Server Certificates

Digital certificates provide the necessary link between objects in the electronic world and real people or organisations. In its simplest form a digital certificate may assert, for example, “this is the JANET web server”.

Digital server certificates are used to form the trust fabric of the UK federation. To participate in the federation, members need to obtain one of the digital certificate products recognised by the federation. This includes certificates issued by the JANET Server Certificate Service.

The existing JANET Server Certificate Service is proving highly successful. Looking ahead there are a range of potential options for how this service can develop, including supporting extended certificates and an improved customer interface for the issuing of certificates. For more information on the JANET Server Certificate Service, please visit http://www.ja.net/services/scs/index.html