In the Certificates work space, you can centrally record, maintain, and assign Elster and ELMA certificates to users.

Proceed as follows:

1

Click Create.

2

In the input mask that is then shown, select the type of the certificate and, if applicable, enter a description and comment.

Depending on the selected certificate type, additional areas are displayed (see the following subheadings).

Input mask for ELMA certificate
Input mask for ELMA certificate

Specify the following in the User allocation and ELMA areas:

OptionDescription
User allocationIn the User allocation area, you can assign the certificate to multiple users. You can assign only one certificate of one type to each user. For example, if you have created two ELMA certificates, you can assign only one of the two ELMA certificates to user A.
Certificate fileSelect a certificate file of the PEM file type.
PasswordPlease enter the password associated with the certificate.
BZSt-NumberBZST number with format [BZ] or [BX][9 digits]
Account-Id10-digit numeric user account ID

Specify the following in the User allocation and ELSTER areas:

OptionDescription
User allocationIn the User allocation area, you can assign the certificate to multiple users. You can assign only one certificate of one type to each user. For example, if you have created two ELSTER certificates, you can assign only one of the two ELSTER certificates to user A.
Certificate fileSelect a certificate file of the PFX file type.
PasswordPlease enter the password associated with the certificate.

Please specify the following in the User allocation and DIP areas:

OptionDescription
User allocationIn the User allocation area, you can assign the certificate to multiple users. You can assign only one certificate of one type to each user. For example, if you have created two DIP certificates, you can assign only one of the two DIP certificates to user A.
Client IDEnter the client ID corresponding to the certificate.
Certificate fileSelect a certificate file of the PEM file type.
Key FileSelect a key file in PEM format that matches the certificate.