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    RITS Certificate Issuance/Expiry

    Key points:

    • All users must have their own RITS certificate.
    • RITS certificates are issued with a lifespan of 2 years.
    • Users must renew their RITS certificate prior to expiry.
    • The expiry date of the RITS certificate can be found in User Privileges or by selecting the certificate in Token Administration and pressing the Certificate Details button.
    • The owner of a RITS certificate and the Password Administrators will both receive an expiry email 30, 60 and 90 days prior to the expiry of the certificate. The user should enrol for a replacement RITS certificate immediately after receiving the expiry email.
    • To renew a certificate either the user or the Password Administrator needs to complete a Request to Revoke/Issue Certificate/Replace Existing Certificates Form and send it to the RITS Help Desk. The form is available on the RITS Information Facility and on the RITS website https://www.rba.gov.au/rits/info under the Standard Forms tab.
    • At the activation of the new certificate, the old certificate will be automatically revoked, and the new certificate will commence operation.
    • If the user fails to obtain a new certificate prior to the expiry of the existing certificate, the user will not be able to access RITS until a replacement certificate is issued. As this could cause operational difficulties for your organisation, users are advised to renew their certificate before expiry.

    RITS Tokens

    Key points:

    • The management of RITS tokens, including the availability of sufficient spare tokens, is considered an integral part of a Member's RITS operational and contingency planning.
    • Members should generally think in terms of maintaining one 'live' token and one token as a back-up for each active RITS user. New RITS Members will be provided an initial allocation of 2 RITS tokens for each active user free of charge. Existing Members with less than 2 tokens per active user can apply to receive the additional tokens without charge.
    • If 'surplus' tokens (in excess of 2 tokens per active user) or replacements on lost tokens are required, a charge of $200 (excl GST) per token will apply.
    • Any damaged RITS tokens will be replaced, without charge, on their return.

    For assistance please contact the RITS Help Desk on 1800 659 360.



    For quick guides to RITS certificate startup and renewal, please see:

    New User - Quick Guide to RITS Certificate Startup

    Existing User - Quick Guide to RITS Certificate Renewal

    Details can also be found in RITS Access and Security User Guide (PDF). See chapter 4 for new RITS certificate enrolment and chapter 9 for certificate renewal.