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Special Terms and Gonditions a. Have documented policies and procedures governing access to systems with the shared Data b. Restrict access through administrative, physical, and technical controls to authorized staff. c. Ensure that user accounts are unique and that any given user account logon lD and password combination is known only to the one employee to whom that account is assigned. For purposes of non-repudiation, it must always be possible to determine which employee performed a given action on a system housing the Data based solely on the logon lD used to perform the action d. Ensure that only authorized users are capable of accessing the Data e. Ensure that an employee's access to the Data is removed immediately (1) Upon suspected compromise of the user credentials. (2) When their employment, or the contract under which the Data is made available to them, is terminated. (3) When they no longer need access to the Data to fulfill the requirements of the contract. f. Have a process to periodically review and verify that only authorized users have access to systems containing DSHS Confidential lnformation g. When accessing the Data from within the Contractor's network (the Data stays within the Contractor's network at all times), enforce password and logon requirements for users within the Contractor's network, including : (1) A minimum length of 8 characters, and containing at least three of the following character classes: uppercase letters, lowercase letters, numerals, and special characters such as an asterisk, ampersand, or exclamation point. (2) That a password does not contain a user's name, logon lD, or any form of theirfull name. (3) That a password does not consist of a single dictionary word. A password may be formed as a passphrase which consists of multiple dictionary words. (4) That passwords are significantly different from the previous four passwords. Passwords that increment by simply adding a number are not considered significantly different. h. When accessing Confidential lnformation from an external location (the Data willtraverse the lnternet or othenruise travel outside the Contractor's network), mitigate risk and enforce password and logon requirements for users by employing measures including: (1) Ensuring mitigations applied to the system don't allow end-user modification. (2) Not allowing the use of dial-up connections. (3) Using industry standard protocols and solutions for remote access. Examples would include RADIUS and Citrix. (4) Encrypting all remote access traffic from the external workstation to Trusted Network or to a component within the Trusted Network. The traffic must be encrypted at all times while traversing any network, including the lnternet, which is not a Trusted Network. DSHS Central Contract Services 'l 769CS County Agreement (05-06-2025) Page 21