Library items tagged: certificate

Sub-LRA Agreement

Simon Cooper
Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 09:58
jcs
SSL
Sub-LRA
certificate
Agreement
The Jisc's Certificate Service's Terms and Conditions (found here https://community.jisc.ac.uk/library/janet-services-documentation/jcs-terms-and-conditions) includes a Sub-Local Registration Authority agreement. This is an agreement between the organisation as a member of the Certificate Service and Jisc, which is required as part of the service supported by QuoVadis CA, as the Certificate Authority signing issued certificates.
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Revoke a certificate

Simon Cooper
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 11:59
Revoke
SSL
certificate
jcs
revocation
If the private key of a SSL server certificate is lost or stolen the certificate must be revoked immediately. More commonly, all SSL certificates which are still valid but are no longer used or required must also be revoked by the Certificate Holder. Every Certificate Authority manages their own certificate revocation lists (CRL) which are published showing the SSL certificates that should no longer be trusted. This enables web browsers in turn to warn users that a certificates used to secure a particular web service cannot be trusted and therefore the user should not proceed.
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Revoke a certificate

Simon Cooper
Monday, September 23, 2013 - 11:53
Revoke
SSL
certificate
jcs
If the private key of a SSL server certificate is lost or stolen the certificate must be revoked immediately. More commonly, all SSL certificates which are still valid but are no longer used or required must also be revoked by the Certificate Holder. Every Certificate Authority manages their own certificate revocation lists (CRL) which are published showing the SSL certificates that should no longer be trusted. This enables web browsers in turn to warn users that a certificates used to secure a particular web service cannot be trusted and therefore the user should not proceed.
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Obtaining a Server Certificate for a school

Anonymous
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 14:57
certificate
local authority
school
server
ssl certificate
Local authorities and Regional Broadband Consortia in England, Wales and Scotland, are able to request SSL Server Certificates* on behalf of schools, including .sch.uk and other domain names, through the online Certificate Service portal. * Includes the QuoVadis Business/Organsiation Validated certificate. Instructions for English, Welsh and Scottish local authorities and Regional Broadband Consortia only To request a SSL server certificate on behalf of a school, please follow the steps below:
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Purchase Certificate Bundle Credits

Simon Cooper
Monday, June 3, 2013 - 10:48
SSL
certificate
https
jcs
purchasing
S/MIME
Before you can request SSL server or S/MIME email certificates you must first have some certificate credits in your account. These come in the form of bundles ranging from 1 to 250 credits for server and 1 to 5,000 for S/MIME. Credits can be purchased online through the portal, using a credit card or Purchase Order. [If you wish to buy credits using a Purchase Order please just have the PO number available which you enter online at the point of purchase] Please note the "Pay by PO" button is inactivated until the purchase total is £250 or greater.
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Certificate types comparison table

Simon Cooper
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 15:22
SSL
certificate
jcs
To see a table on the Jisc Certificate Service group page, listing details of each of the available certificates, please follow this link https://community.ja.net/groups/janet-certificate-service/article/certificate-types
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How to obtain the Extended Validation (EV) SSL server certificate

Simon Cooper
Tuesday, January 15, 2013 - 11:23
EV
Extended Validation
High assurance
SSL
certificate
jcs
QuoVadis Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificate Can now be requested directly through the JCS web app   ** Key features of the QuoVadis Extended Validation SSL certificate: **
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JCS portal

Simon Cooper
Friday, March 23, 2012 - 11:14
SSL
jcs
certificate
web app
https
Important notice: The new and improved Certificate Service is now accessible from this website from the 'App Centre' here. Details of how to join the Jisc Certificate Service can be found here: Joining Instructions
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JCS Eligibility Policy

Anonymous
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 14:59
eligibility
jcs
certificate
Organisations eligible for the Janet Certificate Service are: 1. Organisations in receipt of a Primary Connection to Janet network; or 2. Local or Unitary Authorities connected to the National Education Network in England (either directly or via a Regional Broadband Consortium); or to the Scottish Schools Digital Network in Scotland; or to the Lifelong Learning Network in Wales; or to Classroom 2000 in Northern Ireland.
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JCS Terms and Conditions

Anonymous
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 14:59
jcs
terms and conditions
T&C
certificate
1.  Definitions and Interpretation 1.1 The following definitions will apply to these Terms and Conditions. Application Users: means the individuals appointed by the Organisation to use the Certificate Service, who are authorised to request certificates on behalf of the Organisation. Certificates: means the SSL certificate or certificates signed by QuoVadis and issued by Jisc to the Organisation and its users, including Organisation/Business Validated (OV), Extended Validation (EV) and End User certificates.
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