Single Sign-On Coming Soon!
A change to the sign in process is coming to the IRIS Advanced applications including IRIS Financial/Procurement (FIN/PRO), Human Resource Management (HRM), and Employee Self-Service (ESS).
Authentication to the IRIS Advanced applications has been fully integrated with the State of Alaska’s enterprise Entra ID directory. This enables a seamless experience for employees accessing the applications and provides the benefits of advanced security features, such as multi-factor authentication, offered by Entra ID.
Once enabled for users, single sign-on (SSO) to IRIS Advanced works just like access to other enterprise applications, like Microsoft Office 365 (O365) or VPN. However, there are some additional steps required the first time you log in to IRIS. Users in all State of Alaska departments are currently piloting SSO with great success, and the Division of Finance plans to implement this change statewide in the first half of 2026.
To prepare for the update, all users must first configure multi-factor authentication for their State of Alaska user account. Detailed instructions for this step are available on the Office of Information Technology’s (OIT’s) website at https://oit.alaska.gov/home/news-service-announcements/multi-factor-authentication/


