Application for an S/MIME certificate

Introductory note:

These instructions apply only to staff at HAW Landshut.

Security note:

During the application process, you will be redirected to the external website cm.harica.gr. This is a trusted service currently used by the DFN for issuing S/MIME certificates. The redirection is therefore part of the standard application procedure.

Application procedure:

1. Log in to the SSO-Portal .

2. Click on the ‘Email Certificates’ tile.

3. In the ‘Personal Certificate’ section, click the ‘Apply’ button.

4. The following login page will open:
In the search field, enter “Landshut University of Applied Sciences 2FA” and select the relevant entry.

5. You will then be automatically logged in to the HARICA Certificate Manager.

6. In the left-hand menu, select ‘Email’, then choose the ‘Email-only’ type and finally click ‘Next’:

7. The correct method for email validation is already preselected; all you need to do here is click ‘Next’:

8. Tick the box to confirm and click ‘Submit’:

9. You will then receive an email. Click ‘Confirm’ in the email, or if that doesn’t work, follow the instructions in the email:

10. Once your email address has been validated, you can set a password for the certificate and download it. To do this, click on the ‘Enrol your certificate’ button in HARICA Manager → My Dashboard:

11. Download the certificate:

12. You will find a file named “Certificate.p12” in your Downloads folder. You can install this file by double-clicking it. Then follow the instructions provided by your operating system. You will be prompted for the password from step 11:

Further information:

As things stand, the certificate holder’s identity is verified through their existing employment relationship with Landshut University of Applied Sciences. No further identity checks are required. (See: https://doku.tid.dfn.de/de:dfnpki:tcs:usercert#identifizierung_und_dokumentation).

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