Glossary

GFE

Government Furnished Equipment.

GMD

Government Managed Device (GMD). An Internet Device or a GFE device when enrolled with SEED becomes a Government Managed Device.

GSIB

Government Standard Image Build (GSIB).

Internet Device

Internet Device is not a GSIB. This could be your personal device, or a device issued by your vendor or agency.

To access resources such as SGTS services and GCC via this device, you must onboard it to SEED, GovTech’s Mobile device management (MDM) solution.

MDM

Mobile device management (MDM).

Non-SE GSIB

It is a Government Standard Image Build (GSIB) device which does not have the Secured Email features. You can access the internet and intranet using this device.

You can’t onboard this to SEED.

SE GSIB

It is a Government Standard Image Build (GSIB) device which has the Secured Email features. This device is assigned to public officers who handle sensitive and secret information. If you are using a SE GSIB device, you need to use your PS-Card to authenticate. You will not be able to access internet using this device.

- You can’t use this device to sign up and onboard your TechPass account.
- You can’t onboard this device to SEED.

SEED

Security Suite for Engineering Endpoint Devices. This is the Mobile device management (MDM) solution offered by GovTech.

TechPass

This is an Identity & Access Management (IAM) and a Single Sign-on (SSO) solution to seamlessly access services such as Singapore Government Technology Stack (SGTS) and GCC.

For more information about how to get a TechPass account and onboard to it, see Onboard to TechPass.

TechPass ID

Use this to log in to your TechPass account or access services using TechPass.

Depending on the organisational email address you used to sign up or get invited to TechPass, your TechPass ID can be your organisational email address or your_name@techpass.gov.sg.

TechPass ID is sent to you to the email address you used to sign up or get invited to TechPass.

WOG account

Whole of Government account or ID is the organisational email address of Public officers belonging to the .gov.sg domain. For example, your_name@tech.gov.sg.