Request EU (eIDAS) products
Notice
EU (eIDAS) products are only available in DigiCert's European instance of CertCentral, where we store your data in our Europe data centers. If your account uses the European instance, your CertCentral console displays CertCentral Europe in the top left corner. Sign in at certcentral.digicert.eu to access these products. Contact your account manager if you need a European CertCentral account.
DigiCert offers two types of EU (eIDAS) products: signing certificates and TLS certificates. DigiCert also provides signing and TLS certificates required for compliance with Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2).
Privacy policy and data collection
Privacy policy: The common name, SANs, individual name, organization name, and the city, state or province, and country where the person or organization is located are included in the certificate. All other information provided in the request is used to process the request. All personal details are handled in accordance with data protection laws.
Data collection: The applicant confirms that the personal details provided in the application are provided with the permission of the person concerned and that the person is aware of their rights in respect of these details.
Signing certificates
Product | Issued to | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
EU Qualified Personal | Natural person | Apply tamper-proof digital signatures compliant with the strictest eIDAS regulation, for example when required to digitally sign tenders or other documents |
EU Qualified Personal Organisation | Natural person who is an employee or representative of an organization | Apply tamper-proof digital signatures as an employee or representative, compliant with the strictest eIDAS regulation |
EU Qualified eSeal | Organization | Apply Qualified Electronic Seals (QSeal) — eIDAS qualified certificate (QCP-l-qscd) issued to an organization |
EU Qualified eSeal PSD2 | Payment Service Provider (PSP) organization | Apply Qualified Electronic Seals meeting PSD2 requirements to identify banks and PSPs, verify licensed roles, and provide tamper-proof seals on data or transactions |
TLS certificates
Product | Issued to | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
EU Qualified Website Authentication Certificate | Organization | Encrypt website traffic and identify who controls the domain. An eIDAS Qualified certificate (QEVCP-w) issued to an organisation for website authentication |
EU Qualified Website Authentication Certificate PSD2 | Organization | Website authentication for payment service providers meeting PSD2 compliance requirements. It includes National Competent Authority (NCA) verification |
Key provisioning methods for signing certificates
Signing certificates require you to choose how you store the certificate's private key. This is called the provisioning method.
Method | When to use |
|---|---|
Qualified signature/seal creation device (QSCD) | Required for Qualified Electronic Signatures (QES) and Qualified Electronic Seals (QSeal). DigiCert generates the private key on a hardware token and ships it to you. After receiving the QSCD token, use the DigiCert Trust Assistant to unlock and install the certificate. |
Provide certificate signing request (CSR) | For advanced electronic signatures and seals. You generate your own CSR and are responsible for securely storing the certificate and private key. |
Identity verification
Before DigiCert can issue signing certificates, DigiCert must verify the identity of the subject individual using one of the following methods:
Remote Identity Verification (RIV): Complete identity validation at your convenience. Only available with some certificate issuance processes.
Face-to-face verificatiob: Meet in person with an authorized professional who can verify your identity. The professionals authorized to verify your identity differ depending on where you reside.