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August 11, 2025, PACER will require multifactor authentication and enforce updated password standards

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

DESCRIPTION

This release deploys the August 2025 PACER application and operating system (OS) patches.

It addresses various fixes to the following applications:

  • National Login user interface, features, and functions
  • Manage My Account (MMA) user interface, features, and functions
  • PCL user interface, features, and functions
  • PACER Service Center (PSC) and PACER Support Branch (PSB) internal applications

NOTE: Beginning August 11, 2025, PACER will require multifactor authentication and enforce updated password standards for users with Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF)-level access.

IMPACT

PACER users and Next Generation (NextGen) Case Management/Electronic Case Files (CM/ECF) e-filers may experience the following:

  • Intermittent authentication issues when signing on to the Production environment
  • Intermittent connection issues when making payments through Pay.gov

 

RELEASE WINDOW (All Times Eastern)

Sunday, August 10, 2025, from 6:55 AM to 7:00 PM

DURATION

12 hours and 5 minutes

 

 

PACER and (MFA) Multi Factor Authentication Enrollment Sunday, May 11, 2025.