USAccess Blue Top Interact Site

Changes/Updates Since Last Blue Top

June 29-30, 2019:

• Release 16 was successfully pushed to production. A final version of the release notice is posted on the Agency Lead Portal (ALP) and was emailed to Agency Leads. Please note there was also an updated USAccess Authoritative User Data Interface Guide posted on the ALP.
• Treasury completed the planned rekey of their Certificate Authority (CA) that is used to issue certificates to Treasury credentials. A notice was sent to Agency Leads and an advisory posted on TRACKS reminding Agencies to update any LA or MCU that is used to activate or update Treasury credentials.
• Also successfully transitioned IP addresses for SIP Staging and Test IPs. SIP production is scheduled for August. The MSO is communicating directly with SIP customers on this activity.
• Routine maintenance completed.

Planned System Events

• August 3, 2019: IP Giveback in Production. Affects SIP customers only. Information was provided to SIP agencies.
• August 3-4, 2019: Routine maintenance scheduled for this weekend. Please plan for the USAccess service to be unavailable from 5:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, August 3, through 11:59 p.m. ET on Sunday, August 4.

Please be aware that planned maintenance periods can sometimes result in unanticipated delays in service. Please ensure that systems are operable prior to your first appointment following a maintenance weekend. We will notify you of unanticipated delays.