To be able to renew the certificate, you must take into account:
- With the renewal of the certificate you will obtain a new idCAT Certificate file 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 renew.
- The certificate must be in the renewal period, that is, within 60 days of its expiration (the idCAT certificate has a duration of 4 years). If it has expired, you cannot renew it online, you can only 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 themselves in person at a Registration Entity office, they will have to appear again in person to carry out the renewal. For this reason, the online renewal process will only be possible once every 5 years.
You can renew online or in person at an idCAT Certified 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 installed the idCAT Certificate and go to the “Renew 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 access directly to the certificate selector. Select yours and continue.
Step 3. You will see your certificate details on the screen, check that the details are correct and press "Download".
If any of the data is not correct, you will need to go to a Registration Entity to obtain a new idCAT Certificate.
Attention:
If you are using Windows, if you are prompted to "Save" or "Open", click "Save" so that the certificate file is saved in the location defined for downloads in your browser.
If you are using Mac and Safari, press "Allow" to complete the download process.
Once done, a message will appear confirming that the download was successful.
Step 4. You will then receive a management code by email, which you will use to install the idCAT certificate. 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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