Requesting a grid certificate using the Terena eScience Portal
NEWS: In July 2015 the TERENA TCS service switched backend provider from Comodo to DigiCert. That also meant switching the grid certificate portal from the TERENA-run Confusa service (https://tcs-escience.sunet.se for the SUNET instance) to a vendor-provided portal (https://digicert.com/sso/). Also, TERENA has been merged/renamed and is now GÉANT.
These instructions have been updated to point to the new service, but they could be improved with screenshots, more explanations etc. Please feel free to work on them.
To request a TCS grid certificate
1. Go to https://digicert.com/sso
2. Type the first characters of your university (or similar) and then select the Identity Provider to use for login.
3. Login at your home university.
4. Select the Grid Premium product.
5. Normally, leave the CSR field blank to get a key generated in your browser.
6. Press "Request Certificate".
7. Your certificate is generated and should be automatically imported into your browser.
Exporting the Terena certificate for use with Grid tools
To use the Terena certificates with the ARC grid client they have to be exported from the browser and converted into a suitable format.
See Exporting a client certificate for detailed instructions on how to export a Terena certificate from the most popular browsers.
See Preparing a client certificate for detailed instructions on how to prepare the exported certificate for use with grid tools.
