SSL certificate for server

Organisational units at the University of Vienna can equip their servers with SSL certificates to establish an encrypted connection between the server and the user’s device.

An SSL certificate contains detailed information about the server to which you connected. It aims to guarantee that the owner of a website is in fact who they say they are.

The IT representatives are mainly responsible for ordering and managing the SSL certificates.

 Please note: SSL certificate service interruption

The previous service provider for SSL certificates has terminated the contract with the European research and education network GÉANT, on which the ZID’s SSL certificate service is based, at short notice. Therefore, no SSL certificates can currently be obtained or renewed.

The European research and education network GÉANT is working hard to find a successor provider. The ZID aims to restore the previous scope of services for you as quickly as possible. 

Unfortunately, the ZID has no further information on specific dates or services offered (such as API access, ACME access, types of certificates available) at this time.

If you have any questions, please use the Servicedesk form IT-Security (login).

Requirements

  • SSL certificates of the University of Vienna are free for users.
  • SSL certificates can only be issued to domains owned by the University of Vienna. If your domain is currently registered to another owner, you can transfer it to the University of Vienna.
  • It is not possible to issue SSL certificates to domains that are registered to individual employees or students of the University of Vienna.
  • SSL certificates of the University of Vienna must not be used for commercial purposes.
  • Special rules may need to be observed for financial transactions.
  • The domain with all services must be hosted on the servers of the University of Vienna. Justified exceptions require the approval of the IT security.