How to request a certificate renewal

A certificate renewal will enroll a certificate strictly identical to the previous one. No edition of certificate data or metadata can take place.

1. Log in to Horizon Registration Authority Interface

2. Access request renew from the drawer: My certificates or Search certificates

3. Click on request renew button Renew

Renew options tab

4. Fill in all the fields

  • Key type* (string):
    Enabled on centralized enrollment: The key type will be used for the private key generation.

  • Password*(string):
    Enabled on centralized enrollment with manual password policy: The password will be used for the PKCS#12 encryption.

  • CSR* (string):
    Enabled on decentralized enrollment: The CSR, defining the public key of the enrolled certificate.

  • Comment (string):
    This comment appears:

    • to the approver when your request is in the pending status.

    • in the certificate info after the enrollment.

Certificate tab

5. You can also check the certificate information

Ownership tab

6. You can also check the certificate ownership information

7. Renew. You will obtain a strictly identical certificate to the one used for renewal, except for the key.