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Board approves county policy to issue YubiKeys for multi‑factor authentication
Summary
Jerome County accepted a YubiKey issuance policy allowing employees to use hardware tokens instead of phone-based authentication; policy includes discussion of replacement‑cost responsibilities.
County IT staff presented a multi‑factor authentication policy that would issue YubiKeys to employees as an alternative to phone-based authentication. Matthew McGregor said the policy "is regarding the use of multi-factor authentication and the Yubi keys by county employees" and that it was reviewed by legal counsel and HR processes.
The policy aims to protect county data and provide an option for employees who do not wish to use phones for authentication; it also addresses whether employees will be charged for replacement keys if lost or destroyed. Commissioner Crouch moved to accept the YubiKey issuance policy; Commissioner Watkins seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
The minutes do not record the specific replacement-cost policy language or the number of keys to be issued; staff follow-up will presumably provide operational details and distribution timing.
