ACES Registration Process
ACES Registration 2 of 26 ACES Unaffiliated Individual Certificate
RegistrationIntroduction
Welcome to IdenTrust! Obtaining an ACES Digital Certificate is a simple 3-Step process.This workbook will help introduce and walk you through each process.First, let’s identify the 3 steps:
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Step 1: Application
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Step 2: Authentication
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Step 3: Retrieval
ImportantInfo
Before we get started, there are a few pieces of information that are important to know:
IdentityProtection
In order to protect the identity of our certificate holders, only the certificate holder should beusing their own digital certificate. Please do not let others use your digital certificate; do notshare your passwords or passphrases, or your private key. Disclosing passwords andpassphrases compromise the security of your digital certificate, requiring it to be revoked.
Individual vs.Business
ACES Unaffiliated Individual Certificate
- enables you to authenticate yourself in personalgovernment transactions to gain access to restricted Web sites, and to send and receive e-mail communications using your digital certificate to authenticate yourself.
ACES Business Representative Certificate
- enables you to authenticate yourself as anemployee of a valid business in government transactions to gain access to restricted Websites, and to send and receive e-mail communications using your digital certificate toauthenticate yourself.
DisclosingPersonalInfo
Applying for an individual certificate will require you to disclose personal information aboutyourself for the purpose of identification verification. If this information is incomplete or inaccurate, we will be unable to fulfill your request for a digital certificate.
Passphrases
During the application process, you will be required to create a Passphrase. ThisPassphrase will be needed to retrieve your certificate once it is approved.
Please remember or store your Passphrase in a secure place, as it cannot be retrieved once you have submitted it
. It is stored in an unreadable format, so support personnel have no access tothe original text you submit.
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