EPKI

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Order received

The Order will create a Vetting case which will be assigned to an Agent who will oversee issuing of your certificates.

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Initial vetting

The information provided in the order (Organisation name, Common name (CN) and address) will be verified.¹

When requested Vetting will verify the OrgID² via independent sources. Vetting may ask for additional documentation of the OrgID.

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Order is confirmed

Once all documents have been received, the Vetting Agent will contact the Organisation named in the certificate to confirm the Signers affiliation with the Organisation and approve the issuance of the order.

The Vetting Agent must do this through one of our Verified Methods of Communication below:

Verified methods of Communication

  1. A call to your company’s registered telephone number as verified in our independent sources. Your direct number or email address can be confirmed during this call.
  2. A letter to your company’s registered address, containing a password for you to confirm your order via telephone or email.
  3. A letter of attestation from a TPV such as a registered Latin notary, lawyer or accountant, confirming an alternative verified method of communication.
  4. Confirmation signed with a publicly trusted certificate (additional verification may be required).
  5. A recent telephone bill in the name of your organisation (or the name of a listed director), showing a telephone number on which, we can reach you.

We are only allowed to use contact details verified in our independent sources. This does not include Google searches or details from your own website.

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Explanation of the OrgID

Organisational Identifier is a number that uniquely identifies an organisation according to the relevant registration scheme.

You can select one of the following options:

Verified methods of Communication

  • VAT(Value Added Tax) is the number issued by your federal tax authority that is unique for your organisation. Example: GB812441268. A VAT number is a registered tax identification number for tax systems that use Value-Added Tax. When you register for VAT in a single country, you receive a VAT number for their tax system. A VATnumber is not the same as a local number or tax ID; it is exclusively for the Value-Added Tax scheme. A VAT number has between 4 and 15 digits, starting with the two-digit country code.
  • NTR An NTR number is a National Trade Registry number. This is a unique number assigned to a Private Organisation by the Incorporating Agency (or National Trade Registry) in the organisation's jurisdiction. The format is NTR followed by the ISO country code and then the number. Example: NTRBE-0459.134.256 (Belgium); NTRUS+NH-578611 (US+New Hampshire).
  • LEIA LEI number (A Legal Entity Identifier that is unique on a global level) is a 20-character code format: LEIXG-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (20 digits). The code will start with your country code, or XG for global companies.
  • GOVIf you are a government entity and do not have a VAT, NTR, or LEI. GlobalSign uses the Registration Scheme identifier ‘GOV’ followed by the 2-character ISO 3166 country code for the nation in which the Government Entity is located. Example: GOVUS or entities verified at a subdivision, GOVUS+CA.
  • INTAvailable for international organisation’s founded by a constituent document, GlobalSign uses the Registration Scheme identifier ‘INT’ followed by the ISO 3166 code “XG”. E.g., INTXG. (Additional checks and approval from GlobalSign are required).
  1. S/MIME compatible or S/MIME non-compatible profiles will be vetted the same way, the difference is that for non-compatible profiles the OrgID is not mandatory, but theprofile will also not be covered by the S/MIME BR.
  2. OrgID = Organisational Identifier is a number that uniquely identifies an organisation according to the relevant registration scheme, which is mandatory for EPKI S/MIME compatible orders.
  3. For Germany and Austria the NTR option is not possible since they are incorporatedon locality level.