To be able to renew the certificate, you must take into account:
- With the renewal of the certificate you will obtain a new file of the idCAT Certificate that you will have to install again on your devices.
- Online renewal can only be done from a computer.
- You must have the certificate installed in the browser where you will do the renewal.
- The certificate must be in the renewal period, that is, between the 60 days before its expiry (the certified idCAT has a duration of 4 years). If it's expired, you can't renew it online, you can get a new one in person.
- You will be able to use the old certificate until it expires even if you already have a new one.
- It can only be renewed online once every 5 years *.
*According to the General Certification Policy , if more than five years have passed since the last time the holder identified himself in person at a Registration Entity office, he will have to present himself again to carry out the renewal For this reason, the online renewal process will only be possible once every 5 years.
The renewal can be done online or in person at a Certified idCAT Registration Entity.
Below we explain the steps to follow to renew your idCAT Certificate online :
Step 1 . Go to www.idcat.cat with the browser where you have the idCAT Certificate installed and go to the "Renew the certificate" section.
Step 2. Press the "Next" button, the certificate selector will appear, select your idCAT Certificate in renewal period and continue.
Note: If you access from the renewal link in the expiration notice email, you will be taken directly to the certificate selector. Select yours and continue.
Step 3. You will see the details of your certificate on the screen, check that the details are correct and press "Download".
If any of the data is incorrect, it will be necessary for you to go to a Registration Entity in order to obtain a new IDCAT Certificate.
Attention:
If using Windows, if prompted to "Save" or "Open", click "Save" to save the certificate file to your browser's download location.
If using Mac and Safari press "Allow" to complete the download process.
Once done, you will see a message confirming that the download was successful.
Step 4. You will then receive a management code by email, which you will use to install the certified idCAT. Install the .p12 or .pfx file of the renewed idCAT certificate following the installation instructions according to your operating system.
Step 5. Once you have installed your new certificate, you can uninstall the previous one by following the steps you will find in How to uninstall the idCAT certificate?
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