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Get more KeyLocker signatures

Learn how to get more signatures for your code signing certificate provisioned in DigiCert​​®​​ KeyLocker

When provisioning your code signing certificate with its private key in DigiCert​​®​​ KeyLocker, you get 1,000 signatures with your initial purchase (new or renewal); see our signature limit article. However, you may buy more signatures for the certificate separately to enable more signings.

Important

Signature purchases not yet available for subaccounts.

Before you begin

You can buy signatures as needed to meet your code signing needs. When approaching the signature limit for your code signing certificate in KeyLocker, a banner appears on the certificate's order details page in CertCentral. The banner displays the number of signatures remaining and includes a link for buying more signatures.

Reminder

To sign code with a certificate in KeyLocker, you must be assigned to it. You can assign just one user to a code signing certificate at a time. A KeyLocker account user with the KeyLocker lead role can update the assigned user at any time during the code signing certificate lifecycle.

Permissions

  • You must be a CertCentral administrator or manager in CertCentral to get more signatures for a code signing certificate in KeyLocker.

  • If you’re a Standard User, Limited User, or Finance Manager, contact your administrator or manager to get more signatures.

Items to note about buying more signatures

  • Signatures are linked to the code signing certificate and its validity.

  • Signatures can’t be transferred to another certificate.

  • Remaining signatures aren’t carried over when you renew the certificate.

  • When your certificate expires, any remaining signatures expire.

  • If you revoke your certificate, any remaining signatures are nullified.

What if I don't see an option to buy more signatures?

Contact your account manager to buy more signatures.

When approaching the signature limit in KeyLocker for your code signing certificate, CertCentral displays a banner. It displays the number of signatures remaining and instructs you to contact your account manager to get more signatures.

Get more code signing signatures

  1. In CertCentral, in the left main menu, go to Certificates > Orders.

  2. On the Orders page, select the order number for the code signing certificate you need to buy more signatures for. It must be a code signing certificate provisioned in DigiCert​​®​​ KeyLocker.

  3. On the certificates Order details page, use one of the following options to begin the signature purchase process:

    • In the Provisioning method section, under Signatures used, select Need to purchase more signatures?

    • In the banner at the top of the page, select Need to purchase more signatures?

    Note: If you don't see the "Need to purchase more signatures" option, you must contact your DigiCert account manager to buy more signatures. In the Before you begin section, see What if I don't see an option to buy more signatures?.

  4. In the Signatures to purchase window, do the following:

    1. Under How many signatures do you need, select one of the following options:

      • 1,000 signatures

      • 5,000 signatures

      • 10,000 signatures

      • Custom

        Under Number of signatures, enter a number.

    2. Under How would you like to make the payment, select, a payment option.

    3. When ready, select Submit.

What's next

On the certificate's Order details page, in the Provisioning method section, you should see the signatures you bought under Signatures purchased and Signatures used. You should also see the signatures added to your certificate in KeyLocker.