KIT Certification Authority
The KIT-CA offers issuance of personal, group and server certificates for all KIT members.
Before applying for your first user certificate, you have to identify yourself at the SCC service desk. You can find the opening hours of the SCC Service Desk here.
| Title | Date | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| End of contract between GÉANT TCS and Sectigo | 22.11.2024 | KIT-CA obtains its certificates via GÉANT TCS, which had previously contracted the operation of the certification authority to Sectigo. The contract ends earlier than planned on January 10, 2025 due to unilateral termination by Sectigo. |
| [SOLVED] User und Function certificates: No Issuance possible | 28.09.2023 | Due to neglect by the external certificate service provider Sectigo, User and Function certificates cannot be issued at the moment. Server certificates are not affected. |
| Invalid Signature Checks in Outlook | 20.01.2022 | There is a bug in Microsoft Outlook that causes mails with valid signatures to show as invalid. We describe workarounds and updates by Thunderbird that circumvents the issue. |