Upcoming change to ROS security and how it will impact you | Payroll Obligations Assistance with PaycheckPlus
The change, the goal and the impact, plus helpful resources and payroll obligations assistance
Revenue has announced changes to the ROS registration process. Revenue will update the ROS registration process from June 18th to include security questions to better authenticate ROS users. The goal for this introduction, according to Revenue, is to “streamline and speed up the process for retrieving lost and expired ROS certificates and also forgotten passwords”. Find details on the changes below, along with helpful ROS digital certificate resources and details on how we can help you to more efficiently meet your payroll obligations.

After June 18th
For people registering after this date:
- You will continue to receive an access number (i.e. RAN) by post. Note: this number will only be valid for 3 months
- When you apply for your ROS digital certificate, the ROS system password will be sent by email or text depending on which option you choose. The system password will be valid for 1 hour
- You will be required to select 5 security questions from a list of 10 questions before you can download and save your ROS certificate
Existing ROS Users
If you already have a ROS digital certificate:
- You’ll be prompted to set up security questions in your profile screen
Helpful resources
Click here for details on:
- registering for ROS
- setting up a ROS administrator certificate
- applying for a ROS Digital Sub Cert
- backing up your digital certificate
- creating the ROS\RosCerts folder and moving backup certificate files
How to download and install your ROS digital certificate for RevApp: click here for instructions.
Saving your ROS digital certificate: view Revenue’s videos here.
How to locate and load your digital certificate file to login to ROS: click here.
(Source: revenue.ie)
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