or an OPM investigator could view a certain folder for a specified period of time. An eOPF System Administrator establishes all DOCHROC and other user accounts. This means, to access eOPF the user must have a government computer with a registered IP address or a government computer accessing via a government Virtual Private Network (VPN). Usually access from home or away from a federal work site does not meet the criteria. Computers accessing eOPF must reflect authorization by a DOC bureau.
