Ordering an eIDAS certificate from IONOS
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With eIDAS-compliant certificates from IONOS, you can sign and seal digital documents and thus prove their authenticity and integrity in a legally secure manner.
Requirement
- You are an IONOS customer with an active contract.
Order eIDAS certificate
- Log in to your IONOS account.
- Click MENU > Domains & SSL in the title bar.
- Navigate to the Portfolio tile to the right of the domain overview, and click on the Order link in the eIDAS area. This will take you to an overview of the available eIDAS products.
- Click on Buy in the tile of the desired product. A pop-up window opens with the order page.
- Confirm the General Terms and Conditions (GTC) by ticking the corresponding checkbox.
- To finalise your order, click on Order now!.
Your product will now be created. This may take a moment.
Next steps
After completing your order, the following steps are required to use your certificate:
- Set up the certificate in your IONOS account: First you need to activate your eIDAS certificate and confirm your identity. The following article will guide you through the process: Setting up an eIDAS certificate in your IONOS account.
- Install the certificate on your computer: In order for applications such as Adobe Acrobat or LibreOffice to use the certificate, it must be installed on your operating system. You can find more information on this in the article Digitally signing documents with an eIDAS certificate on Windows.