Major GSTN System Advisory on upcoming security enhancements

Major GSTN System Advisory on upcoming security enhancements

Goods and service tax (GST) system issued information on July 17, 2025 related to the upcoming improvement in security. The main purpose of this is to ensure better and greater transparency for GST-registered taxpayers. GSTN will soon introduce two important security features which target interactions through applications:

• Suvidha Providers (ASPs) and
• GST Suvidha Providers (GSPs).

The ASP uses GST system-Authorised API channel partners that are called GST Suvidha (GSP). The role of a GSP is to provide API access between the GST system and the ASP.

1. Email and SMS notification service:

This service is to inform taxpayer upon every successful OTP consent access provided by the taxpayer to the ASP. The taxpayer’s approved signatory will receive notification through SMS and/or email, and whenever ASP successfully secures their consent by providing OTP from the GST system, it will allow them to use their data over APIs. The notification would include the following details as per the information by GSTN :

• Name of the ASP and the underlying GSP
• Date and Time of the OTP consent
• Validity Period of the consent

2. The GST Common portal is being further enhanced to provide a view of historic and current access:

The view of historic and current access gained by ASP/GSP and permit taxpayers with an option to revoke any active consent. The taxpayer will be able to activate this after logging in to their GST Common Portal dashboard.

The GSTN Team says, “The exact dates when the above functionalities will become available shall be published vide respective advisories.”