This is how you can download your personal certificate:

1

Open the URL https://cert-manager.com/customer/DFN/smime/uni-bayreuth
Click on Your Institution.

2

Under Find Your Institution, search for Bayreuth and click on University of Bayreuth.

3

You will be redirected to the login page of the Uni Bayreuth. Please enter your Uni Bayreuth username and password.
After that, click Login.

4

Click Accept on the now appearing page.

Attention!
Under E-Mail, you can see the address that will be used for the certificate. This is your Standard e-mail address which can be set in the ITS Portal (https://portal.its.uni-bayreuth.de). It is very important that you use this exact address to send your e-mails later, otherwise the recipient will see an error message.

5

To request your personal certificate, fill out the form as shown in the screenshot:

Certificate Profile: GÉANT Personal email signing and encryption - 2 Years RSA 4096
Certificate Term: 2 Years
Key Type: RSA-4096
First Name: Your first name
Middle Name: Your middle name (if any)
Last Name: Your last name
Comments: Keep empty

6

Click the checkbox next to I have read and agree to the terms of the Sectigo Client Certificate EULA below the form and accept the EULA by clicking Accept in the dialog that will appear.

Next, click Submit.

7

After submitting the form, it can take a few moments before the next dialog appears. Please be patient and do not reload the page.

Then, under Choose key protection algorithm, select the option Compatible TripleDES-SHA1.
Now think of a secure passwort that will be used to encrypt your certificate – it is independent from your Uni Bayreuth user account password.
Enter this password under PKCS#12 Password, and also under Confirm PKCS#12 Password, then click Download.

Attention!
Keep the password in a safe place. There is no way to recover it if it gets lost!

8

Generating the certificate can take several minutes. Please do not close your browser (-tab) or use your pc in any other way until it is finished!

The download will start automatically.

Notice
If the certificate generation fails, please try again later.

9

Done! The certificate file wit the extension .p12 was downloaded to your computer and can now be used.
Please keep it in a safe place, separate from the password!