Issue Administrator Certificate in EPKI

Oct 21, 2025

Issue Administrator Certificate in EPKI

Guidelines

1. Log in to your GCC account and go to Enterprise PKI tab.
   
   

2. Under My Certificates, click View Admin Menu Option.
   
   

3. Create a Certificate Password and re-enter to confirm, then click Next. You will be sent an enrollment email containing an installation link.

   IMPORTANT: Ensure that the certificate password is kept in a secure password manager or carefully noted down as this will be a requirement later when you import the certificate. If lost or forgotten, you need to cancel your current order and place a new order. This password must be at least 8 characters long and may contain alphanumeric characters. To know more about Pickup Password, follow this guide.

   
   

4. Open your enrollment email and click the link to begin the installation process.

5. Enter the previously created Certificate Password from Step 3, then click Next.

6. Create a PKCS12 Private Key Password and accept the Subscriber Agreement, then click Next.

   IMPORTANT: Ensure that the PKCS12 Private Key Password is kept in a secure password manager or carefully noted down as this will be a requirement later when you install the certificate. This pickup password must be at least 12 characters long and may contain alphanumeric characters.

7. Click the Download My Certificate button.

8. Select Open when the File Download window appears.

9. Enter the PKCS12 Private Key Password from Step 5 when the Certificate Import Wizard window appears. Note: You can mark the key as exportable if you wish to use the certificate on a different machine and/or browser.

10. You have successfully installed your Certificate. The certificate management area of the EPKI portal is accessed via client authentication. When you try to access the My Certificates menu items, you will be prompted to select a certificate, choose the one that includes your PAR_Username.