Installing a Personal Certificate - Vertifi App

Please make sure to follow the procedures for installing the Vertifi Certificate Authority Certificate prior to installing your Personal Certificate. Your institution's Local Security Administrator (LSA) can define you as an authorized representative and issue a Subscriber PIN.

 

The Vertifi App should be used for installing digital certificates using Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome running an operating system of Windows 10 or greater.

 

Launch Vertifi VCP App

Click INSTALL VERTIFI APP button to install the Vertifi VCP app or click on LAUNCH VERTIFI APP button if this app is already installed.

 

If you do not have access to the Microsoft Store to download apps, select INSTALL/LAUNCH VERTIFI APP to download/launch the app locally. 

 

Figure 1

Installation - Certificate Subscription Credentials

Enter you certificate subscription credentials, including the 9 digit routing number of your financial institution, the "CAPTCHA" random code, and the 12 character certificate PIN received from your Local Security Administrator .

 

Figure 2

 

Enter your financial institution's 9-digit Routing Number. Then, enter your certificate PIN and random code (as described below) and click the Validate button.

 

Field

Description

Certificate PIN

Your LSA provided you with a 12-character alpha-numeric certificate PIN, in the form XXXX-YYYY-ZZZZ. Enter these three sets of alpha-numeric values into each of the three fields provided, entering four characters into each field.

Random Code

Enter the 5-character alpha-numeric Random Code exactly as it appears in the graphic to the right of the field.

Installation - Certificate Properties

Configure your certificate properties.

Figure 3

 

Fill in the fields as follows:

 

 

Field

Description

User Name

This field will display (only) the user name that matches the associated Routing Number and Certificate PIN entered in Step 1 above. Click the dropdown arrow to locate the user name. If your name does not appear, contact your Local Security Administrator (LSA) to verify that your certificate PIN is accurate, or to request that you be setup and a certificate PIN generated.

Email Address

If your user name is displayed, the email address configured by your LSA will populate. You may modify the value if it is incorrect.

Enable Strong Private Key Protection

Check this checkbox to establish an additional layer of security for the digital certificate.

Certificate Exportable?

Check this checkbox to indicate an exportable certificate.

Enable Strong Private Key Protection

This step is optional. It enables a user to include an additional layer of security with the digital certificate. If this checkbox is selected, the user chooses the level of security to be used with the digital certificate: Medium or High.

 

 

 

NOTE:

Passwords must be established when the digital certificate is installed; a password cannot be added to the digital certificate at a later time. This would require a new digital certificate to be installed enabling this feature.

 

Once you've configure your certificate properties, select CREATE AND DOWNLOAD CERTIFICATE. 

 

Review the Terms & Conditions. Once you've read the terms and Conditions, select ACCEPT.

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A certificate will be created and a Certificate Installed message will be displayed, similar to Figure 5.

 

Figure 5

 

You can now begin using your Vertifi digital certificate.