GACA_GSA Affliiated Custromer Account.pdf
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This document is an informational guide from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) detailing the process for creating a GSA Affiliated Customer Account (GACA) in Gmail. The GACA is designed to enable secure sharing and collaboration in Google for government customers and business partners who do not already use Google in their workplace. The account must be created following specific guidelines, including using a username that starts with "GSA." followed by the user's first and last name, and setting up 2-Step Verification for enhanced security.
The document emphasizes that collaborative data stored on GSA's Google Drive and Google Sites systems are compliant with the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2, ensuring secure access and transmission using TLS 1.2 encryption. Agencies and civilian partners already using Google in their workplace are not required to create a GACA account. The guide provides step-by-step instructions for creating the Gmail account, including creating the account at mail.google.com, accepting Terms of Service, and enabling two-factor authentication.
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U.S. General Services Administration www.gsa.gov
Pacific Rim Region
GSA Affiliated Customer Account (GACA)
To enable similar sharing and collaboration in Google with our government customers and business partners, while also ensuring that this shared information is safeguarded and secure, GSA created a specialized Gmail account process called GACA – short for the GSA Affiliated Customer Accounts (GACA). Collaborative data stored on GSA’s Google Drive and Google Sites systems are compliant to the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2. This standard ensures that access and transmission occurs via a secure web page using the TLS 1.2 encryption standard.
Applicability – GACA is for those who work for our government customers and business partners who do not use Google in their workplace. Agencies and civilian partners that are using Google in their workplace do not need to create a GACA account.
How to create a GSA Affiliated Customer Account (GACA) in Gmail
The person who will be using the GACA account (the government agency customer or the business partner) must create a Gmail account at http://mail.google.com/mail/signup and follow the process below:
1. Create a Gmail account at http://mail.google.com/mail/signup o Enter the first name and last name o Enter the username: must start with “GSA.” then first name, last name - example:
GSA.johnsmith@gmail.com o Complete all required fields
2. Accept the Terms of Service and submit the request.
3. Set up 2-Step Verification (also known as two-factor authentication) using a smartphone that can receive simple messages.
o Click on the account profile picture (top right) o Click “Manage your Google Account” o Select “Security” on the left side navigation panel o In the “Signing in to Google” section, turn “2-Step Verification” to
“On” http://www.gsa.gov/ http://mail.google.com/mail/signup http://mail.google.com/mail/signup mailto:GSA.johnsmith@gmail.com
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