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Check your APNIC-issued certificate

How do I know if my Certificate is valid?

At the top right-hand corner of your MyAPNIC screen, you will see a rectangular icon that represents your Digital Certificate.

Gold certificate

If the certificate icon has a gold dot, you are currently accessing MyAPNIC with a valid Digital Certificate. 

  • Valid certificate detected in browser
Grey certificate

If the dot is grey, then there is either no certificate detected, or a Digital Certificate has not been issued.

  • No certificate detected in browser
  • No certificate issued to user
  • Incorrect certificate detected in the browser (different APNIC account for example), or
  • Digital certificate has expired.


How do I renew my Digital Certificate?

Renewing Digital Certificates

Digital Certificates are valid for a term of 1 year from their date of issue.

30 days prior to your certificate expiry date:

  • an automated email is sent out prompting you to download a new Digital Certificate; and
  • a “Get Certificate” icon will appear in your MyAPNIC landing page
To install your new certificate simply click “Get Certificate.”

How do I back up my Certificate and import it into a different computer/browser?

Internet Explorer
Tools>Internet Options>Content>Certificates
  1. Highlight your Certificate and click Export.
    Follow the wizard and make sure you export the private key. This will produce a file with extension .pfx.
  2. Copy this file to the other computer and start the browser.
Tools>Internet Options>Content>Certificates
  1. Click Import, point it to the recently copied .pfx file and follow the wizard.

Netscape/Mozilla
Tools>Options>Advanced>View Certificates
  1. Highlight your certificate and click Backup.
    Follow the instructions on screen.
    This will produce a file with extension .p12.
  2. Copy this file to the other computer and start the browser.
Tools>Options>Advanced>View Certificates
  1. Click Import and point it to the recently copied .p12 file.
    Follow the instructions on screen.

Firefox
Preference>Encryption>View Certificates
  1. Highlight your certificate and click Backup.
    Follow the instructions on screen.
    This will produce a file with extension .p12.
  2. Copy this file to the other computer and start the browser.
Preference>Encryption>View Certificates
  1. Click Import and point it to the recently copied .p12 file.
    Follow the instructions on screen.

Opera
Preferences>Security>Manage Certificates
  1. Highlight your certificate and click Export.
    Type the backup filename, making sure you type .p12 as the extension.
    Follow the instructions on screen.
    This will produce a file with extension .p12.
  2. Copy this file to the other computer and start the browser.
Preferences>Security>Manage Certificates
  1. Click Import and point it to the recently copied .p12 file.
    Follow the instructions on screen.

Safari
  1. Open the Keychain Access utility
  2. If you have more than one keychain, view each one to identify which one contains the certificate issued to you by APNIC.
  3. Open your Keychain Access.
  4. Click on Certificates.
  5. Right click on your current APNIC digital certificate.
  6. Click on Export.
  7. Choose a file name, location, and set the file format such that it has a .p12 extension
  8. Click on Save and enter a password for your backup certificate.
  9. To import your backed-up certificate, you need to use the same password you entered when you exported your certificate from your Keychain

Lost your back up Certificate?

Digital certificates

Request an additional Certificate

To request an additional certificate from the MyAPNIC landing page, click on My Profile and then under View your certificate details, click on the “REQUEST A CERTIFICATE” button, noting:

  • Additional requests for Digital Certificates by Corporate Contacts will need to be approved by APNIC
  • Additional requests for Digital Certificates by Non-Corporate Contacts will need to be approved by your Corporate Contact.

Once your Digital Certificate is ready for download, you will see the "Get Certificate" icon appear in the MyAPNIC landing page.

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Check certificate

Internet Explorer
Tools>Internet Options>Content>Certificates

Mozilla/Netscape
Tools>Options>Advanced>View Certificates

Firefox
Preference>Encryption>View Certificates

Opera
Preference>Security>Manage Certificates

Safari
Use the Keychain Access Utility