Introductory note:
These instructions apply only to employees of University of Applied Sciences Landshut. Students do not have the possibility to apply for an S/MIME certificate.
Employees of the university should apply for a digital certificate to sign and encrypt emails. The process for obtaining such a user certificate is described in detail below.
Application:
1. Log in to the SSO-Portal log in.
2. Click on the „E-mail certificates“ tile.
3. Click on the button „download personal certificate“
Inset:
If this button does not appear, but the button „Request certificate“ as shown in the following screenshot, follow these instructions Instructions.
4 The certificate is downloaded as a file in the following format: <Ihr_Name>.p12. Double-click on this file to start a dialogue that imports the certificate into your computer. You will receive the password by e-mail.
Further information:
According to the current status, the certificate holder is authenticated by the existing employment relationship with Landshut University of Applied Sciences. Further identity checks are not necessary. (Compare: https://doku.tid.dfn.de/de:dfnpki:tcs:usercert#identifizierung_und_dokumentation).
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