Israel Academic Grid - How to request a certificate

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What is a Digital Certificate?

A digital certificate is your electronic identity to access the Grid. It is used in every authentication and authorization procedure and also ensures the confidentiality and integrity of your data sent on the net while you are working on the Grid. Digital Certificates are issued by accredited Certification Authorities (CAs). There exists a CA in every country.

Important! Please keep in mind that Digital Certificates are strictly personal. Do not share your certificate or your private keys. Also don't give away your certificate password. If one of your colleagues or another member of your research team needs to access the Grid he/she should apply for his/her own certificate. Failure to comply with the above is considered a violation of the policies under which your certificate was issued and may lead to the certificate revocation by the issuing CA. In simple words this means that you will be banned from the EGEE infrastructure (at least until a new Certificate is issued for you).

Requesting a certificate

IUCC Certification Authority was formed to facilitate Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) services for Israel GRID community. The IUCC CA is operated by the Inter-University Computation Center (IUCC). In order to obtain a Digital Certifiacate you must follow the following link https://certificate.iucc.ac.il/ and click on Request a certificate option on the left. You can choose your browser type, or automatic browser detection. Fill in the form as shown at the following link [1]. Pay attention to put the correct choices on the select boxes, as depicted at the link [2]. Of course the institution and the Registration Authority should be your own and not TAU. Please fill your official E-Mail address in the E-mail field (instead of, e.g., hotmail account). Fill the same mail for the alternative mail. You will have to come with your identity card/passport to one of the RAs listed at the link [3].The RA manager validates the documents and sends a confirmation form to the CA manager, who issues the certificate. Finnaly check on the site https://certificate.iucc.ac.il/pub/ in certificates tab for your certificate. The certificate is valid if your name is shown at the end. As your certificate is valid you can install it at your web browser and downwload it locally.